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The Research & Innovation Office's operations are now organized into four pillars to encourage more cross-team activity and distribute decision-making more broadly and flexibly. We sat down with Bryn Rees, associate vice chancellor for innovation and partnerships, to discuss the new Innovation & Partnerships team.

Following an international search, Chancellor Justin Schwartz has appointed Andrew Mayock vice chancellor for sustainability, effective March 10. The newly created position will be charged with positioning ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ as a national and global sustainability leader.

Xuedong Liu, a University of Colorado Boulder professor of biochemistry, has been named a member of the 2024 Class of Fellows by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the group recently announced. Liu is one of an elected group of 170 “exceptional inventors” honored in 2024.

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To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three Colorado universities in collaboration with Elevate Quantum have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to Colorado.

The transition to a new federal administration is bringing a rapid succession of Executive Orders, guidance memos and other changes that are resulting in disruptions, uncertainty and concern across our community. CU leadership is monitoring these announcements, assessing impacts and planning next steps as expeditiously as possible.

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As the Grand Challenge wrapped up this year, key contributors reflected on nearly a decade of ambitious, trailblazing programs spanning ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ and beyond that continue to make new discoveries, spin off new entities and address important national and global challenges.