Institution

Silicon Flatirons: Regulation in the Wild West of space

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. 

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Researcher Spotlight: Sunil Kumar, University of Denver

Research at the University of Denver is showing promise for the treatment of neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Sunil Kumar, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at DU and its Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, is leading the research.

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A geospatial approach to health

Researchers from the University of Denver and National Jewish Health have teamed up to study how pollutants move around the Denver metro area and develop better forecasting models and more-actionable warning systems.

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Making a MARC

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.

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Frontiers of science

Colorado’s top universities have contributed to the state’s life-sciences cluster by churning out new life sciences companies based on related research and attracting companies to the area that want to take advantage of the research. Here’s a snapshot of the different types of life-sciences research going on at the state’s premier research institutions.

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Diplometrics

Dive into Diplometrics

Through the Diplometrics program at the University of Denver’s Frederick S. Pardee Institute for International Futures, with the help of roughly 40 part-time graduate and undergraduate research assistants and four full time staff, DU builds data on diplomatic exchanges, security related interactions, economic interaction such as trade, and we try to find out what all that means for shifting geopolitical dynamics usually related to power and influence in the international system.

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