Space antennas

CU Boulder, Harris combine forces to boost research in space antennas, radar, universal exploration and more

CU Boulder and Harris Corporation have announced a new master research agreement to further mutual interests in analytical instrumentation, space antennas, space payloads and electronics, radar, universe exploration and other capabilities.

Physics Professors Margaret Murnane, right, and Henry Kapteyn of JILA with a laser apparatus in their laboratory on campus on Aug. 25, 2010.

Federal dollars spark aerospace, biotech, laser spin-offs

As Congress determines the funding levels for the federal science agencies for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a new report highlights 102 spin-off companies—three from the University of Colorado Boulder—that demonstrate how investments in basic scientific research benefit the overall economy.

AIA

Seven CU Boulder research teams receive commercialization grants

Six of the seven awards are funded by the Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) program, administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade with the support of Colorado Advanced Industry trade associations and the state’s Economic Development Commission.

QB50 cubesat

Student-built QB50 microsatellite launches from Cape Canaveral

The satellite, named ‘Challenger’, had a successful lift off Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 9:11 AM MDT from Cape Canaveral. It is part of the European Union sponsored QB50 project to deploy a network of miniaturized satellites to study part of Earth’s atmosphere.

JILA winners

Colorado labs had hefty economic impact in 2016

Federally-funded research facilities in Colorado contributed an estimated $2.6 billion to the state's economy in 2016 and supported more than 17,600 jobs, according to a new report from the Leeds School of Business.

Photo courtesy of Phil Taylor

Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be so dire

April 28, 2017

Conventional wisdom has held that forest growth will dramatically slow with high levels of rainfall. But CU Boulder researchers this month turned that assumption on its head with an unprecedented review of data from 150 forests that concluded just the opposite.

Apple orchard

Research seed grant program impacts campus with $1.1 million in funding

April 26, 2017

The CU Boulder Innovative Seed Grant Program (ISGP), now in its 11th year, recently announced more than $1.1 million in seed funding through 23 grants, with a focus on interdisciplinary ventures that take investigators in high-risk, high-reward directions.

Gene therapy

Researchers partner to develop switch for turning genes on or off

April 18, 2017

One day, next-generation gene therapies could be used to nudge the body’s own cells to make those proteins at precisely the right time and in just the right amount. CU Boulder biochemistry professor Robert Batey and Alexandria Forbes, Ph.D., founder and CEO of New York-based biotech firm MeiraGTx, are teaming up to explore how to do it.

More Guidance Documents Updated

April 17, 2017

The IRB has posted updated guidance documents regarding Classroom Research/Course Projects, and the use of Focus Group Procedures. Check out the Guidance Documents page to see these new guides!

NVC winners

Sports film-editing software, adjustable prosthesis socket among NVC 9 Championship winners

April 17, 2017

The NVC, now in its ninth year, highlights aspiring CU Boulder entrepreneurs and offers students, faculty and staff a chance to conceptualize, design and pitch innovative ideas with support and mentorship from industry partners such as the Caruso Foundation and the Anchor Point Foundation.

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