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Congratulations to Dr. Florian Pfender, on receiving the National Science Foundation award, "Flag Algebra and Semidefinite Programming" (Award #2554130), with total funding of $150,000. This is a collaborative award with Dr. Bernard Lidický, from Iowa State University, (Award #2554129, $150,000).

This research has the potential to make a meaningful impact on society by helping public agencies make investment decisions that are not only efficient but also equitable and broadly supported by the communities they serve.

CU Denver researchers use PODMM to speed up rarefied gas transport modeling in nanoporous media while maintaining strong accuracy.

CLAS celebrates Farhad Pourkamali-Anaraki’s SDM 2026 paper acceptance on conformal prediction for trustworthy aerial image classification in data-scarce settings.

CU Denver celebrates a CLAS research paper accepted to SIAM SDM 2026, advancing more reliable predictive uncertainty for real-world machine learning.

CU Denver’s Dr. Elizabeth Huntley helped lead a global study comparing K-12 Arabic language education across six countries, informing policy, teaching, and program design.

CU Denver Chemistry Professor Scott Reed (second from left) wins first place in AI pitch competition Explore a Degree in Chemistry CU Denver Chemistry Professor Scott Reed won first place in the AI pitch competition hosted with support from the Colorado SBDC serving Aurora-South Metro. The award includes $25,000 in...

Big congratulations to J. Carlos Martínez Mori from CU Denver’s Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and his co-authors Ari Cruz, Bruce Fang, and Pamela E. Harris on receiving the 2026 Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Trevor Evans Award.

Join us in congratulating Andrew Kitterman (PhD student), Yaning Liu (PhD advisor), and their co-authors on their recent publication!