Area elected officials reacted swiftly Friday to the $7.56 billion in funding cuts announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy, including $550 million for research on clean energy and mitigating climate change in Colorado.
As policymakers scramble to understand how artificial intelligence might affect adults in the workplace, one researcher at the University of Denver is asking a different question: What is AI doing to our children?
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.
Over the past decades, Colorado has become a national leader in scientific research because of the state’s university system, strong scientific workforce pipeline, and increasing amount of investment capital flowing into the market. Last year, the University of Colorado and Colorado State University systems combined to attract a record-breaking $2.1 billion in total research funding. Colorado also boasts one of the highest concentrations of federal labs in the country, with 34 federal research institutions located in the state.
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.
Two student- and alumni-led startups focusing on new technologies have taken home the top awards at the University of Colorado Boulder’s annual New Venture Challenge competition.