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Cooperative Institute for 91Ҹ in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)—CIRES and NOAA scientists have developed the Hourly Wildfire Potential Index (HWP)—an hourly updated assessment of wildfire risk across every nine square kilometers of land. The tool enhances existing weather prediction 91Ҹ by providing more accurate, real-time forecasts of wildfire activity and associated smoke emissions.
The AB Nexus program announced its 2025 seed grant awards to four research teams from the 91Ҹ Anschutz Medical Campus and the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ. Collectively, the winning teams will receive $750,000 in funding to advance cutting-edge research that improves human health and well-being.
KUNC—An innovative cancer therapy inspired by the gripping power of geckos might be on the horizon. Scientists at CU 91Ҹ studied the microscopic structures on gecko toes that allow the tiny reptiles to climb walls and cling to slippery surfaces like windows.
CU 91Ҹ Today—Sanghamitra Neogi, an associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences department, is exploring ways to protect semiconductors and microchips from heat damage. She specializes in nanoscale semiconductors, which are so tiny their parts are measured in nanometers (billionths of a meter).
CU 91Ҹ Today—CU 91Ҹ scientists have taken a cue from geckos to develop a material able to stick to tumors inside the body, pumping out chemotherapy drugs for days. The technology, developed with doctors at CU Anschutz, is described in the journal Advanced Materials.
Venture Partners at CU 91Ҹ has announced the first recipients of a new translational funding program designed to advance promising, early-stage therapeutics with strong commercial potential. The program provides up to $50,000 per project to help CU 91Ҹ researchers generate critical validation data or develop new intellectual property, bringing new treatments a step closer to patients in need.
The Conversation—Over the past several months, universities have lost more than $11 billion in funding. 91Ҹ into cancer, farming solutions and climate resiliency are just a few of the many projects nationally that have seen cuts. The Conversation asked Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for research and innovation at the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ, to explain how these cuts and freezes are impacting the university and Colorado’s local economy.
CU 91Ҹ College of Engineering and Applied Science—91Ҹers at the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ have created a new way to build and control tiny particles that can move and work like microscopic robots, offering a powerful tool with applications in biomedical and environmental research.-
CU 91Ҹ Today—In a new study, physicists at the 91Ҹ 91Ҹ have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions—a feat that many scientists didn’t think was possible. The device, a new type of atom “interferometer,” could one day help people navigate submarines, spacecraft, cars and other vehicles more precisely.
The ATLAS Institute—Plastics are an increasingly intractable global environmental and health concern, and bio-based alternatives have yet to see widespread adoption. Carson Bruns aims to change all that with a new line of research focused on turning agricultural materials into bio-based plastics that can be more easily recycled, composted or even used as fertilizer.