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ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· is a partner of the CO-WY Engine, one of 16 finalists for NSF's inaugural Regional Innovation Engines competition, which could net winners $160M over 10 years. NSF Engines funds regional hubs that will increase the speed and scale of emerging, critical and use-inspired technology.

The Principal Investigator (PI) Academy is designed to orient new and early career faculty to research and creative work resources available on campus. A virtual kickoff will welcome new and returning faculty on August 25th, 10–11 a.m. 

Venture Partners at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· has officially launched its first Embark Entrepreneurs in Residence cohort. Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·'s research labs to bring them to market.

Drs. Allison Kanner-Botan (Religious Studies) and Isaac Javier Rivera (Geography) join 13 other prior Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity recipients. Applications for the next cycle open Aug. 1 and are due Nov. 1.

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Mountain Research Station has a three-pronged mission: host some of the most influential and long-running ecological research in the world, give students a peerless education in mountain environments, and link the public to learning about important ecosystems.

A new Research & Innovation Office (RIO) program is providing nearly $100K in combined funding to 19 projects that span disciplines ranging from music and art history to journalism and theatre and dance. This pilot opportunity was inspired by recognition of the essential role of the arts and humanities at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.  

From advancing new Alzheimer’s treatments to developing predictive computer models to help youth in crisis, newly awarded teams of researchers from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· are advancing a wide range of collaborative research projects aimed at improving human health and well-being. 

Following a nationwide search, the Research & Innovation Office has announced the appointment of Dr. Nancy J. Stevens as Director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, effective Sept. 1, 2023.Stevens joins ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· from Ohio

Leaders from across ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· and NIST gathered last week to celebrate the official launch of the Quantum Engineering Initiative Lab space within the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The newly dedicated area will connect quantum researchers across campus with NIST researchers and local industry.

The Core Facilities Assistance Grants are designed to enhance operations within core and shared instrumentation facilities that span disciplines, departments and research institutes across campus. Register by May 29 to attend the June 6 Core Facilities Open House and Local Industry Fair at SEEC.