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As Congress determines the funding levels for the federal science agencies for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, a new report highlights 102 spin-off companies—three from the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder—that demonstrate how investments in basic scientific research benefit the overall economy.

Six of the seven awards are funded by the Advanced Industries Accelerator (AIA) program, administered by the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Office of Economic Development and International Trade with the support of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Advanced Industry trade associations and the state’s Economic Development Commission.

The satellite, named ‘Challenger’, had a successful lift off Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 9:11 AM MDT from Cape Canaveral. It is part of the European Union sponsored QB50 project to deploy a network of miniaturized satellites to study part of Earth’s atmosphere.

Federally-funded research facilities in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ contributed an estimated $2.6 billion to the state's economy in 2016 and supported more than 17,600 jobs, according to a new report from the Leeds School of Business.

Conventional wisdom has held that forest growth will dramatically slow with high levels of rainfall. But Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researchers this month turned that assumption on its head with an unprecedented review of data from 150 forests that concluded just the opposite.

The Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Innovative Seed Grant Program (ISGP), now in its 11th year, recently announced more than $1.1 million in seed funding through 23 grants, with a focus on interdisciplinary ventures that take investigators in high-risk, high-reward directions.

One day, next-generation gene therapies could be used to nudge the body’s own cells to make those proteins at precisely the right time and in just the right amount. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder biochemistry professor Robert Batey and Alexandria Forbes, Ph.D., founder and CEO of New York-based biotech firm MeiraGTx, are teaming up to explore how to do it.

The IRB has posted updated guidance documents regarding Classroom Research/Course Projects, and the use of Focus Group Procedures. Check out the Guidance Documents page to see these new guides!

The NVC, now in its ninth year, highlights aspiring Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder entrepreneurs and offers students, faculty and staff a chance to conceptualize, design and pitch innovative ideas with support and mentorship from industry partners such as the Caruso Foundation and the Anchor Point Foundation.

As part of an effort to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and collaborative output of partnerships between Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s nationally-ranked aerospace programs and small companies in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ serving the aerospace and defense sectors, the university held its first Small Business Forum on March 16.