ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc

ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc

Dec. 11, 2023

In November, CU Boulder’s Environmental Data Science Innovation & Inclusion Lab (ESIIL) hosted its first-ever virtual hackathon. Working in teams, 45 participants from around the world used environmental data science and AI to create innovative solutions, such as an app to track water quality by neighborhood.

14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about ‘hot Jupiters’

14-inch spacecraft delivers new details about ‘hot Jupiters’

Dec. 11, 2023

A spacecraft the size of a cereal box has collected precise measurements of the atmospheres of large and puffy planets called “hot Jupiters.” The findings, led by a team from CU Boulder, could help reveal how the atmospheres around these and a host of other worlds are escaping into space.

CU Boulder researchers tapped by state to help improve emergency alerts

CU Boulder researchers tapped by state to help improve emergency alerts

Dec. 8, 2023

The Colorado State Legislature passed a bill directing the Natural Hazards Center to assess current emergency alert practices. The resulting report identified several ways the state can address gaps in funding, resources and practice to provide more inclusive alerts for all Coloradoans.

PhD student designing augmented reality for space missions

PhD student designing augmented reality for space missions

Dec. 6, 2023

“The current methods of trajectory design for missions that go beyond low Earth orbit to the Moon are very complicated and not intuitive. I want to change that,” said Dezell Turner, an aerospace PhD student aiming to streamline orbital design with an interactive, augmented reality tool.

Unique CU Boulder, NSO collaboration allows journey into varied solar physics research paths

Unique CU Boulder, NSO collaboration allows journey into varied solar physics research paths

Dec. 5, 2023

The George Ellery Hale Fellowships, created by CU Boulder in partnership with NSF’s National Solar Observatory, are designed to give students the freedom to explore a mix of solar and space physics research paths with multiple mentors before deciding on a thesis project.

A water connection that crosses 250 miles

A water connection that crosses 250 miles

Nov. 29, 2023

As far apart as Boulder and Grand Junction are, they’re brought together by a commitment to water conservation. Rooted in this shared commitment is Crossing the Divide: a program that fosters student collaboration across CU Boulder and Grand Junction’s Colorado Mesa University.

Building next generation autonomous robots to serve humanity

Building next generation autonomous robots to serve humanity

Nov. 17, 2023

An autonomous rescue robot created by a team of CU Boulder researchers and students placed third as the top US entry and earned $500K in prize money at a Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency Subterranean Challenge competition in 2021. Two years later, the team is pushing the technology even further.

Scientists suspect there's ice hiding on the moon

Scientists suspect there's ice hiding on the moon

Nov. 15, 2023

Some dark craters on the moon are never exposed to light. Ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions. Paul Hayne (Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences) discusses how scientists are homing in on potential lunar ice reservoirs, which are key to setting up any sort of sustainable lunar infrastructure.

State and university partner to award over $1.5 million in funding to University of Colorado innovations

State and university partner to award over $1.5 million in funding to University of Colorado innovations

Nov. 14, 2023

Sixteen teams of faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed for a combined $1.5M in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges from CU Boulder’s entrepreneurial network heard pitches across two nights for innovations in biosciences, physical sciences and engineering.

Nov. 28 Distinguished Research Lecture (Kirk Ambrose): Finding the authentic and the counterfeit in medieval art

122nd Distinguished Research Lecture (Kirk Ambrose): Finding the authentic and the counterfeit in medieval art

Nov. 8, 2023

During the Middle Ages in Europe, religious relics were highly prized—not just by individuals, but also by institutions. In his Distinguished Research Lecture Nov. 28, Professor Kirk Ambrose will discuss how institutions used art to authenticate religious relics, as well as condemn counterfeiting.

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