Bloom earns NSF CAREER award
The five-year award will advance research in real-time systems and cybersecurity and increase workforce development necessary to address skills gaps and shortages in the profession. (More)
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UCCS online programs shine in latest U.S. News & World Report rankings
In a recent report published by U.S. News & World Report, UCCS boasts six distinct online programs ranked among the best in the nation, with one program cracking the top-10 as being best for veterans (More)
Cepon-Robins: A healthy sense of disgust can keep you from getting sick
Cepon-Robins was the lead researcher on the first study in its field to directly test whether people who are more sensitive to feeling disgust will become exposed to fewer pathogens – and thus suffer fewer infections. (More)
COVID-19 Research Forum presents new findings, questions for the future
Four UCCS faculty members presented new findings at the UCCS COVID-19 Research Forum, with research spanning disciplines and presenting new questions for future exploration. (More)
Commencement Feature: Chris Boles aims for the stars (and beyond)
When Chris Boles graduates this December with his degree in computer engineering, he’s setting his sights sky-high – on Mars, in fact. And at the same time, he’s lighting the way for those who follow. (More)
Cepon-Robins illustrates how immune responses to intestinal parasites could reduce severity of COVID-19
Tara Cepon-Robins, assistant professor of anthropology, hypothesizes that the immune system, when stimulated by parasites, could suppress inflammatory immune activity such as that causing the most severe COVID-19 symptoms. (More)
Sponsored research grows to $18 million at UCCS in 2019-20
UCCS faculty brought in over $18 million in sponsored research funding in 2019-20 and generated more than 800 research and creative works in 2019 as UCCS and CU celebrated the past year of research. (More)
New engineering research center aims for sustainable electric transportation
Researchers at UCCS will play a key role in a multi-institutional effort, funded by a renewable $26 million National Science Foundation grant, to develop an international research center dedicated to advancing sustainable electrified transportation. (More)
Success Stories: Missy Uveges ’19
For Missy Uveges ’19, being an ICU nurse is about rigor, autonomy, trust, teamwork and intensity – and decisions that mean the difference between life and death. She couldn’t imagine a better career. (More)
All-female physicist team publishes research on magnetic domain walls
An all-female team of Colorado physicists, including former associate professor of physics Karen Livesey and UCCS alumna Alex Stuart ’19, recently published scientific research on the properties of magnetic domain walls. (More)