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Former Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPostdoc Wins 2020 Nobel Prize

March 18, 2021

Jennifer Doudna smashes the glass ceiling with her historic recognition in chemistry. Doudna, a former Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder postdoc, won the prize for co-development of the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 with French microbiologist Emmanuelle Charpentier — the first time a science Nobel had been won by two women together.

David Wineland, Nobel Prize Winner

Infographic: Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØand the Nobel Prize

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder boasts five Nobel laureates, four in physics and one in chemistry. Here's more on CU's scientist-celebrities.

Nobel Prize

Not All That Glitters Is (Merely) Gold

Oct. 19, 2018

Sometimes it's also a Nobel Prize medal

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØnobel laureates

Now – Nobel Road

Dec. 1, 2016

Four of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s five Nobel Prize winners stroll the campus together.

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Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØWins Fourth Nobel Prize

Dec. 1, 2012

Telling time as we know it could change dramatically, thanks to CU-Boulder lecturer David Wineland who won the Nobel Prize in physics in October.

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Building a Nobel Reputation

June 1, 2012

The factory for Nobel Prize winners on campus grew by 56,000 square feet in spring.

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Get your John Travoltage on

March 1, 2011

Computer-simulated lessons by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman.