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CU Boulder is one of America’s leading public research universities dedicated to a student-centered campus that enables success for every student.

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As one of only 36 U.S. public research institutions in the Association of American Universities (AAU), the University of Colorado Boulder is about realizing the positive impacts of new knowledge.
 
From offering dozens of exciting programs in a range of academic fields, to serving as one of the world’s most dynamic research and innovation hubs, to working closely through hundreds of public outreach efforts with communities across Colorado and the world, we take pride in helping our students, faculty, staff and partners turn new ideas into productive outcomes that change lives.
 


Health

Our researchers strive to better understand healthy systems for humans and animals. In doing so, we’re able to explore disease states and diagnoses, helping to develop treatment strategies that can improve overall health.

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Climate

The future of climate and energy go hand-in-hand. CU Boulder researchers are exploring climate, energy, Earth and environmental sciences to develop and advance technologies and ideas that can drive global impact.

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Space

Learn how our new research pioneers new technologies in space science. Our faculty do it all—from enhancing research infrastructure to inspiring the next generation of STEM innovators.

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Professor Mark Hernandez demonstrates the installation process for the classroom air quality remote sensors

Researchers fight COVID-19 with new air filtration in Denver Public Schools

When students in more than 20 Denver Public Schools return to classrooms for the spring semester, they’ll be coming back to cleaner indoor air, thanks in part to work being done by University of Colorado Boulder environmental engineering researchers.
CU Boulder students wait in a campus building

Do COVID vaccines prevent transmission? CU Boulder kicks off national trial

At 10:25 a.m. Thursday, CU Boulder senior Olivia Parsons became the first participant to receive vaccination in a national study aimed at answering a critical question in the fight against COVID-19: Does the Moderna shot prevent people from spreading the virus?
tangled protein

How a tangled protein kills brain cells, promotes Alzheimer's

A University of Colorado Boulder study, published this week in the journal Neuron, shows for the first time that tau aggregates gobble up RNA, or ribonucleic acid, inside cells and interfere with an integral mechanism called splicing, by which cells ultimately produce needed proteins.
Engineers work on the Hope probe in a cleanroom

How years of international collaboration led to Hope circling Mars

On Feb. 14, 2021, the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first mission to Mars led by an Arab nation, released its inaugural image of the red planet in incredible detail. The photo, taken by the mission’s Hope (“Al Amal” in Arabic) probe, showed the red planet at dawn as sunlight moved across the surface—just revealing the edges of Olympus Mons, the tallest volcano in the solar system.