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See who received chancellor’s postdoctoral fellowships and apply for 2024

July 28, 2023

Allison Kanner-Botan of Religious Studies and Isaac Javier Rivera of Geography received the 2023 Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity. Applications for the next cycle are due by Nov. 1.

Wil Srubar

Wil Srubar named a nominee for environmental genius award

July 28, 2023

Associate Professor Wil Srubar has been nominated for the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award for his research re-imagining sustainable building materials, joining a list of candidates working to advance environmental causes around the world.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place to celebrate CU Boulder's electric bus program.

2 more electric buses join the Buff Bus fleet

July 26, 2023

In another win for CU Boulder’s sustainability initiatives, two new electric Buff Buses have hit the streets. The campus has now replaced four aging diesel buses, with plans to electrify more of the fleet.

Luis Navarro

CU Boulder scientist advancing space weather research with major NASA grant

July 25, 2023

Luis Navarro has earned a four-year $700,000 NASA Heliophysics grant to answer important and complex scientific questions about Earth’s extreme upper atmosphere.

Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

July 25, 2023

Svenja Knappe, who is a physicist by training but calls the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering home, is an ideal person to be at the center of a growing cluster of quantum researchers who are ushering in the second quantum revolution on campus and abroad.

John Zhai (center) measures air quality with community members in Indonesia

CU Boulder professor receives Fulbright for holistic approach to indoor air quality

July 25, 2023

Professor John Zhai, an expert in building systems engineering and indoor air quality, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to address air quality in affordable housing in hot and humid climates. Zhai’s work will focus on not only the technical aspects but also the influence of cultural practices.

Nicole Day

CU student awarded prestigious Acta Student Award

July 18, 2023

Nicole Day, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, has been awarded the 2023 Acta Student Award. Her research aims to improve the delivery of cancer immunotherapies.

Wardenburg Health Center

CU Boulder Medical Services achieves top re-accreditation for high-quality care

July 18, 2023

The accreditation distinguishes Medical Services at Wardenburg Health Center based on its adherence to rigorous standards of care and safety.

Marvin Caruthers

Marvin Caruthers wins inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

July 6, 2023

A $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impact of Marvin Caruthers’ development in the early 1980s of an efficient and fast method to synthesize nucleic acids. Caruthers is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at CU Boulder.

CMCI Now fall 2022 edition

Pages for the ages: CMCI magazine honored for centennial celebration

July 6, 2023

CMCI Now earned a bronze Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its fall 2022 edition, which offered a look back at the founding—and impact—of the Department of Journalism.

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