Rep. Yadira Caraveo visits with university leadership at JILA

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July 3, 2024

Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo dipped into all things quantum during her first official visit to CU Boulder and JILA. The campus conversation emphasized the critical role of ongoing federal support in quantum research and innovation.

Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders

60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’

July 2, 2024

Sixty years later, the Civil Rights Act is still considered a landmark of U.S. legislation, but does it mean today what it did in 1964? CU Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the decades since the act was signed into law.

A row of books

Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds

July 2, 2024

The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts.

students in a computer science lab on campus

The hidden degree powering the internet

July 2, 2024

In an era of increased tech market turbulence, the network engineering field—the backbone of the internet—can’t fill jobs fast enough.

Sean Peters

New approach to aerial ground penetrating radar for Mars research

July 2, 2024

Sean Peters is leading a $2.45 million initiative to develop power efficient passive radar systems that could peek under the surface of Mars.

Mark Mikkelsen

Fortepiano refurb is a labor of love

July 2, 2024

Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen—who supports the care and maintenance of the College of Music’s fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an organ—used ingenuity to rebuild, refurbish and restore a donated fortepiano.

Quantum students in the lab

CU Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost

July 2, 2024

New federal and state funding will support Elevate Quantum, of which CU Boulder is a key partner, in its efforts to create more than 10,000 jobs and educate 30,000 workers over the next decade.

launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite

LASP team attends launch of space weather instrument

July 1, 2024

On June 25, more than 50 LASP employees, family and friends attended the Kennedy Space Center launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite carrying the fourth and final Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors instrument aboard.

Wei Zhang

Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find

July 1, 2024

In a newly published study, CU Boulder chemist Wei Zhang details a new porous material that is less expensive and more sustainable.

The Duane Physics building and Gamow Tower

Fellowships inspire physics graduate students

July 1, 2024

Over the past three years, “Infleqtion” has sponsored prestigious fellowships and an industry panel for incoming physics graduate students. The company maintains close ties with the university, highlighting the importance of industry and higher ed working together to develop future leaders in the field.

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