Sherri Cook

How Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems

Dec. 3, 2021

Assistant Professor Sherri Cook is pushing the boundaries of what's possible to build a more sustainable future for everyone through clean water systems.

Nicholas Turco trail running

The student behind the new Colorado Athletics Visibility Award

Dec. 3, 2021

Based on honors thesis research, undergraduate Nicholas Turco created a scholarship for student-athlete proposals that advance LGBTQ+ inclusion and safety.

black and white image of Graumins Chinese Theater

Music research center to preserve, share historic trove of silent-era film scores

Dec. 2, 2021

CU Boulder’s American Music Research Center is creating a comprehensive digital archive of the Grauman Theatre Scores Collection.

students studying

Mental health is doing the best you can

Dec. 2, 2021

As our schedules fill up and we hunker down for finals week, self-care may be one of the last things on our minds. Regardless of what your finals look like this semester, here are a few tips to help you make it through the week.

community members chatting at a New Venture Challenge event

Mark your calendar for the New Venture Challenge Mentor Mixer Jan. 10

Dec. 2, 2021

As a mentor, you are the secret sauce that makes the New Venture Challenge work. Join us for a mentor networking night. You will have the opportunity to meet other mentors and discuss what it means to be a mentor for a team preparing to compete.

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Holiday Festival to celebrate community comeback

Dec. 2, 2021

MarieFaith Lane, a current graduate student and the Holiday Festival 2021 concertmaster, offers a first-person perspective on the spirit of this weekend’s community event.

Tissues with diverse structural and mechanical characteristics.

Nuclear deformation research could advance artificial tissue engineering

Dec. 2, 2021

The work of Professor Corey Neu and Benjamin Seelbinderk looks at how cells adapt to their environment and how a mechanical environment influences a cell. The research has the potential to tackle major health obstacles.

two layers of ice in deep snow following rain on snow events

Rainfall in Arctic soon to be more common than snowfall

Dec. 2, 2021

More rain than snow will fall in the Arctic, and this transition will occur decades earlier than previously predicted, a new study led by the University of Manitoba and co-authored by scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at CU reports.

Elle Sandifer

Alumni spotlight: Working with Sanergy to address international sanitation challenges

Dec. 2, 2021

Elle Sandifer is a 2020 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer with Sanergy to address urban sanitation challenges in Nairobi, Kenya.

Lianne Brito

Cuba to Colorado: Doctoral student studying earthquakes to build better world

Dec. 2, 2021

For Lianne Brito, "resiliency" is her personal watchword. Overcoming obstacles has been a way of life, from growing up in Cuba to her journey as a doctoral candidate in geotechnical earthquake engineering.

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