Student Research Showcase: Natalie Church
If Natalie Church’s research is successful, it may result in a sustainable energy source — or it might be used to ferment beer and wine. Either way, the research has plenty of opportunity for growth. (More)
Research Highlights
As child obesity rates climb, Lee focuses research on health and wellness for school-age kids
One-third of children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and 80 percent of those children age into overweight or obese adults. Joey Lee, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at UCCS, has focused his academic and professional career on changing that. (More)
Student Research Showcase: Naila Tagoilelagi
One day, Naila Tagoilelagi hopes to join the medical field. But along the way, she wants to help other women pursue meaningful careers in STEM, too — and break down the obstacles that women face in STEM careers every day. (More)
Student Research Showcase: Madison Fox
Madison Fox may be trying to break one of the strongest chemical bonds in existence, but she’s not fazed by the challenge. Instead, she’s excited to be part of an Undergraduate Research Academy project that could help millions of people around the world. (More)
Student Research Showcase: Alexis Rayburn
Alexis Rayburn has been bitten by the research bug — and now, as part of an Undergraduate Research Academy project focused on insect studies, she’s working to discover how alpine moths have changed over the last 40 years. (More)
UCCS names Cybersecurity Education and Research Center in honor of distinguished alumnus Kevin W. O’Neil
O’Neil’s transformational gift to enable extraordinary opportunities for students and community The University of Colorado Colorado Springs today unveiled the Kevin W. O’Neil Cybersecurity Education and Research Center, made possible by the landmark $3 million (More)
Student Research Showcase: Brendan Gould
Brendan Gould, a first-year computer science and mathematics major, is working to discover how to cause humans to drive more safely — mathematically. Gould answered eight questions about the research, part of his Undergraduate Research Academy project. (More)
Celebrate the 2020-21 year of research
Despite the impacts of COVID-19 on research capacity, UCCS has witnessed a banner year for sponsored programs — research funded in whole or in part by external funds — and scholarly activity. (More)
What’s privacy got to do with it? $500,000 NSF award to combine cybersecurity and resilience research efforts
A team of UCCS researchers, made up of both resilience and cybersecurity experts, aims to create a secure, practical, end-to-end cyberinfrastructure that could accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in human resilience research. (More)