Research Report

A wealth of research, education, federal labs, established industry leaders and startups is creating a Quantum Silicon Valley.

A team of ̽����Ƶ engineers, and one startup company called LongPath Technologies, are taking a whiff of that Colorado air: They’re using advanced laser technology to spot methane leaking from pipes at oil and gas operations across the West.

For over a decade, scientists have attempted to synthesize a new form of carbon called graphyne with limited success.

̽����Ƶ, which earned the Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) designation in 2019 from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), received the APLU’s Innovation Award in 2021.

̽����Ƶ and CSU Pueblo are partnering on a research study to investigate whether lending laptop computers improves graduation rates and other academic performance indicators for firstyear students with unmet financial need.

The old saying “a carpenter is only as good as his tools” is equally appropriate for the modern-day researcher: More than ever, truly pioneering research depends on world-class infrastructure, including high performance computing.

In partnership with a group of Latinx high school students from Boulder Valley School District, researchers from the Renée Crown Wellness Institute at ̽����Ƶ have developed and implemented a peer-led model of social support called Circles de Confianza (of Trust).

Research suggests that a nationwide ban on abortion could increase maternal mortality by double digits.

Early childhood learners from low-income schools wait more, move less than wealthier school peers.

More than half of people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with a second or third.