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Latest AB Nexus grants advance innovative intercampus research projects

June 9, 2022

the AB Nexus program announced its fourth round of grant awards to faculty from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2022

June 7, 2022

Pride Month is celebrated in June each year to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan on June 28, 1969. The Stonewall Uprising was a riot led by queer and trans people of color against police harassment and is viewed as a catalyst for the Gay Rights Movement in the United States.

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Q&A with Davey Aguiar: "My femininity is a superpower"

June 2, 2022

Davey Aguiar, Coordinator of BOLD Programs & Student Engagement in The BOLD Center reflects on what 'Pride' means to them, the need to remember and honor previous generations of LGBTQ+ people for their sacrifices and contributions, and how embracing their femininity has brought healing and liberation.

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Engineering Management Program expands degree offerings with Coursera partnership

June 2, 2022

The Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program at CU Boulder has been preparing technical professionals to be successful business leaders since 1992 through its on-campus and distance-learning degrees. Now, the program is making graduate education even more accessible and flexible with the launch of a fully online Master of Engineering degree and graduate certificate in partnership with global learning platform Coursera.

Nathan Straub, a rising senior in computer science works on the "skeleton" – a network of accelerometers connected to a low-power computer.

CU Boulder PhD grad, undergrads create drag-friendly garment that changes in real time

May 31, 2022

The CU Boulder team decided to make their project in the wearables space just a little more … fabulous.

Water containers are filled from water spigots in rural Kenya.

Sustainable WASH Systems learning partnership publishes end-of-project report

May 31, 2022

Areas of research Map graphic World map indicating Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Cambodia. Top banner image: Water containers are filled from water spigots in rural Kenya. Key research elements Stakeholders Understanding: Investigated systems-level understanding by stakeholders, finding that their attitudes shifted to emphasize the importance of ownership and maintenance over...

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Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous – a new method to differentiate between them could lead to better treatments

May 26, 2022

Tumors contain thousands of genetic changes, but only a few are actually cancer-causing. Department of Computer Science assistant professor Ryan Layer writes for The Conversation about a quicker way to identify these mutations for more targeted cancer treatments.

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First students graduate from electrical & computer engineering partnership program

May 26, 2022

Julio Puentes and Gerrold Wilkerson are the first students to earn their ECE degrees from CU Boulder while living and studying at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction.

Kimberly with mentor Carrie Adams at the Museum of Boulder

Unmask the Racism connects with the community

May 25, 2022

Unmask the Racism spreads gratitude to health care workers and first responders with meal deliveries and a community art project was displayed at the Museum of Boulder.

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A look back on CU Boulder Professor Jana Milford’s career as she prepares to retire

May 24, 2022

After nearly three decades serving the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor Jana Milford is set to retire August 2022. Milford has held many titles during her distinguished career – from Department of Mechanical Engineering Chair and the first director of the Environmental Engineering Program, to founding faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program.

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