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Catch up on the LAS Research Highlights podcast. This episode’s guest is James Kovacs, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, who shares how his path changed from music to chemistry and molecular biology, what his current research entails and the challenges accompanying it. (More)
A collaborative team of five talented students from the UCCS and Pikes Peak State College is set to make history with their innovative research experiment bound for the International Space Station in spring 2025. (More)
UCCS is a growing university, and is establishing itself as a strong contender in many disciplines – something that UCCS alumna and current Yale doctoral candidate, Madison Fox, can attest to. (More)
The research of Vander Zanden is filling a hole in our understanding of how cells communicate. “It’s a fundamental mechanism of cell signaling,” said Vander Zanden. “If you can control this, you can control what the cell does.” (More)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry held its 2023 Department Research Symposium Summer on Aug. 4. (More)
This summer, the first-ever UCCS STEM Outreach Program brought underrepresented high school students to the UCCS campus to experience science labs in a university setting. (More)
Allen Schoffstall, a UCCS chemistry professor, was recognized on June 9 at the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center during a celebration of the chemistry department and a toast to Schoffstall for his 55-plus years of teaching at UCCS. (More)
Using funding from a $300,000 CU Next award, UCCS will work alongside CU Boulder and CU Denver to pilot a new Learning Assistants program to bring peer tutoring to UCCS classrooms. (More)
When Madison Fox graduates, the retired competitive figure skater is headed to a biomedical research fellowship with Dr. Anthony Fauci. For her, the equation is simple: Choose what makes you happy — everything that makes you happy. (More)
This summer, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will launch the UCCS Stem Outreach Program, which will invite 24 high school students from underrepresented backgrounds to experience collegiate-level labs in chemistry, biology, biochemistry and human anatomy. (More)