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The Research & Innovation Seed Grant program—designed to stimulate new areas of research, scholarship and creativity on the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder campus—is accepting proposals through Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

At the annual presentation, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene shared key accomplishments and investments for increased impact in the future from the university’s research and innovation enterprise.

In her Distinguished Research Lecture, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Professor Christy McCain (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) will highlight how certain traits in some mammal and insect populations indicate who is at greatest risk from climate change.

Dozens of LASP employees, family members, and friends attended the launch of NASA’s flagship Europa Clipper mission, which includes the Europa SUrface Dust Analyzer (SUDA), a unique instrument built at the lab on ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s East Campus.

By generating quantum entanglement between groups of strontium atoms in their new atomic clock, quantum physicists at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder and NIST have essentially squished four different kinds of clocks into the same time-keeping apparatus.

Fourteen teams of University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and graduate student innovators will compete for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases on Oct. 23–24.

On Sept. 10, the Research & Innovation Office hosted a virtual panel featuring three prominent faculty members who shared their personal journeys and strategies for successful fellowship applications.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s role in the quantum revolution was in the spotlight as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves made an official visit to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, underscoring the critical importance of federal investment in quantum tech and workforce development.

In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, the construction industry is seeking innovative solutions to reduce its carbon footprint. Enter Carbon-Storing Hempcrete, a groundbreaking biocomposite building material that actively sequesters CO2.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder researchers attracted a record $742.2 million in fiscal year 2023–24 for studies and initiatives that, among other things, could lead to an end of osteoarthritis, better space weather predictions and a more climate-resilient American West.