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  • Colorful promotional poster for the film Women of Carbon, featuring a collage of women’s faces overlaid on industrial imagery, with bold blue title text and warm red and orange tones.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder College of Engineering and Applied Science—Women of Carbon, a documentary featuring Mija Hubler, highlights women transforming the construction industry through sustainable innovation, decarbonization and green technology. Hubler’s research interests include aging of construction materials, concrete infrastructure design and construction methods and the design of alternative construction materials from biological elements and engineered waste materials. She is a co-founder ofÌýPrometheus Materials, a bio-cement startup in Longmont, Colorado.
  • Composite image featuring three professional headshots of men in business attire, each smiling or looking at the camera against neutral or outdoor backgrounds.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today—This week, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced that three faculty members at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder were elected to the ranks of this prestigious organization. Dana Anderson, Iain Boyd and Bob Erickson are among the 130 scientists and engineers from around the country who will be inducted as members of the NAE at a meeting this fall.
  • Row of large wind turbines generating renewable energy across a landscape with rolling hills and mountains in the background.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder College of Engineering and Applied Science—Aoife Henry is leading Zentus, a startup she founded that addresses a critical challenge in the energy sector: preventing costly equipment failures that can bring wind and solar farms offline without warning. After participating in the University of Colorado Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, Henry landed a fellowship with the Stanford Sustainability Accelerator at the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
  • Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator
    The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator pairs seasoned entrepreneurs with Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ technologies to bring those breakthroughs to market to address urgent societal needs. Embark has launched its third cohort of Embark Startup Founders and will provide intellectual property rights, funding for the founders and their companies, startup accelerator programming support and investor introductions to launch startups with real-world impact.
  • Three people seated at a round studio table during a televised interview on Colorado Conversations, with a host speaking to two guests against a blue mountain backdrop and a FOX31+ Denver logo visible on screen.
    FOX31 Denver—Host Genelle Padilla speaks with Jack Gugel and Thomas Martin, two researchers at the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ, who are studying pythons to develop a weight-loss treatment.
  • A smiling man wearing glasses and a light button-down shirt stands outdoors on a university campus, with trees and a brick academic building in the background.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Today—UNESCO named physicist Jun Ye to its Quantum 100 list—a catalogue of some of the top leaders around the world in the rapidly growing field of quantum science.

  • Snow-covered trees and historic campus buildings reflected in a calm pond, with a stone bridge crossing the water under a bright blue winter sky.
    The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) announced the 2026 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort. This year’s cohort includes 18 faculty members from departments and research institutes spanning the campus—the largest and most interdisciplinary Faculty Fellows cohort since the program launched in 2018.
  • Rock mountains overlooking a dirt road and creek
    OEDIT—The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade announced that five companies based on innovations from the University of Colorado and one Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØresearcher have been awarded Proof of Concept and Early-Stage Capital and Retention grants through OEDIT’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Program.
  • An aerial photo of the Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus and Boulder Flatirons
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ Research & Innovation Office—Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, announced on Nov. 12, again includes a number Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder faculty who are demonstrating “broad and significant influence in their fields.
  • Xuedong Liu
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ biochemistry professor Xuedong Liu was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors this year, recognizing a career of pioneering discoveries and real-world impact. His research on cellular communication has fueled four startups advancing novel treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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