Group of mechanical engineering students work on a project

Mechanical engineering students competing in national wind energy competition

Feb. 17, 2022

The group of mechanical engineering seniors is the first CU Boulder team to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition—an event in which future engineers are challenged to find a unique solution to a wind energy project.

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New data science programs shows tremendous popularity, growth

Feb. 17, 2022

Three-and-a-half years ago, a small team began building a master's degree program they believed potential graduate students were yearning for. This month, as the team surveyed five sessions of enrollment results, they knew they'd gotten it right.

Waleed Abdalati

Waleed Abdalati appointed to NASA Advisory Council

Feb. 17, 2022

On Feb. 16, NASA announced that CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati has been appointed to the NASA Advisory Council.

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Alumnus explores depths of new music with current graduate student

Feb. 17, 2022

Saxophonist, composer and improviser Aakash Mittal is collaborating with current master’s student MarieFaith Lane on a project blending Hindustani and Western classical music.

Kaushik Jayaram

Science documentary series features Kaushik Jayaram’s research

Feb. 17, 2022

A new documentary series looks at how nature can help humanity solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and one of the episodes features a Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering professor.

Vitro3D startup contributors

Aligning business and tech—and teeth, too

Feb. 17, 2022

It takes a wealth of technical knowledge to create a company that uses a novel form of 3D printing to potentially revolutionize a visit to the dentist. If successful, this CU startup will have the Leeds School's collaboration with engineers to thank.

A Protect Our Herd–face covering required sign at the entrance of Farrand Field

COVID-19 campus update: Feb. 17 issue

Feb. 17, 2022

In this week’s update, learn more about why CU Boulder’s mask requirement will continue even after Boulder County’s mask mandate expires later this week.

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Looking to improve your cumulative GPA?

Feb. 17, 2022

Retaking a course for grade replacement just got simpler for both undergraduates and graduate students.

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Theater-based vocal empowerment programs increase self-authorship, civic engagement among young Egyptian women

Feb. 16, 2022

Vocal empowerment programs can promote a positive sense of self-perception among young Egyptian women and increase their willingness to express opinions on issues affecting their communities, according to a new CU Boulder study.

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New research paves the way for atomic clocks 50 times more precise

Feb. 16, 2022

Physicists have shown that two tiny atomic clocks, separated by just a millimeter or the width of a sharp pencil tip, tick at different rates—a powerful test of Albert Einstein's 1915 theory of general relativity.

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