Rising faculty leaders: Apply for the Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows program

Rising faculty leaders: Apply for the Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows program

Sept. 11, 2023

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) has opened RIO Faculty Fellows 2024 cohort applications, which will be accepted through October 23. Selections will be announced in November.

Ruzzene announces leadership moves within Contracts and Grants, LASP

Ruzzene announces leadership moves within Contracts and Grants, LASP

Sept. 11, 2023

Gary Henry鈥攈ead of the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) within the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) since 2021鈥攚ill transition into the role of Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Management and will serve as the Interim Executive Associate Director for LASP Finance and Operations. Ruzzene also appointed Alexa Van Dalsem to the post of Interim Director of OCG. In this role, she will also join the RIO Leadership Team.

CU Boulder will help explore new frontiers of sound through $30M center

CU Boulder will help explore new frontiers of sound through $30M center

Sept. 7, 2023

A new NSF-funded center will examine the potential for sound to revolutionize computing, communications, sensing disease in human tissue and more. Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes at CU Boulder, is a co-PI on the project.

Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse announces significant funding headed to NIST & CU鈥檚 JILA lab renovation

Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse announces significant funding headed to NIST & CU鈥檚 JILA lab renovation

Sept. 7, 2023

"I could not be more excited that we鈥檝e secured funding to help support the development of these groundbreaking labs," said Neguse. Thanks to this funding, JILA researchers and scientists will be able to complete much needed renovations鈥攅quipping this facility with the tools needed to remain a leader in their field."

Nikki Lovenduski named interim director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

Lovenduski named interim director of INSTAAR

Aug. 28, 2023

鈥淗aving been part of the INSTAAR family and CU Boulder鈥檚 Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) since 2010, I am confident that Nikki is poised to provide the leadership and stability to best serve the institute during this time,鈥 said Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for Research and Innovation and dean of the institutes.

Rocky Mountains

CO-WY Engine chosen as finalist in new NSF innovation competition

Aug. 17, 2023

CU Boulder is a partner of the CO-WY Engine, one of 16 finalists for NSF's inaugural Regional Innovation Engines competition, which could net winners $160M over 10 years. NSF Engines funds regional hubs that will increase the speed and scale of emerging, critical and use-inspired technology.

Principal Investigator Academy launches Aug. 25 for new, early career faculty

Principal Investigator Academy launches Aug. 25 for new, early career faculty

Aug. 11, 2023

The Principal Investigator (PI) Academy is designed to orient new and early career faculty to research and creative work resources available on campus. A virtual kickoff will welcome new and returning faculty on August 25th, 10鈥11 a.m.

New deep tech startup creator Embark announces first cohort of entrepreneurs

New deep tech startup creator Embark announces first cohort of entrepreneurs

Aug. 9, 2023

Venture Partners at CU Boulder has officially launched its first Embark Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort. Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from CU Boulder's research labs to bring them to market.

$10M Department of Defense project for self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems

$10M Department of Defense project for self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems

Aug. 1, 2023

Mija Hubler and her team of CU Boulder researchers and partners are developing technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms. If successful, the project will not only prevent new damage, but also reduce maintenance costs and extend the life of infrastructure.

3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world

3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world

July 31, 2023

Imagine an iPad that鈥檚 more than just an iPad鈥攚ith a surface that can morph and deform, allowing you to draw 3D designs, create haiku that jump out from the screen and even hold your partner鈥檚 hand from an ocean away. That鈥檚 the vision of a team of engineers from CU Boulder.

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