CU Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material

CU Physics Professor Ivan Smalyukh and his team receive a Guinness Book of World Records award for most transparent material

Aug. 15, 2024

The material鈥攁 synthetic gel-derived material known as aerogel鈥攊s around 97-99% transparent, compared to glass, which is around 92% transparent. The aerogel Smalyukh and his team have created can be added to windows to boost thermal insulation, increasing the overall efficiency of a building.

Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals

Groundbreaking innovations win big at the 17th New Venture Challenge Finals

April 18, 2024

The 2024 New Venture Challenge (NVC) culminated in a final showcase on April 17 in front of a live audience cheering on the 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 next big innovations. At an event filled with great ideas and even greater entrepreneurial spirit, five teams competed for $165,000 in prize money.

Programs at 精品SM在线影片, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students

Programs at 精品SM在线影片, CU Denver light pathways to innovation for high school students

Dec. 14, 2023

The High School New Venture Challenge (HSNVC) at 精品SM在线影片 and Business Bound at CU Denver connect high school students with their communities and cultivate entrepreneurial mindsets that span beyond basic business finance, fostering young innovators across Colorado.

ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc

ESIIL hosts global virtual hackathon: Environmental MosAIc

Dec. 11, 2023

In November, 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 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.

精品SM在线影片 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board

精品SM在线影片 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative announces first external advisory board

Sept. 19, 2023

The board will integrate industry leaders poised to support and help shape the university's future of innovation and entrepreneurship. The initiative aims to align and optimize resources across campus to reach across traditional silos, facilitate collaboration, fuel achievement and build 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 reputation.

Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts

Composition professor applies entrepreneurship to the arts

June 26, 2023

鈥淓ntrepreneurs create value by addressing unmet needs in the marketplace,鈥 says Jeffrey Nytch, professor of composition and director of 精品SM在线影片's Entrepreneurship Center for Music. 鈥淚n the arts, that means understanding the audience you鈥檙e trying to reach and creating works that speak to them in meaningful ways.鈥

Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop

Logan County celebrates their final year of the Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop

June 15, 2023

Taught by award winning faculty members at the Leeds School of Business's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, Erick Mueller and Hunter Albright, this year's program focused on the core elements that create critical resiliency in every successful business venture, regardless of stage.

5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge

5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge

April 14, 2023

The 16th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC) finals took place on April 12. This high-energy public event filled Boulder Theater on an unseasonably warm spring evening, where the audience watched five startup ventures compete for a portion of $100K in prize money to help them reach the next step in their success.

NVC prize nights spotlight鈥攁nd fund鈥攆emale founders and climate solutions

NVC prize nights spotlight鈥攁nd fund鈥攆emale founders and climate solutions

March 21, 2023

Ten startups brought ideas to the stage, including how to live and garden more sustainably, how to deal with the downsides of social media, how to offer practical prosthetics for kids鈥攁nd sustainable water filters and hydroponic produce for all. Eight teams took home a total of $20K to develop their ideas further.

7 things to know about the internet's midlife crisis

7 things to know about the internet's midlife crisis

Feb. 21, 2023

The internet鈥檚 freedom of connectivity and information is plagued by real and mounting challenges. Blake Reid, clinical professor of law specializing in technology policy and telecom and disability law at 精品SM在线影片, offers a deeper look at how possible solutions could alter the web as we know it today.

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