Students from 2019 EngiNearMe Program present their final engineering project

CU Engineering diversity efforts recognized nationally

Sept. 12, 2019

CU Engineering recognized nationally for commitment to diversity in the college, community and state.

Rat cardiac fibroblasts—which happen to be in the shape of a heart—grown on hydrogels mimicking cardiac tissue and treated with human serum

Mimicking the heart's microenvironment

Sept. 11, 2019

CU Boulder engineers and faculty from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (CFReT) at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have teamed up to develop biomaterial-based “mimics” of heart tissues to measure patients’ responses to an aortic valve replacement procedure, offering new insight into the ways that cardiac tissue re-shapes itself post-surgery.

A student looking at the windcline in operation

Burning up: CU researchers use unique tunnel to study wildfires

Sept. 11, 2019

Researchers at CU Boulder are using experiments and computations in a new sloping wind tunnel to study how wildfires form and move across different landscapes; applying cutting edge research tools to understand an old problem that Colorado has become quite familiar with in recent years.

Subekshya Bidari

PhD candidate Subekshya Bidari earns $20,000 fellowship

Sept. 10, 2019

Her research examines how honeybee swarms interact through communication mechanisms such as “waggle dancing” and other types of signaling to make decisions that maximize their foraging yield.

The CU Boulder campus as seen from above

CU Hosts Rocky Mountain Fluid Mechanics Research Symposium

Sept. 10, 2019

The fifth annual Rocky Mountain Fluid Mechanics Research Symposium was held on July 29 at CU Boulder.

Exterior shot of the Engineering Center

College continues national rankings rise

Sept. 9, 2019

Five undergraduate engineering programs ranked in top 20 for 2020.

Katie Simon Headshot

Alumni Volunteer Spotlight: Katie Simon, MechEngr18

Sept. 5, 2019

This past year, over 400 alumni donated their time to the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Using their skills and technical expertise, they volunteered through a variety of opportunities such as mentoring students, serving on an advisory board, or guest lecturing. Katie Simon (MechEngr'18) lives in Louisville, Colorado, and...

The CU Boulder campus and Flatiron Mountains.

Aspiring aerospace business leaders: Propel your career with new certificate

Sept. 3, 2019

Do you want to be a business leader in aerospace? The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and the Engineering Management Program at the 鶹Ƶ have teamed up to offer a unique graduate certificate: Engineering Management in the Aerospace Industry. “We’ve developed this certificate for...

Engineering Center with fall colors

Engineering Center first CU building to go plastic-free for beverages

Sept. 3, 2019

This includes both of the Gravity Cafe coffee shops and all of the vending machines in the Engineering Center. The coffee shops will begin to stock compostable cups, lids, straws, plates and silverware for our use, and PepsiCo has replaced all beverages in the vending machines with glass or aluminum containers.

Carlie Charp

Carlie Charp, CTD'22

Sept. 1, 2019

Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? The University of Colorado has everything and more in terms of what I was hoping for in a university. CU has an engineering program which is among the very best in the nation. CU also has a unique program which is not...

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