Jana Milford

Oil and gas companies must monitor fracking emissions as Colorado adopts first-in-the-nation rules to reduce air pollution

Sept. 30, 2020

Prof. Jana Milford of Environmental Engineering at CU Boulder and commissioner of Conservation Colorado plays a pivotal role in formulating rules to regulate air pollution in Colorado, by mandating methane, benzene, or volatile organic compound emissions monitoring to oil and gas companies.

Professor Shelly Miller

From air purifiers to holiday gifts: Experts say these are the products to buy before fall and winter

Sept. 28, 2020

According to EVEN Prof. Shelly Miller home air purifiers can filter out the airborne particles in your air that could possibly contain Covid-19.

Karl Linden's lab

Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic – if it’s 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’s 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Magazine.

A message to the members of the EVEN community

June 17, 2020

Dear EVEN community, We share in the grief felt by millions over the recent deaths of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and the outrageous deaths of Black people at the hands of police and civilians. These deaths have focused our attention on the racial inequities and...

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.

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