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On May 28, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ushered in legislation to support and strengthen Colorado’s rapidly growing quantum industry, including a historic investment of up to $74M that positions the state to compete for federal funds that will create a quantum boom in Colorado.

The University of Colorado Boulder has named Associate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) Nikki Lovenduski director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), effective July 1. Lovenduski has served as interim director of INSTAAR since August 2023.

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) Arts & Humanities Grant Program announced nearly $95,000 in combined funding for 17 projects exploring topics in disciplines from Asian languages and environmental design to composition and Classics.

The four selected projects seek to better understand and address some of society’s most pressing challenges by sparking the formation of diverse teams of research leaders and perspectives from colleges, departments and research institutes across campus.

Mahmoud Hussein (Aerospace Engineering; Physics), ​Francois Barthelat (Mechanical Engineering) and Scott Diddams (Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering; Physics) are conducting projects awarded through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program.

Now in its 16th year, the Research & Innovation Seed Grant program stimulates new and exciting areas of research and creative work on campus. Awardees come from disciplines across the university—including ventures involving interdisciplinary work and disciplines not traditionally connected to sponsored research.

According to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, numerous ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ graduate-level programs are among the top 25 of their kind in the country. Environmental law, atomic/molecular/optical physics, geology and physical chemistry continue to be ranked within the top 10.

The Distinguished Research Lectureship is among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ colleague. Each year, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) requests nominations and a faculty review panel

����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes Massimo Ruzzene met with congressional and federal leaders in Washington, D.C. this month to advocate for robust funding, ensure effective coordination on ongoing projects, and proactively explore opportunities for future collaborations.

Rachael Seidler, professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4 at ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ: “Brain and Behavioral Changes with Human Spaceflight: Dysfunction and Adaptive Plasticity.”