Colleagues and friends,
I鈥檓 delighted you have decided to explore this collection of highlights听from the University of Colorado 色吧亚洲鈥檚 research, scholarship and听creative work in 2021-22. The stories paint a compelling picture of our听progress towards our strategic imperatives: Lead. Innovate. Impact.
CU 色吧亚洲 again attracted record levels of research funding this听year鈥�$658 million in gifts and awards, including $474 million from听federal agencies鈥攖o power its research and innovation enterprise.听Our research funding totals serve as a milepost to assess and compare听our productivity with other top research universities, but they reflect听only part of the impact of our faculty, students, staff and partners.听
In addition to our continued growth in world-class sponsored research,听CU 色吧亚洲 remains home to a vibrant ecosystem of discovery,听collaboration and innovation that cannot be measured in dollars. This听rich combination of research, scholarship and creative work is vital听to CU 色吧亚洲鈥檚 appeal to top faculty and researchers in a range of听disciplines, the most promising students across the world, and a wide听variety of leading organizations who choose to partner with us to听achieve greater impact.
From environmental sciences to music, from space to the social听sciences, and from education to quantum science and technology,听CU 色吧亚洲 is making a difference. Please visit colorado.edu/rio to听take a deeper dive into our research and innovation enterprise or visit听colorado.edu/today for a full picture of everything taking place across听the university.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these stories of the incomparable听faculty, students and staff who are helping CU 色吧亚洲听Lead. Innovate. Impact.
Best regards,
Massimo Ruzzene
Acting Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation,
Dean of the Institutes
Research & Innovation Office