Research & Creative Work 2023-24
This year, the University of Colorado Boulder attracted more than $740 million in funding to fuel the research, scholarship and creative work of our faculty, researchers, students and staff.
It is the impact we create that makes the achievement so meaningful.
Each dollar makes possible an important discovery, a novel innovation, a creative connection with humanity or a real-world solution for people in Colorado, across the U.S. and around the world.
The stories below offer a glimpse into advances CU Boulder is making in established strengths like aerospace, environment and sustainability, biosciences and quantum, as well as progress in other areas of excellence like the arts and humanities, social sciences, artificial intelligence and more.
I hope you enjoy these highlights from CU Boulder’s research, scholarship and creative work in 2023-24.
Featured Stories
CU Boulder and NSO collaborate to explore solar mysteries, engage communities through unique eclipse research efforts
From nanofabrication breakthroughs to workforce expansion, CU Boulder is fueling Colorado’s rise as a quantum technology hub
CU Boulder and partners secure up to $39M ARPA-H contract to develop revolutionary joint-healing solutions for millions
CIRES researchers help map one million square kilometers of new U.S. seafloor in historic project
NSF award funds CO-WY Engine to lead innovation in climate tech, boost regional economic development
CU Boulder’s Samuel Ramsey tackles the Varroa mite, a parasite devastating bee colonies and endangering vital crops worldwide
![Performance of Anna Tsouhlarakis’s “Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed]†(2023) at the National Portrait Gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-02/NationalPortraitGallery_3.png?h=2e5cdddf&itok=fnJbhpGC)
Whether in a somber National Portrait Gallery performance or in her wry takes on Native humor, Anna Tsouhlarakis follows her heart
CU Boulder’s space lab leads global effort to empower developing nations with CubeSat technology and scientific discovery
Grace Leslie’s work with ATLAS’ Brain Music Lab transforms brain activity into sound, blending art, technology and neuroscience
![Performance of Anna Tsouhlarakis’s “Portrait of an Indigenous Womxn [Removed]†(2023) at the National Portrait Gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-02/NationalPortraitGallery_3.png?h=2e5cdddf&itok=2-Tcfw83)
