Leading toy maker Sphero acquires CU Boulder-bred startup Specdrums

Leading toy maker Sphero acquires CU Boulder-bred startup Specdrums

June 22, 2018

Boulder-based interactive toy and robot maker Sphero today announced the acquisition of CU Boulder’s 2018 New Venture Challenge champion Specdrums.

A simulation of the cosmic web, diffuse tendrils of gas that connect galaxies across the universe. (Credit: Illustris Collaboration)

Researchers find last of universe's missing ordinary matter

June 21, 2018

In a new study, an international team of researchers, including scientists from CU Boulder, located the last reservoir of ordinary matter hiding in the universe. This matter, also called baryons, makes up all physical objects in existence, from stars to the cores of black holes.

CU Boulder LiDAR technology in the news

CU Boulder LiDAR technology in the news

A LiDAR technology patented by the University of Colorado Boulder made news this week when ASTRALiTe, the exclusive licensee of the technology, announced the achievement of a major milestone in enhancing its mapping capabilities.

NIH Training Grant Resources

The National Institutes for Health recently published an announcement for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32). To support the intensive level of data needed for these grants, the Research & Innovation Office (RIO) convened a meeting with the Office of Institutional...

First-ever Ball Career Day to give students glimpse of jobs in aerospace, manufacturing, more

First-ever Ball Career Day to give students glimpse of jobs in aerospace, manufacturing, more

Students from across campus, whether they’re studying English or aerospace, will have the chance next fall to learn about the vast career opportunities offered by Ball Corporation, a Fortune 300 company based in Broomfield, Colorado.

Innovation in engineering education

Innovation in engineering education

CU Engineering isn’t just breaking new ground in our research efforts. We’re also developing new ways to educate students, with two exciting new degrees launched in the past year.

CU Boulder among top 10 institutions globally in Earth and environmental sciences

One year, 228 papers: CU Boulder among top 10 institutions globally in Earth and environmental sciences

June 15, 2018

CU Boulder ranked among the top 10 institutions worldwide in producing research and Earth and environmental sciences last year. The university also placed 50th among academic institutions globally in producing high-quality science, overall.

Faculty in Focus: Ultrarunning scientist helps amputee athletes beat the odds

Faculty in Focus: Ultrarunning scientist helps amputee athletes beat the odds

June 7, 2018

Alena Grabowski is helping a new generation of athletes imagine what’s possible and address the controversial question: Should runners with prosthetic legs be able to compete alongside non-amputees?

The sunflower's rapid evolutionary transformation

The sunflower's rapid evolutionary transformation

June 6, 2018

A new CU Boulder-led study sheds light on the genetic mechanisms that allowed sunflowers to undergo a relatively rapid evolutionary transition from wild to domesticated in just over 5,000 years.

The key triggers of 2017's costly wildfire season

The key triggers of 2017's costly wildfire season

New CU Boulder-led research shows that three major “switches” affecting wildfire—fuel, aridity and ignition—were either flipped on and/or kept on longer than expected last year, triggering one of the largest and costliest U.S. wildfire seasons in recent decades.

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