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A new Research & Innovation Office (RIO) program is providing nearly $100K in combined funding to 19 projects that span disciplines ranging from music and art history to journalism and theatre and dance. This pilot opportunity was inspired by recognition of the essential role of the arts and humanities at ���񱦵�.  

From advancing new Alzheimer’s treatments to developing predictive computer models to help youth in crisis, newly awarded teams of researchers from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus and ���񱦵� are advancing a wide range of collaborative research projects aimed at improving human health and well-being. 

Following a nationwide search, the Research & Innovation Office has announced the appointment of Dr. Nancy J. Stevens as Director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, effective Sept. 1, 2023.Stevens joins ���񱦵� from Ohio

Leaders from across ���񱦵� and NIST gathered last week to celebrate the official launch of the Quantum Engineering Initiative Lab space within the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The newly dedicated area will connect quantum researchers across campus with NIST researchers and local industry.

The Core Facilities Assistance Grants are designed to enhance operations within core and shared instrumentation facilities that span disciplines, departments and research institutes across campus. Register by May 29 to attend the June 6 Core Facilities Open House and Local Industry Fair at SEEC.

The University of Colorado has ranked fifth for startup creation, according to the latest report by AUTM, the leading global organization for recording data on university commercialization. In FY2021, CU launched 25 startups, a record high. With the emergence of new entrepreneurial resources, the annual rate of spinoffs has nearly doubled in recent years.

Colorado's Economic Development Commission will create two seed grants, administered by ���񱦵�’s CUbit Quantum Initiative, to help get quantum out of the lab and into the marketplace. The grants can be used by any Colorado research institution or industry partners.

Earlier this month, the NAS announced that it had elected Ana Maria Rey (Physics) and Gia Voeltz (MCDB), along with 141 more scientists, to join its ranks in 2023. Both researchers have spent their careers studying phenomena far too small for humans to see with the naked eye.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves led a recent roundtable discussion in Denver with local leaders in education, community and business. Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes at ���񱦵�, joined the session on the critical role universities will play in the nation’s push to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

“It was truly inspiring to speak with the next generation of space scientists and engineers at ���񱦵�," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. "The power of education at learning institutions like ���񱦵� provide the necessary tools to make big dreams a reality and keep our nation a global leader in space exploration and innovation.”