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- The two-day Lab Venture Challenge showcase is the can't-miss event of the year to see ²ÊÃñ±¦µä's next wave of breakthrough innovations. Register now to hear from the faculty founders of Earable, iFeather and more.
- ²ÊÃñ±¦µä and CU Anschutz Medical Campus will welcome hundreds of science journalists, storytellers and organizational communicators to their respective campuses Oct. 9–13, 2020, for ScienceWriters2020 (#sciwri20).
- Now in its 13th year, this seed grant program—designed to stimulate new areas of research and creative work on the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä campus—is accepting proposals through Tuesday, Jan. 21.
- The Leeds School of Business won the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Teaching and Pedagogical Innovation Award at the Global Consortium for Entrepreneurship Centers event in Stockholm.
- The second edition of Research & Innovation Week, Oct. 14-18, is just around the corner and packed with events that are free and open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Events include everything from expert panels, TED-style talks and film screenings to poster sessions, lightning talks and performances.
- ²ÊÃñ±¦µä research attracted a record $631 million in funding in fiscal year 2019 for groundbreaking studies that investigate a changing environment, explore new opportunities in space, mitigate the effects of natural hazards and more.
- ²ÊÃñ±¦µä is part of a new, $100 million interdisciplinary partnership to address critical water security issues in the United States over the next five years, the U.S. Department of Energy announced.
- The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) has opened RIO Faculty Fellows 2020 cohort applications, which will be accepted through October 15. Selections will be announced in early November.
- Twelve weeks ago, six student teams joined the Catalyze CU startup accelerator with innovative concepts and a hunch that their ideas might be marketable.
- On August 17, eight University of Colorado startups founded on faculty research traveled to Silicon Valley for a day-long retreat with ²ÊÃñ±¦µä alumni investors and friends.