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CU Ƶ joins Colorado Space Business Roundtable road trip across Colorado

Last week, the Ƶ AeroSpace Ventures (ASV) team took part in the 4th annual Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) road trip across the state of Colorado to increase visibility and cohesiveness across the state’s considerable space-related assets.

Engineering lab

Industry sponsorships available for capstone student projects in engineering, computer science

Each year, CU Ƶ’s programs in computer science and mechanical, electrical and aerospace engineering partner with industry sponsors who collaborate on project scope and mentorship for year-long capstone student projects.

Internal Competition Announced: NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience

July 13, 2017

Proposal due 7/24: NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) The Research & Innovation Office announces a limited submission internal competition for NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) . Please share with faculty within your department or unit. The internal application requirements and...

NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience

July 12, 2017

Internal Expression of Interest due 7/18: NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) The Research & Innovation Office announces a limited submission call for interest for NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience . Please share with faculty within your department or unit. An expression of...

Earth Lab joins CIRES

Earth Lab joins CIRES to accelerate global environmental research

Starting July 1, on its second anniversary, CU Ƶ's Earth Lab will become part of CIRES, a longstanding leader in Earth system research. Earth Lab scientists and staff are tackling a critical challenge in Earth science research at CIRES: dealing with increasingly enormous environmental datasets.

Black carbon

Black carbon persists in snow and ice around the world

June 30, 2017

A new INSTAAR study shows significant amounts of dissolved black carbon can persist in both pristine and non-pristine areas of snow around the world.

Multicopter

CU/NIST team launches multi-copter system to map atmospheric gases

Researchers from NIST and CU Ƶ have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based system that could scan and map atmospheric gas plumes.

GOLD

GOLD installed on commercial communications satellite

GOLD represents the first time universities and a commercial spacecraft operator will team up to enable a NASA science mission. Such a collaborative approach may blaze a trail for similar projects at universities nationwide.

SpaceX CU

SpaceX launches CU-built heart, bone health experiments to space station

“We have a solid relationship with SpaceX and NASA that allows us to regularly fly our flight hardware to the International Space Station,” said BioServe Director Louis Stodieck. “The low gravity of space provides a unique environment for biomedical experiments that cannot be reproduced on Earth, and our faculty, staff and students are very experienced in designing and building custom payloads for our academic, commercial and government partners.”

INSTAAR skiiers

Skiing for science at 12,000 feet—in June

June 14, 2017

Earlier this month, INSTAAR researchers took their annual snow survey in the Green Lakes Valley, part of the City of Ƶ watershed. The measurements are important for the state's water and fire management agencies.

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