Research & Innovation News
At the annual presentation, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene shared key accomplishments and investments for increased impact in the future from the university’s research and innovation enterprise.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researchers attracted a record $742.2 million in fiscal year 2023–24 for studies and initiatives that, among other things, could lead to an end of osteoarthritis, better space weather predictions and a more climate-resilient American West.
Hosted by the Research & Innovation Office, this annual week-long celebration showcases ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·'s world-class research, scholarship and creative works. Join us at one of our free public events to discover and celebrate the groundbreaking innovation happening right here in Boulder.
After hosting the 2022 Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· remains a committed educational partner as a co-host of the global event, which will be held at the University of Oxford June 4–7, 2025, with major universities participating worldwide.
An international team of researchers, led by an engineer at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·, has revealed the underlying mechanism behind battery degradation. Their findings, published in the journal Science, could help scientists advance energy storage technologies that would accelerate the transition to clean energy.
In the quest to develop life-like materials to replace and repair human body parts, scientists face a formidable challenge: Real tissues are often both strong and stretchable and vary in shape and size. A ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·-led team has taken a critical step toward cracking that code.
The AB Nexus program provides joint-campus funding and resources to catalyze research collaborations between ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· and CU Anschutz. Collectively, the seven winning teams for the 2024 award cycle will receive $713K in funding to advance cutting-edge research that improves human health and well-being.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $700K through the statewide Geothermal Energy Grant Program (GEGP) to determine whether geothermal energy is feasible for the campus. Gov. Jared Polis announced the award recipients at a ceremony in Pueblo on Friday.
Oana Luca (Chemistry) and her collaborators recently published a report on reducing carbon emissions through carbon recycling in hard-to-electrify industries such as aviation and chemical manufacturing. The roadmap appeared on May 1 in the journal Nature Reviews Chemistry.
From developing new therapies that help patients cope with anxiety to discovering new ways to treat resistant breast cancer, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researchers are pushing boundaries in cancer research. In recognition of National Cancer Research Month, explore a sampling of recent projects.