University of Colorado graduate Linda Holubar Sanabria recently gifted the 476-acre Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve in Boulder County — along with endowment funds to support ecological and academic work at the site — to the school.
Denver-based renewable-energy power producer Pivot Energy and the University of Colorado Boulder have broken ground for a 5-megawatt direct-current virtual net metering solar project in rural Weld County to support the university’s broader clean-energy goals while advancing its climate action plan.
Thanks to a donation from alumnus John Cumming, founder of resort operator Powdr Corp., the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business is launching the Nicholas Dante Badami Office for Experiential Learning, named after Cumming’s mentor.
As part of the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator, the University of Colorado will put seven budding entrepreneurs on its payroll.
Silicon Flatirons, a University of Colorado-affiliated group that fosters conversations among technology entrepreneurs, legal professionals, students and lawmakers, is in the market for a new leader as Brad Bernthal, the organization’s executive director since late 2021 and a longtime CU law professor, intends to leave the university after the upcoming fall semester.
The University of Colorado, with the backing of Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy initiative, has launched Boulder Climate Ventures, a program aimed at helping CU students found startup companies that address climate challenges.
Even if you understand the basics of quantum theory — a big if — wrapping your mind around the near-term utility of quantum technologies can be a stumbling block.
Colorado — and particularly the Boulder area — has for decades been a global epicenter for quantum research, and now, as that research is beginning to be commercialized, business, government and higher-education leaders are jockeying to position the state and region as titans of the emerging quantum economy.
Given its vastness and seemingly unlimited potential, it seems a bit silly to think about attempting to tame space with man-made regulations. But as humanity casts its gaze further into the cosmos and fills Earth’s orbit with more satellites, space craft and debris, conversations — like the one organized Monday by Silicon Flatirons — about space policy and the development of an international framework for regulations will likely become more commonplace.
While dense urban areas make up a relatively small portion of Colorado’s landmass, the overwhelming majority of the state’s population lives in metropolitan zones where they tend to have infrequent personal contact with the farms and ranches where their food originates.