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There is so much to do in Colorado over the summer, even in your own backyard. Here’s our list of the must-do summer adventures in 51´«Ã½ County and a few beyond.

As the deep tech startup scene rapidly grows, the Ascent Deep Tech Accelerator, created by Venture Partners at CU 51´«Ã½, helps founders move past sticking points to hit critical milestones in transitioning their technologies from lab to marketplace.

In this rollicking lampoon of relationships, romance and the influence of town gossip, William Shakespeare delivers a near-perfect enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy. See the play June 11–Aug. 13 in the outdoor theater.

Join Research Computing and numerous leaders to celebrate the partnership between CU 51´«Ã½ and CU Anschutz. Enjoy a 20-minute tour, including snacks, an introduction to Research Computing and a look at the Alpine supercomputer container.

One day, small spacecraft could fly around Earth, using devices called electron beams to remove hulking, derelict spacecraft from orbit without ever having to touch. It may sound like science fiction, but aerospace engineers from CU 51´«Ã½ say they could be ready to test the idea in space in just five to 10 years.

For eight summers, Jody Jahn earned money for college working as a wildland firefighter on U.S. Forest Service crews. Now, instead of rappelling out of helicopters to fight fires, she's an associate professor of communication who studies the culture of wildland firefighting crews.

China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, could sideline U.S. aircraft carrier groups in the Pacific. CU expert Iain Boyd discusses how the weapons work on The Conversation.