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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university’s first commercial spinoff, and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.

Elizabeth Shevchenko Wittenberg was born in China, detained in World War II Japan and fully embraced her American life. A scholarship named for her describes her life in 54 words—here is the rest of the story.

Naya O'Reilly, a scuba diver and environmental studies doctoral student, spent the summer in Madagascar studying sustainable oceans as part of a fellowship with the NSF-funded Global Sustainability Scholars.

Sanggay Tashi, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, will use a $50,000 award to do on-the-ground research into Tibetan nomads as they adapt to a changing world.

Balaji Rajagopalan grew up in a small railroad town near Hyderabad, India, in a home without running water. Now a professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources, Rajagopalan was recently honored with a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship and an opportunity to make a difference in his native country.

From trailblazing research to cultivating the future workforce, the University of Colorado has been the epicenter of the state’s space research sector since 1948.

In the spring of 2022, Morgan Chudd spent a semester studying in Washington with the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ in D.C. program. While interning with the governmental relations firm Potomac Advocates as a research analyst, she also gleaned lifelong professional experience.

Shelby Buckley has made the research trip of a lifetime—studying the impacts of climate change up close and personal on a five-week trip to the Arctic aboard an icebreaking ship.

Last summer, 18 Earth science data corps interns completed an immersive summer internship program with ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, Oglala Lakota College, United Tribes Technical College, Metropolitan State University of Denver and CIRES' Earth Lab, bringing new perspectives to studies of birds, water and Indigenous lands.

A panel of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder and local municipal government leaders agreed there are a variety of actions U.S. citizens can take to support the current protests in Iran—primarily by listening to and following the lead of the Iranian people themselves.