CubeSat team

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ CubeSat team wins Air Force university competition

The MAXWELL cubesat, a ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Smead Aerospace graduate project, has been selected as a winner in the Air Force University Nanosatellite Program Flight Selection Review.

Solar panels

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ announces membership in new University Climate Change Coalition

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ announced it has joined the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3), a newly formed coalition of 13 leading North American research universities that have united to help communities achieve their climate goals and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future.

Galaxy in space

Supermassive black holes can feast on one star per year

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researchers have discovered a mechanism that explains the persistence of asymmetrical stellar clusters surrounding supermassive black holes in some galaxies and suggests that during post-galactic merger periods, orbiting stars could be flung into the black hole and destroyed at a rate of one per year.

Neuron

What are memories made of? Study sheds light on key protein

Jan. 24, 2018

Ask a nonscientist what memories are made of and you’ll likely conjure images of childhood birthday parties or wedding days. Charles Hoeffer thinks about proteins.

Next-gen flexible robots move and heal like us

Next-gen flexible robots move and heal like us

Engineers have developed a new class of soft, electrically activated devices capable of mimicking the expansion and contraction of natural muscles, a major advance in the field of robotics.

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ NASA team finalists

CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ team finalists in NASA Mars competition

The space agency is turning to an unlikely resource in its quest to conquer the red planet, and CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students are answering the call. It is all part of the NASA BIG Idea Challenge college competition.

Image of Earth from space

Decadal survey lays out key Earth science priorities

A new report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends that NASA, NOAA and the USGS should implement a coordinated approach for their space-based environmental observations to further advance Earth science and applications for the next decade.

Colorado capitol building

New business filings continue to rise in Q4 2017, pointing to job growth

Colorado added more new business filings in 2017, indicating job growth could follow in the near term according to a ÐßÐßÊÓƵ report released today by Colorado Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams.

VC Terri Fiez

Federal Government Shutdown Ends: Notice from the Vice Chancellor of Research & Innovation

All of us here at CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ are pleased that the Senate, House and President have agreed on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to end the federal government shutdown that began last Friday.

Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program

Jan. 3, 2018

Proposal due 1/17: Dana Foundation David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) announces a limited submission internal competition for the Dana Foundation's David Mahoney Neuroimaging Program . The program focuses on improving human brain and brain-immune functioning to promote health, and prevent and treat disease. Funds support...

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