DIY arcade games made out of cardboard and smartphones

How to turn throwaway cardboard into a DIY arcade game

Aug. 2, 2022

Like many people across Colorado, Peter Gyory spent the height of the COVID-19 pandemic sitting at home with nothing to do. Then the researcher, a game designer by training, noticed all the random materials he had lying around his house. “I was really frustrated that I couldn’t make games,” said Gyory, a doctoral student at CU Boulder’s ATLAS Institute. “I realized I was surrounded by cardboard. I thought: ‘How could I make a game out of that?’”

Keith Molenaar

Molenaar highlights progress, community and relationship building as cornerstones of his early tenure as dean

Aug. 1, 2022

Provost Russ Moore appointed Molenaar as the college’s permanent dean in late June. Molenaar said he has already started discussions with leadership about updating the college’s strategic vision and plans to move into an inclusive and encompassing feedback phase for that work in the near future.

Rain fall sensors in Africa

Pair of CU Boulder PhD students publish research to address growing drought issues in Africa

July 28, 2022

CU Boulder PhD candidates Katie Fankhauser and Denis Muthike are lead authors of new research on our ability to forecast, mitigate and quickly respond to increasingly intense drought conditions in Africa due to climate change.

CU Boulder campus seen from the air

Call for Nominations: Awards for Outstanding Postdocs & Faculty Mentors

July 27, 2022

To highlight the contributions of postdocs and postdoc mentors, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) will be recognizing Outstanding Postdocs and Outstanding Mentors during National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW), September 19-23.

Seth Marder

Four Questions With Global Climate Summit Summit Co-Chair Seth Marder

July 27, 2022

Marder is an expert in chemical and biological engineering and director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) at CU Boulder.

Augmented reality view of minesweeper like game

PhD students explore trust between humans and robots with augmented reality version of Minesweeper

July 22, 2022

Computer science researchers have developed a reinforcement learning-based algorithm that could improve human and robot teams in areas like search and rescue.

Cliff and Carol Pearson

Giving Back, Giving Forward

July 22, 2022

To Cliff and Carol Pearson, supporting student scholarships is a tangible way to not only invest in future generations of leaders and innovators, but also to give back to a place that is so meaningful in their lives. Learn about the Pearsons' investment and meet two engineering students currently receiving their awards.

Frank Barnes in 2010

Barnes at 90: Helping others succeed is a career highlight

July 22, 2022

As his milestone birthday approaches, Barnes is still advising graduate students, working on research projects and “rattling cages” across the university on topics he’s passionate about.

A student working in the COSINC lab

COSINC to host Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization Hands-on Workshop

July 21, 2022

The Colorado Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility will host a day-long workshop and training session on Material 3D-Nanofabrication and Characterization from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Aug. 9 on CU Boulder’s Campus in the Gallogly 鶹Ƶy Learning Center.

Peter Hamlington

Peter Hamlington elected chair of Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering

July 21, 2022

Associate Professor Peter Hamlington is the new chair of the Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering Department at the 鶹Ƶ.

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