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Asteroids

June 8, 2017

The Key to Understanding our Solar System Chunks of space rock hurtling towards Earth putting humanity in mortal danger makes an entertaining asteroid-inspired movie. While that scenario could actually happen someday, there are equally important reasons to study asteroids other than their potential to be threatening. As the bits and...

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What is your Grand Challenge?

June 7, 2017

Science and engineering are all about thinking big. And if you like thinking big, then pay attention to this July 1 deadline . What are Grand Challenges? Grand Challenges are ambitious but achievable goals that harness science, technology, and innovation to solve important national or global problems and that have...

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Research, Career Opportunities Highlighted for Women in Aerospace

June 7, 2017

The 2017 CU Boulder-MIT-Stanford Women in Aerospace Symposium was hosted by the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder on May 31 and June 1. Sixteen outstanding women doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in aerospace engineering disciplines participated, representing a variety of academic institutions across the country. Several male...

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Low-Stress Materials

June 7, 2017

GETTING STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. Hammering your thumb. Paper cuts. All things that are miserable, but none may be as universally despised as going to the dentist to get a cavity filled. A new product developed by 3M ESPE—and based on technology invented by Christopher Bowman, distinguished professor of...

Computer Science Surge

June 7, 2017

Civil Engineering team winners

Bridging Course Work with Real-World Projects

June 6, 2017

When a torrent of water ripped down Boulder Creek in September 2013 during historic flooding, a pedestrian bridge connecting the Boulder Creek Path with Folsom Field was one of the casualties. For 50 civil engineering students, the bridge’s loss became an educational opportunity. During the 2014 fall semester, they took...

Subtle Heat

June 6, 2017

Infrared camera creates sharp focus from temperature changes The air temperature in Victor Bright’s office is mild, maybe 70 degrees. There aren’t any obvious drafts or pockets of warm or cold air. All the books on the shelves, the papers on his desk and the pictures on the wall seem...

EngiNearMe: Bringing Engineering to Denver high schoolers

EngiNearMe: Bringing Engineering to Denver High Schoolers

June 5, 2017

A record of 55 Denver high school students will get a chance this week to earn $2,500 scholarships to CU Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science while experiencing the fun of hands-on engineering. All students participating in the weeklong Campos EPC EngiNearMe Program on the Boulder campus who are...

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Ralphie Handlers

June 5, 2017

Stephanie Herriage (ArchEngr ’14) from Palos Verdes, California, and James de la Garza (ArchEngr ’15) from San Antonio, Texas, are Ralphie Handlers. Ralphie and her handlers kick off football, lacrosse and soccer games to the excited cheers of Buffs fans. STEPHANIE HERRIAGE | PALOS VERDES, CA Choosing CU-Boulder for her...

Life Hacks

June 5, 2017

How the BTU Lab at the ATLAS Institute is creating the next generation of innovators Hackers get a bad rap. Thanks to popular culture, mention “computer hacker” and people immediately think of Matthew Broderick in War Games, or any number of recent security breaches of data. In reality, hackers are...

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