Research, Scholarship, Creative Works

Advancing and Enriching the Scale and Scope of Human Knowledge by:

Investigating languages from Greek to Arapaho to Rap;
Exploring creative dance, competitive movement and healthful lifestyles; and
Explaining the interactions and behavior of atoms, people and communities in different environments.

Research in the College of Arts and Sciences encompasses thousands of scholarly, scientific and creative endeavors at any given time, resulting in new knowledge, innovative technologies and creative works that advance the economy, culture and health of the state of Colorado, the nation and the world.

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By the numbers...

707

Books by A&S faculty, 2012-22

2,627

creative works, 2012-22

34,522

peer-reviewed
publications, 2012-22

$ 1,865,343,425

of sponsored research
& scholarship, 2013-19

#1

highest altitude
Research 1 university

44

Sloan Research Fellowships

41

American Council of Learned Societies fellows

40

Fulbright faculty scholarships

34

National Endowment for Humanities fellowships

31

American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

7

Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators

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