CU Boulder is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded in 1876, five months before the Colorado territory achieved statehood. Its research mission is bolstered by eleven research institutions housed within the university. Each institution uniquely supports faculty from different academic departments. This allows these institutes to sponsor genuinely multidisciplinary research. Well-known alumni include Steve Wozniak, Matt stone, Hale Irwin, Chauncey Billups, Robert Redford, Glenn Miller, and Lynne Cheney, among many others.