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Get a special CU community preview of Denver Zoo Lights. Take pictures with Chip the buffalo and Milo the lynx, participate in a scavenger hunt and trivia games, ride the zoo attractions and tour the brilliantly lit animal sculptures.

Sixteen teams of CU faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges from CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s entrepreneurial network heard Shark-Tank-style pitches over two nights.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ hosted an investiture ceremony, where university leadership honored and recognized Vijay Khatri, the Tandean Rustandy Endowed Dean for the Leeds School of Business, and Jason Thatcher, the Tandean Rustandy Endowed Esteemed Chair, who will begin early next year.

The CU Â鶹ӰԺ transportation team has announced the winning names for the two newest electric Buff Buses. Find out what they are! The newbies will join two other e-buses that were previously named by campus nominators.

The Royal Thai Embassy’s Office of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation awarded Professor Noel Clark the 2023 Friend of Thai Science Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in STEM for the benefit of Thailand and humanity.

With help from National Geographic, CU Â鶹ӰԺ alumnus Markos Scheer expands a kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture.

The university’s private Family and Medical Leave Insurance program will offer paid leave that, in combination with other leave types, can ensure more paid leave for employees facing a medical or family challenge. Learn more at Q&A sessions, offered through February.

One of the most prestigious awards at CU Â鶹ӰԺ, the Hazel Barnes Prize focuses on the enriching relationship between teaching and research. Nominations are now being accepted through March 1, 2024.

As part of a major federal endeavor to combat climate change, CU Â鶹ӰԺ is advancing marine carbon dioxide removal techniques to cut harmful greenhouse gasses by providing new methods for monitoring verification and reporting.

Some dark craters on the moon are never exposed to light—ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it. Read from CU expert Paul Hayne on The Conversation.