ESA astronaut Alex Gerst working with a BioServe-designed drug metabolism experiment on the International Space Station.

Developing cancer treatments in space

April 20, 2022

CU Boulder leading effort with CU Anschutz, Mayo Clinic to use microgravity to grow stem cells. The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is leading a $3.3 million project to advance stem cell research in low Earth orbit. NASA has awarded the university’s BioServe Space Technologies a three-year grant to study the...

Students in the field with the box

Black box designed by ATLAS students rises 101,000 feet, captures data and imagination

April 20, 2022

The collaborative project was part of a class taught by ATLAS Lecturer Zack Weaver called Creative Technologies, a required class in the College of Engineering MS in Creative Technology and Design, offered through the ATLAS Institute.

Students holding a check on stage

In person once more, startup competition brings capital to creativity

April 19, 2022

For the first time in three years, the lively New Venture Challenge (NVC) championship returned to an in-person format at the Boulder Theater this week to recognize CU Boulder’s top emerging entrepreneurs.

Silicon wafer

Mechanical engineering students aim to make silicon wafer inspections more efficient

April 19, 2022

The global shortage of semiconductors – the computer chips that products such as smartphones, laptops, cars and even washing machines rely on – are motivating engineers to improve the inspection of the silicon wafers that semiconductors are fabricated from. To help accomplish that, Department of Mechanical Engineering students have built a silicon wafer center-finding improvement device.

Students working in the field on pipes

CU Boulder, Deloitte launch Climate Innovation Collaboratory to accelerate action on climate crisis

April 19, 2022

Deloitte and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Tuesday launched a new Climate Innovation Collaboratory to translate cutting-edge climate research and data into meaningful climate solutions for federal, state and local government agencies and communities.

Scott King

Mission ready

Alumnus hopes new startup at CU Boulder will inspire climate action.

Physicist Jun Ye in his lab at JILA

April 14 is World Quantum Day: Here’s why you should care

April 14, 2022

Engineering graduate student Gregory Krueper shares thoughts on what the future holds for quantum physics and how quantum discoveries have already fueled the modern, digital age.

Dashti teaching

Dashti selected as Acting Associate Dean for Research

April 14, 2022

Acting Dean Keith Molenaar has selected Shideh Dashti to serve as the acting associate dean for research in the college. Dashti will start in May 2022.

The Groovers in 1988

The Groovers' Legacy

Longtime alumni friendship inspires new engineering student scholarship.

A graphic showing the SIMscope 3D microscope with examples of the images it can capture

Research collaboration explores multiple methods for brain imaging

April 13, 2022

Researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Anschutz Medical Campus are exploring several imaging techniques aimed at creating lightweight miniature microscopes.

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