Innovation

  • Colorado Quantum
    񱦵 and Elevate Quantum partners are ready for $127M regional quantum boost. Here’s how it’s all coming together.
  • Edward Chuong
    Tens of millions of years ago, ancient viruses infected our primate ancestors, leaving flecks of DNA that made their way into the human genome. A new study suggests these “endogenous retroviruses” may not be as harmless as once believed.
  • Wearable Gelatin
    Researchers at the ATLAS Institute at 񱦵 hope their DIY machine will help designers around the world experiment with making their own, sustainable fashion and other textiles from a range of natural ingredients—maybe even the chitin in crab shells or agar-agar from algae.
  • milky way galaxy
    CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is the university’s first and highest-budget research institute. Here are just a few of the many missions LASP has helped propel forward.
  • Wil Srubar
    񱦵 spinout Prometheus Materials is becoming a leader in sustainable building materials.
  • Kevin Martin
    Kevin Martin hopes to transform the waste-heavy manufacturing process of the fashion industry, starting with made-to-order pants.
  • large window of the Imig Music Building against a blue sky
    񱦵’s College of Music celebrated its 100th birthday in style last year with a stunning 64,000-square-foot, $57 million expansion funded by numerous private donors and a university matching capital grant. 
  • mark kennedy
    CU's new president, a former congressman who later led the University of North Dakota, talks about his small-town youth, the future of work and his vision for CU.
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