NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus

NSF funds new electron beam lithography system for quantum engineering, nanofabrication on Boulder campus

Sept. 12, 2022

A new industry-grade 100 kV electron beam writer (EBPG5150plus) will be the only open-access system of its type in Colorado when operational. The device may eventually prove to be a game-changer for interdisciplinary materials and device research in the Rocky Mountain region.

Postdocs, faculty mentors recognized during National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, Sept. 19–23

Postdocs, faculty mentors recognized during National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, Sept. 19–23

Sept. 12, 2022

CU Boulder’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA), in partnership with the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado Boulder (PAC Boulder), is offering both virtual and in-person activities throughout the week of Sept. 19–23, including a celebratory kickoff luncheon and bowling and billiards in the UMC. Registration is encouraged for each event.

Arpeggio Biosciences raises $17M in Series A funding led by Builders VC

Arpeggio Biosciences raises $17M in Series A funding led by Builders VC

Sept. 7, 2022

Arpeggio’s technology isolates a drug’s effect on entire transcriptomes and has identified new modulators of hard-to-drug proteins like transcription factors. Funding was led by Builders VC and will support ongoing development of Arpeggio’s drug pipeline as well as its transcription-monitoring technologies.

Rising faculty leaders encouraged to apply for Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows program

Rising faculty leaders encouraged to apply for Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows program

Sept. 5, 2022

RIO Faculty Fellows identifies and develops tenured and tenure-track assistant or associate professors who are poised to lead significant collaborative projects, develop vision and deliver novel and impactful scholarly work. Applications for the 2023 cohort will be accepted through October 21. Selections will be announced in November.

U.S. National Science Foundation celebrates the inauguration of its Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope

U.S. National Science Foundation celebrates the inauguration of its Daniel K. Inouye solar telescope

Sept. 5, 2022

“NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope is the world’s most powerful solar telescope that will forever change the way we explore and understand our sun,” said NSF Director, Sethuraman Panchanathan. “Its insights will transform how our nation, and the planet, predict and prepare for events like solar storms.”

Yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts

Yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts

Aug. 29, 2022

“Nothing like this has happened for 50 years,” said Tobias Niederwieser, an engineer on the team and a research associate at CU Boulder's BioServe Space Technologies center. “The last time humans sent anything biological on a return trip to the moon was during Apollo 17 in 1972.”

ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

ColdQuanta acquires Chicago-based quantum startup Super.tech

Aug. 25, 2022

The merger is addressing pressing needs in quantum research for CU Boulder spinout ColdQuanta—as well as the quantum industry. Both companies are affiliates of Q-NEXT, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Argonne National Laboratory.

CU Boulder lands $5.5 million Air Force project to advance orbital and AI research

CU Boulder lands $5.5 million Air Force project to advance orbital and AI research

Aug. 23, 2022

Led by Associate Professor Marcus Holzinger (Aerospace Engineering), a team of CU Boulder researchers is embarking on a major project to advance science and monitoring for next generation of space vehicles. The group has signed a five-year cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory.

City, university team up to study urban heat island effect

City, university team up to study urban heat island effect

Aug. 23, 2022

The city of Boulder and researchers at CU Boulder have joined forces to document and study the urban heat island effect. By deploying specially protected thermometers throughout Boulder, researchers hope to gather data on how trees and vegetation can possibly reduce urban heat as part of a climate-mitigation plan.

Center for Asian Studies wins $2.2 million to help ‘make Asia accessible’ for Coloradans

Center for Asian Studies wins $2.2 million to help ‘make Asia accessible’ for Coloradans

Aug. 18, 2022

The Center for Asian Studies has won $2.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support its role as a National Resource Center in Asian Studies and to provide Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for students at CU Boulder.

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