Dean Bobby Braun at computer

First 40 Western Colorado University students enroll in CU Engineering partnership program

Aug. 29, 2019

The highly qualified class includes 28 mechanical engineering students and 15 computer science students, with two-thirds of students hailing from Colorado.

The galaxy as seen from space

In push to deep space, human-robot teaming will be key

Aug. 29, 2019

If humans are going to travel further into space – to places like Mars and beyond – the robotic systems involved will have to become more autonomous, shedding costly teams of handlers on Earth and relying more on the astronauts for missions lasting six or more years.

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PhD student Jordan Dixon interviewed for Brainwaves podcast

Aug. 28, 2019

Dixon is working on augmented reality lenses for NASA’s astronauts that could one day help people who are blind.

Rafael Piestun and his students standing in a lab with a laser

Technique detailed in Nature Photonics enables real-time imaging towards use in medical field

Aug. 28, 2019

A new paper in Nature Photonics from researchers at CU Boulder details impressive improvements in the ability to control the propagation and interaction of light in complex media such as tissue – an area with many potential applications in the medical field.

Kathy Vega of ShineOn talks to attendees

Catalyze CU Demo Day 2019 showcases startups

Aug. 27, 2019

Twelve weeks ago, six student teams joined the Catalyze CU startup accelerator with innovative concepts and a hunch that their ideas might be marketable. This week, they were proven correct, as all emerged from the program with viable prototypes, waiting customers and vastly improved knowledge of how to successfully launch a startup from scratch.

Jim Bridenstein at CU Boulder

VIDEO: NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstein Q&A with CU Boulder students

Aug. 23, 2019

On Aug. 23, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visited CU Boulder where he toured the university's new Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building. During a whirlwind visit to campus, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine toured CU Boulder's new Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building , the new home of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of...

Students on a tour of Ball facilities during 2018 career day

Ball Corporation contributes more than $1 million to CU Boulder

Aug. 23, 2019

CU Boulder announced two major gifts Thursday from Ball Corporation and its foundation, including a $1 million gift from Ball to support the university’s new Aerospace Engineering Sciences building opening this fall.

Melinda Piket-May

Piket-May chosen as Timmerhaus Ambassador

Aug. 23, 2019

Melinda Piket-May, an associate professor of electrical, computer and energy engineer at CU Boulder, won the ambassadorship, which pays $25,000 for each of the two years she will serve.

Keith Molenaar outdoor portrait

Molenaar presents new findings on “design-build” benefits at Construction Industry Institute’s Annual Conference

Aug. 22, 2019

Professor Keith Molenaar presented research confirming the benefits of the “design-build” delivery system at the Construction Industry Institute’s Annual Conference this month in San Diego, California.

Florencia Cabral

Online and on campus: Post-baccalaureate student finds community in online degree

Aug. 22, 2019

Florencia Cabral, a student in the online post-baccalaureate in computer science who has been pursuing her degree from Montevideo, Uruguay, decided to take advantage of an opportunity to spend her summer researching recommender systems with Robin Burke from the Department of Information Science.

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