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Future Leaders Winner addressing society's biggest challenges
Nicholas Kruus has written and contributed to nearly a dozen research papers.
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Nicholas Kruus has written and contributed to nearly a dozen research papers.
Evan Whistler is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School and a leader on his robotics team.
Siena Parr, a junior at Dolores High School, is the latest addition to this prestigious club with a concentration on biology as her STEM focus. She said the thing that's drawn her to the world of science is simple.
Ersel Serdar is a junior at Cherry Creek High School, and he's innovating to make space travel more efficient.
The latest winner of the Future Leaders award is a senior at Peak to Peak Charter School and uses science to solve problems.
Caleb Woldemichael is building tiny satellites and honing skills for the future.
Throughout the school year, CBS Colorado and its partners recognize high school students who excel in the STEM fields.
Future Leader's winner, Neil Bhavikatti, is a senior at Cherry Creek High School, and math is his favorite subject.
Lexi Meier recently got a behind-the-scenes tour of the profession she hopes to one day work in.
Aditi Avinash is working to improve therapies for people who are gluten intolerant.
Bryce Hunter is a sophomore in the Cherry Creek School District, and the current Future Leaders winner.
The latest winner is Julien Crawford, a 12th Grader at Endeavor Academy. It was a change in schools that has allowed Julien Crawford to thrive, especially in his science classes.
Trey Brauchler is a senior at Rock Canyon High School, and feels called to study biotechnology.
Mylo Lovejoy excels in STEM in one of Colorado's smallest school districts.
Kylie Grimes graduated from Columbine High School in Littleton and has big plans for the future.
CBS Colorado honors high school students who are excelling in science, technology, engineering or math, STEM.
When Conner Harte agreed to design new signs for his school, he got a great lesson in mechanical engineering.
March's Future Leader is a senior at STEM School Highlands Ranch, and taking classes at Arapahoe Community College.
Trevor Venerable is excelling at the kind of cyber security that will make the nation's networks a little safer.
The January Future Leaders winner is a senior at Mountain Vista High School who loves math and science.
Future Leaders winner Alex Bostley calls calculus his favorite class, and is inspired by aerospace engineering.
Amber Ganger is volunteering with the Civil Air Patrol as one of several ways she's pursuing her STEM interests.
Sophie Reynolds noticed there were not enough girls in her Biotech class, so she did something about it.
Kadin Denner is a senior at Cherokee Trail High School, and plans to study electrical engineering on a swim scholarship.
Spencer Tanenholtz is a senior who sees he's future as exploration and conservation of ocean habitats.
After an impressive string of wins, combined with a serious "Murray Flurry," the Nuggets have put themselves in a great position to land a favorable Western Conference playoff seed at season's end.
Puccini's iconic opera La bohème is a classic story of love and loss. Opera Colorado is bringing it to the stage.
Children's Hospital Colorado and Alice 105.9 are teaming up for the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon, a daylong event dedicated to sharing stories of hope and healing while raising funds for pediatric care. Learn how to donate.
Due to frigid temperatures forecast throughout the week, the City of Denver is extending its cold weather shelters through Feb. 20.
A preschool in Steamboat Springs is now closed less than a week after a staff member was arrested during a child abuse investigation.
Puccini's iconic opera La bohème is a classic story of love and loss. Opera Colorado is bringing it to the stage.
Children's Hospital Colorado and Alice 105.9 are teaming up for the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon, a daylong event dedicated to sharing stories of hope and healing while raising funds for pediatric care. Learn how to donate.
Due to frigid temperatures forecast throughout the week, the City of Denver is extending its cold weather shelters through Feb. 20.
A bystander hurt in the Wash Park shooting earlier this month says he lost his memory for three days after he was struck by a bullet.
A preschool in Steamboat Springs is now closed less than a week after a staff member was arrested during a child abuse investigation.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife confirms that a gray wolf has entered Teller, Park and Fremont counties.
A store manager at Safeway in Jefferson County is being credited with keeping a woman from becoming a victim in a gift card scam.
The South Adams County Fire Department rushed to a burning home in Commerce City early Thursday morning.
A preschool in Steamboat Springs is now closed less than a week after a staff member was arrested and charged with child abuse.
The former Mesa County clerk and recorder, is demanding her release from jail as she challenges her election interference convictions.
After an impressive string of wins, combined with a serious "Murray Flurry," the Nuggets have put themselves in a great position to land a favorable Western Conference playoff seed at season's end.
It's been two weeks since the Denver Broncos Foundation announced an unprecedented move to provide more than 15,000 Riddell Axiom football helmets for free to high school programs across the state.
A growing sport in a Colorado community is now looking for somewhere closer to home for practice.
The Russian-led IBA's criminal complaints against the International Olympics Committee stemmed from a 2024 controversy in women's boxing.
A performer at Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show who unfurled a flag with the words Sudan and Gaza in a protest over the two wars there will be banned from NFL stadiums for life, the league says.
America's trading partners keep their markets to closed to U.S. exports, White House says in ordering up plan to impose global tariffs.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
America's trading partners keep their markets to closed to U.S. exports, White House says in ordering up plan to impose global tariffs.
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.
Children's Hospital Colorado and Alice 105.9 are teaming up for the annual Cares for Kids Radiothon, a daylong event dedicated to sharing stories of hope and healing while raising funds for pediatric care. Learn how to donate.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
It's been two weeks since the Denver Broncos Foundation announced an unprecedented move to provide more than 15,000 Riddell Axiom football helmets for free to high school programs across the state.
Influenza trends have reached record highs in recent weeks.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
America's trading partners keep their markets to closed to U.S. exports, White House says in ordering up plan to impose global tariffs.
Recalled rolling coolers were sold for a six-year period by retailers nationwide including Amazon, Costco and Target.
Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed they've scrapped merger talks announced in December, ending a potential combination that would have created the world's third-largest automaker.
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The bird flu is still wiping out poultry flocks, leading to supply shortages. Here's when egg prices could come down, experts say.
The Jefferson County School District is apologizing to the parents of a Columbine High School student after school officials helped the student lie on a federal form and then hid it from her parents so she could move in with a teacher.
An HOA management company was ordered by a judge to pay over $2 million back to an HOA. A lawsuit alleged one company official used homeowners' fees to buy a Louis Vuitton designer bag, a luxury Lincoln SUV, and more.
In the run up to a no-confidence vote this month on the fire chief, rank-and-file firefighters are facing a pressure campaign seeking to get them to vote against the no-confidence vote on him.
Phil Washington, the CEO of Denver International Airport, has seen and experienced what thousands of other commuters deal with often- severe congestion; "It's bad, and it's getting worse," says Washington.
A judge sentenced an Arapahoe County woman to 90 days in jail and probation for physically and mentally abusing her 55-year-old cousin who operated at the level of a 5 to 8-year-old child.