Karl Linden's lab

Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic 鈥 if it鈥檚 used the right way

Sept. 9, 2020

Professor Karl Linden's article in "The Conversation" on how to best to harness UV light to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus and protect human health as people work, study, and shop indoors.

Prof. Cresten Mansfeldt

How sampling campus wastewater aims to keep COVID-19 in check

Aug. 28, 2020

Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt is leading an effort to monitor the wastewater leaving residence halls on campus to detect and intercept community spread of COVID-19.

Karl Linden

New gift caps growth year for Mortenson Center in Global Engineering

Aug. 24, 2020

A gift of $2 million from the Mortenson family caps an impressive year of growth for the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, including new federal and nonprofit funding totaling more than $11 million and significant research findings.

Shelly Miller

Why better ventilation is key to limiting COVID-19 spread on campus

Aug. 24, 2020

Shelly Miller has spent years studying the airborne transmission of diseases. This summer, she鈥檚 worked closely with campus facilities teams to ensure that students, faculty and staff can breathe the safest possible air.

Woman sitting on a luggage at the airport

Experts weigh in on airborne transmission of COVID-19

July 10, 2020

The novel coronavirus may be able to travel from person to person through tiny particles floating in the air, according to a recent letter signed by 239 scientists from across the globe. The international team, which includes six faculty members from CU Boulder, lays out evidence showing just how tenacious the pathogen behind COVID-19 can be: the virus, the group says, can likely drift through and survive in the air, especially in crowded, indoor spaces with poor ventilation like many bars and restaurants.

Karl Linden

Are Ultraviolet Sanitizing Lights Safe for Humans?

June 17, 2020

Professor Karl Linden's research in UV light featured on the 麻豆视频 Magazine.

Lake

U.S. Army funds study on origin and behaviour of neurotoxin in water

June 15, 2020

A new study headed by Professor Fernando Rozario-Ortiz will unveil a new chapter into the research on saxitoxin, the cyanotoxin responsible for the illness known as paralytic shellfish poisoning.

Marina Vance art for her new publication

Research paper looks at exposure to airborne particulate matter in homes

June 8, 2020

Assistant Professor Marina Vance鈥檚 group has published a new research paper titled 鈥淚ndoor particulate matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, size distributions, and exposures鈥 in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Angela Bielefeldt

New research to examine role of mentoring in STEM majors鈥 retention

May 6, 2020

Professor Angela Bielefeldt is starting a new research project that examines how mentoring and identity relate to retention among STEM majors in college. The work is funded by CU鈥檚 Research & Innovation Office Seed Grant program and is in partnership with the School of Education.

Marina Nieto and Eddie Villalba

Environmental engineering researchers study airborne coronavirus disinfection

May 5, 2020

An environmental engineering research team at CU Boulder has been chosen to study the fate of airborne coronavirus indoors. The study aims to test airborne coronavirus disinfection responses using the large bioaerosol chamber in Professor Mark Hernandez lab.

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