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- The Research & Innovation Seed Grant program—designed to stimulate new areas of research, scholarship and creativity on the University of Colorado Boulder campus—is accepting proposals through Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.Â
- At the annual presentation, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes Massimo Ruzzene shared key accomplishments and investments for increased impact in the future from the university’s research and innovation enterprise.
- In her Distinguished Research Lecture, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Professor Christy McCain (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) will highlight how certain traits in some mammal and insect populations indicate who is at greatest risk from climate change.
- On Sept. 10, the Research & Innovation Office hosted a virtual panel featuring three prominent faculty members who shared their personal journeys and strategies for successful fellowship applications.
- The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) has opened RIO Faculty Fellows 2025 cohort applications, which will be accepted through November 8. Selections will be announced in November.Â
- Christy McCain of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the CU Museum of Natural History and Jamie Nagle of Physics have been recognized with 2024-25 Distinguished Research Lectureships.
- The University of Colorado Boulder is taking bold steps to address today’s most pressing environmental challenges. A core component of this ambition is the Sustainability Research Initiative (SRI), a new strategic effort to advance research in sustainability and resilience.
- Fall faculty research development events include PI Academy, Broader Impacts Expo, NASA Day and moreThe Research & Innovation Office (RIO)'s Research Development team is offering a full slate of events this fall to help faculty find funding, engage with peers on core research topics, and prepare proposals for research, scholarship and creative work.
- Why did a frozen Earth coincide with an evolutionary spurt? That's the question Lizzy Trower and Carl Simpson (Geological Sciences) aim to answer with the support of a recent award from the W.M. Keck Foundation. If they succeed, they would not only help unravel an evolutionary mystery, but also extend the temperature record of Earth by 2 billion years.
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Chancellor Justin Schwartz today announced that Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for research and innovation, will begin reporting directly to him, effective Aug. 30. Ruzzene currently reports to Provost Russell Moore, the chief academic officer of the campus.