CU team deploys multiple drones in tornado study

The air up there: CU Boulder team deploys multiple drones in tornado study

July 11, 2019

Project TORUS is a two-year partnership between CU Boulder, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (which is leading the work), Texas Tech University, the University of Oklahoma and the National Severe Storms Laboratory.

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CU Boulder spinout OnKure Therapeutics enrolls first cancer patient in clinical trial

July 3, 2019

A new drug therapy for cancer treatment, spun out of research performed in a CU Boulder biochemistry lab, may provide better results for patients with solid cancers and hematologic cancers, such as leukemia and lymphoma.

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Sixteen CU Boulder and CSU startups engage in customer discovery at inaugural Research-to-Market program

June 24, 2019

The inaugural Research-to-Market (R2M) program—hosted by Venture Partners at CU Boulder—guided researchers-turned-startup founders through the iterative process of finding a product-market fit and refining a value proposition for their respective technologies.

Faculty Fellow Donaldson featured in the Coloradan

Faculty Fellow Donaldson featured in the Coloradan

June 21, 2019

“From a neurobiological perspective, what do you need to form a bond, maintain a bond and overcome a loss?” asks Zoe Donaldson, a CU Boulder assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience and one of the 2018 RIO Faculty Fellows.

Physicist finds loose thread of string theory puzzle

Physicist finds loose thread of string theory puzzle

June 20, 2019

New research from a CU Boulder physicist might break open the mathematical puzzle that has stalled string theory research for decades. A ֲý Boulder physicist is one step closer to solving a string theory puzzle 20 years in the making.

Six teams kick off Catalyze CU startup accelerator

Six teams kick off Catalyze CU startup accelerator

June 17, 2019

This month, six student teams began an intense summer season as part of CU Boulder’s Catalyze CU startup accelerator. The program ends Aug. 25 with Demo Day, where teams will pitch their concepts before a live audience at Macky Auditorium.

CU Boulder breaks ground on long-awaited biz, engineering college connector

CU Boulder breaks ground on long-awaited biz, engineering college connector

June 17, 2019

At the heart of the expansion will be a startup hub where students can meet and collaborate on entrepreneurial projects, as well as a “genius bar.” The space will cater to students from all majors and backgrounds, not just those from business and engineering.

A robot may one day perform your colonoscopy

A robot may one day perform your colonoscopy

June 17, 2019

CU Boulder researchers led by engineer Mark Rentschler have built a robot the size of a C battery designed to seek out and even take biopsies of intestinal polyps and other signs of illness. The group hopes that the machine will one day make colonoscopies easier for patients and more efficient for doctors.

University and community innovation opportunities explored during Boulder Startup Week

University and community innovation opportunities explored during Boulder Startup Week

June 17, 2019

The future of higher education and connecting CU Boulder with the startup community were common themes woven throughout the six University Track sessions at Boulder Startup Week (BSW), sponsored by CU Boulder.

Gopinath eager to build bridges through CUbit initiative

Gopinath eager to build bridges through CUbit initiative

June 17, 2019

While the CUbit Quantum Initiative is only five months old, Associate Director Juliet Gopinath has been energized by the potential of the cross-campus project. Gopinath said engineering’s role is to come up with scientifically interesting devices that can help make quantum systems practical.

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