October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and part of cybersecurity awareness is understanding how cybercrime connects with your daily life and work. “Cybercrime is not just a distant news story,” said David Capps, chief information security officer for the University of Colorado system. “It is a daily reality for the CU community and our information security teams are your partners in tackling this modern crime wave.” Everyone at CU can work together to prevent, detect and respond to a wide variety of attempted cybercrime.
Faculty across the University of Colorado system this year attracted $1.7 billion in sponsored research funding and gifts supporting research, a new record total in CU history. In achieving the collective record, each of the four CU campuses also attained new records for sponsored research funding and gifts supporting research. The systemwide figure reached in the 2023-24 fiscal year is 7% higher than the previous year’s total. This marks the eighth consecutive year CU has topped the $1 billion mark.
University of Colorado leadership last week celebrated the career and contributions of Tanya Kelly-Bowry, CU’s longtime advocate at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C. The Board of Regents unanimously passed a resolution expressing deep gratitude for Kelly-Bowry’s dedicated service, leadership and contributions to the CU system. Regents also granted her the title of Vice President Emerita in recognition of her significant and distinctive service.
On Oct. 4, the University of Colorado Showcase will bring together all that is great about entrepreneurship and innovation across the four campuses. Among those taking part in the event, helping to represent the CU community’s diverse industries and perspectives, is UCCS alumnus Rafael De La Vega. He is the founder and CEO of Salt, a sports-tech company specializing in odor-control solutions for athletic applications.
The CU community is invited to be part of the inaugural CU Showcase: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Impact, an event celebrating the remarkable innovations and entrepreneurial spirit thriving across our four campuses. Set for 1-6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the CU Showcase is presented by CU’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. The event will explore key themes including innovations supporting aging, fostering inclusion and community resilience, incubating and accelerating diverse founders, and breakthroughs in health care, quantum technology, climate resilience and the outdoor industries.
