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Event: CU Engineering Projects Expo set for April 28

April 13, 2023

Everything CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ engineering students learn culminates in capstone design projects, presented at the annual Engineering Projects Expo. This year's event will feature projects from mechanical engineering; computer science; electrical, computer and energy engineering; biomedical engineering, and creative technology & design.

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Computer science PhD student leads research into secrets of honeycomb formation

April 12, 2023

Researchers in the Department of Computer Science and BioFrontiers Institute are studying honeycomb formation in bees with the hope of one day recreating the same intricate and impressive hexagonal structures for other uses.

Adam Holewinski

Adam Holewinski receives Fulbright to synthesize renewable fuels and chemicals

April 11, 2023

Adam Holewinski, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to research efficient ways to produce sustainable chemical products and fuels using electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind.

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As rising temperatures affect Alaskan rivers, effects ripple through Indigenous communities

April 11, 2023

Results published in February show how rivers can serve as a measurable quantity for understanding the cumulative impacts of climate change in Arctic regions.

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Bruns lands prestigious NSF CAREER research award to usher in next generation of “smart" tattoos

April 2, 2023

Assistant Professor Carson Bruns in Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research that investigates how the art of tattooing can incorporate the latest advances in nanotechnology to improve human health.

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Faculty set to host seminar on education, research practices, and ethics of ChatGPT

March 30, 2023

This session will provide a chance to hear from and have conversations with leading experts on the technical areas underlying ChatGPT and other generative AI, the uses of generative AI in university and K-12 education, and the ethical and societal issues associated with generative AI tools.

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Capitalism caused climate change. Can capitalism also solve it?

March 29, 2023

Professor Evan Thomas will discuss CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ’s work to bring climate finance solutions to water quality challenges in the American West and East Africa at TedXCU on April 7 in Macky Auditorium.

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Former astronaut and NASA administrator offers advice, perspective to ÐßÐßÊÓƵ aerospace students

March 29, 2023

Former NASA administrator and astronaut Charles Bolden addressed ÐßÐßÊÓƵ students in a special seminar on the past and future of spaceflight and space exploration last week. Bolden served as the leader of NASA from 2009-2017 and flew on four space shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s...

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Graduate Student Appreciation Week on campus set for April 3–7

March 28, 2023

Graduate Student Appreciation Week offers a variety of free events, workshops and services to CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ graduate students.

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Video: How Kayla Sprenger Uses Computational Tools in Energy and Health Research

March 27, 2023

Kayla Sprenger is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Biomedical Engineering Program at CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ.

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