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- Federal funding cuts in the billions have impacted dozens of universities in the U.S. Read from Massimo Ruzzene, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·'s senior vice chancellor for research and innovation, on The Conversation.
- The newly established Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI) at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· is seeking to build an advisory committee of 4-6 sustainability researchers who will help elevate SRI as a new initiative and serve as thought partners and impact amplifiers.
- The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Arts & Humanities Grant Program announced $100K in combined fundingÌýforÌý20 projectsÌýexploring topics in disciplines from Art and Music to Ethnic Studies and Sociology.
- The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) and New Frontiers Grant partners—the College of Arts & Sciences, the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and the School of Education—announced planning grant winners in the New Frontiers Grant Program, a novel initiative designed to foster new, interdisciplinary research directions for ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· has announced the awardees of the 2025 Workforce Development Seed Grant Program, a campuswide initiative aimed at fostering innovative approaches to workforce development in Colorado and beyond.
- The 2025 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 23 with a live audience cheering on ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s next exciting innovations. At an event filled with big ideas and even bigger entrepreneurial spirit, six teams competed for a record $325K.
- Dr. Bethany Ehlmann has been named director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), at the University of Colorado Boulder. LASP, whose mission is to advance scientific discovery and inspire the next generation, is the university’s highest-budget research institute.
- TheÌýDistinguished Research LectureshipÌýis among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· colleague.ÌýThe deadline for nominations isÌýMonday, June 2, 2025.
- ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· and Raytheon, an RTX business, have announced a Master Research Agreement (MRA) that will pave the way to new benefits for the public through deeper research collaborations to benefit corresponding efforts at both organizations.
- Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes at the University of Colorado Boulder, has appointed Jane Zelikova to lead ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI).