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The University of Colorado has ranked fifth for startup creation, according to the latest report by AUTM, the leading global organization for recording data on university commercialization. In FY2021, CU launched 25 startups, a record high. With the emergence of new entrepreneurial resources, the annual rate of spinoffs has nearly doubled in recent years.

Colorado's Economic Development Commission will create two seed grants, administered by ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ’s CUbit Quantum Initiative, to help get quantum out of the lab and into the marketplace. The grants can be used by any Colorado research institution or industry partners.

Earlier this month, the NAS announced that it had elected Ana Maria Rey (Physics) and Gia Voeltz (MCDB), along with 141 more scientists, to join its ranks in 2023. Both researchers have spent their careers studying phenomena far too small for humans to see with the naked eye.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves led a recent roundtable discussion in Denver with local leaders in education, community and business. Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes at ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ, joined the session on the critical role universities will play in the nation’s push to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

“It was truly inspiring to speak with the next generation of space scientists and engineers at ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. "The power of education at learning institutions like ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ provide the necessary tools to make big dreams a reality and keep our nation a global leader in space exploration and innovation.”

Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering at the U.S. Department of Defense, visited ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ to glimpse the future of cutting-edge research. During this visit, Shyu toured labs, listened to short lectures by ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ researchers, and participated in a spirited roundtable discussion campus leaders.

The 2023 Research & Innovation Seed Grants, awarded by ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ's Research & Innovation Office (RIO) and the Office of the Provost, are funding 25 new projects for up to $75,000 each. This year’s awards include five projects spurred by a new pool of funding that encouraged external partnerships by leveraging matching funding from industry, national labs, universities, community nonprofits and others.

Tandems for Efficient and Advanced Modules using Ultrastable Perovskites (TEAMUP) has secured $9M in federal funding from the DOE's Solar Technologies Office. Led by RASEI Fellow Mike McGehee (Chemical and Biological Engineering), the consortium brings together researchers from labs across the country to develop a near-term solution for more efficient solar panels.

The ����������ý�Ļ���Ʒ Department of Physics has received a $94.5 million award from NIST to continue the collaborative Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) for the next five years. Started in 1994, the PREP program provides funding for undergraduate and graduate students in physics and other departments to work with researchers at NIST on cutting-edge projects, including new atomic clocks, precision quantum measurement and more.

Since its genesis, LASP has been instrumental in positioning the university as a hub for the state’s aerospace and defense economy, the largest per capita in the nation. This leadership will continue this week, when representatives from LASP and other CU affiliates participate in the 38th annual Space Symposium.