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Seventeen students are named 2021 Van Ek Scholars

May 12, 2021

This year’s recipients of the notable College of Arts and Sciences’ award are especially distinct, the chair of the award committee notes Seventeen exceptional undergraduates are this year’s recipients of the Jacob Van Ek scholarship, one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ highest honors. The award recognizes faculty-nominated students...

NIH Cells

With NIH grant, CU Boulder to become national center of cryoelectron tomography

Sept. 21, 2020

The grant will also help the university upgrade its electron microscopy and tomography facility.

Duckweed

Duckweed is an incredible, radiation-fighting astronaut food – and by changing how it is grown, we made it better

July 14, 2020

What’s the big idea? Current industrialized food systems were optimized for a single goal – growing the maximum amount of food for the least amount of money. But when room and supplies are limited – like during space travel – you need to optimize for a different set of goals...

inventors

2 CU Boulder faculty named 2017 National Academy of Inventors fellows

Dec. 19, 2017

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) named two CU Boulder faculty members to its class of fellows for 2017.

innovation

Two distinguished profs recognized as top inventors

Feb. 20, 2017

Â鶹ÊÓƵ Distinguished Professors Leslie Leinwand and Chris Bowman have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).