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2023 Colorado WASH Symposium

Feb. 24, 2023

The intent of the Colorado WASH Symposium is to provide a platform for sharing and expanding collective knowledge in the field of water, sanitation, and hygiene in both domestic and international contexts. The symposium brings together leaders and WASH practitioners in social enterprises, the private sector, NGOs, academia, and development agencies.

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Tend to get sick when the air is dry? New research helps explain why

Feb. 23, 2023

Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more often in drier environments.

Robyn Macdonald

Video: Computational Modeling of Hypersonic Flows

Feb. 22, 2023

Robyn Macdonald is an assistant professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department at CU Boulder. Her research interests include hypersonic flows, computation of chemically reacting flows, chemical kinetics, and radiation modeling.

Hisham Ali

Building a one-of-a-kind plasma wind tunnel to advance hypersonics at CU Boulder

Feb. 21, 2023

Hisham Ali is pushing the limits of plasma physics and hypersonics in his lab on campus to advance a nationally important area of science and engineering. Ali studies magnetohydrodynamics – a critical area for hypersonic vehicles...

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Five burning questions about ChatGPT, answered by humans

Feb. 20, 2023

CU Boulder Today spoke with Fiesler and three more technology experts on campus: Daniel Acuña, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science; Peter Foltz, research professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science; and Kai Larsen, associate professor in the Leeds School of Business. They touched on what the future holds for ChatGPT and what it might mean for people.

Orit Peleg

Talking with the fireflies: Orit Peleg receives CAREER Award

Feb. 20, 2023

Assistant Professor of computer science Orit Peleg has just received $900,000 over the next five years to learn how fireflies in a swarm synchronize their lighting displays. The funding was provided by a National Science Foundation CAREER award, a highly prestigious early-career grant for junior faculty members.

Majid Zamani

Video: Working Toward Safer Autonomous Systems

Feb. 20, 2023

Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab.

Scott Palo

Palo elected an AIAA fellow

Feb. 16, 2023

Professor Scott Palo has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Palo is the Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a former associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Applied...

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ATLAS Expo 2023 set for May

Feb. 15, 2023

The 2023 ATLAS Expo – 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 4 on campus – features works by our student communities in creative technology, computing and design. The event showcases projects across a range of areas, including AR/VR, games, e-textiles, electronics, and interactive and immersive experiences. Expo will also feature final thesis and capstone projects by graduating students from the Creative Technology & Design academic programs.

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Turkey earthquake a ‘poster child’ for what could happen in Southern California

Feb. 14, 2023

Professors Mueller and Dashti discuss what researchers can learn from the earthquake and how California can prepare for the inevitable.

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