Announcements & Deadlines
- The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines.
- The 2024 Research & Innovation Seed Grants, awarded by CU Boulder’s Research & Innovation Office and the Office of the Provost, are funding 19 new projects for up to $50,000 each.
- The Faculty Leadership Institute is dedicated to identifying, nurturing and supporting emerging leaders as they chart their course toward advanced academic leadership roles. The group is now accepting self-nominations for 2024–25.
- CU Boulder’s journey towards gender parity in engineering is a clear signal that diversity in STEM is achievable. In just two decades, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has transformed its engineering landscape, growing its female undergraduate class.
- The Research & Innovation Office is requesting nominations by May 20 for the 2024–25 Distinguished Research Lectureship, which is among the highest honors bestowed by faculty upon faculty.
- At its meeting on April 11, the University of Colorado Board of Regents will recognize CU’s most recent slate of distinguished professors, including Brian Argrow, Marie Banich, Shemin Ge and Dragan Maksimovic from the Boulder campus.
- Building on efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in physics, CU Boulder’s Department of Physics and JILA will host a conference in January 2025 that will bring approximately 150 students from the Midwest to Boulder.
- The University Libraries awarded undergraduate Cristal Alvarado a $500 prize for her compelling video, “There’s Always More to Life Than We May Think.” Watch the winning contest entry.
- The American Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Service Award is granted to a fellow who has, in his or her professional career, “adhered for more than 30 years to the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession and to the service of the public.”
- Kicking off a road trip requires more than a destination, and preparing for CU’s annual open enrollment can go more smoothly when you give your contact and coverage details a quick check. Open enrollment begins April 22.