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The classrooms of Barnum Elementary School in Denver echo with the chatter of students and the instruction of teachers. The white, waist-high, curved machine in the corner is quiet as can be. The machine, which looks like a less-complicated R2D2, contains a NASA-designed HEPA filter and is part of a...

A new publication headed by the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering seeks to create better alignment among academic programs and sector needs when it comes to training engineers in global development. The publication comes after the center hosted over 100 participants from universities, donors, government agencies and industry partners for...

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society, today announced that three CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ researchers will join the ranks of its newest class of AAAS Fellows . CU ÐßÐßÊÓƵ faculty named to the prestigious fellows program are: Noah Finkelstein, professor and vice chair...

Rajagopalan Balaji is a ÐßÐßÊÓƵ professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and he is changing the way we see climate change.

When working with ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Sherri Cook, you'll push beyond the boundaries of what's possible. Watch and learn how she's building a more sustainable future, for everyone, through clean water systems.

As coronavirus cases popped up across California in March 2020, the previously impossible happened in Los Angeles County: The region’s normally bumper-to-bumper traffic slowed by roughly 24%. Lucky drivers were now, suddenly, able to make it from Burbank to Santa Monica at rush hour on the 101 and 405 in...

Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water . UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems eliminate pathogens in building air; and UV lamps kill bugs in drinking water . Perhaps...

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in 2020, musicians around the world were desperate for the answers to two pressing questions: Can playing musical instruments transmit COVID-19? And if so, what can be done? Now, halfway through 2021, the first official research results are in—and it’s good news: The...

Banner Image: A view of the Fourmile Canyon Fire burning west of ÐßÐßÊÓƵ from an overlook in Louisville, Colorado on Sept. 6, 2010. (Credit: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado) Researchers at the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ have been awarded $1.1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for two projects...

Assistant Professor Marina Vance uses her passion for drawing to educate and inspire by creating animated science videos that share her research in aerosol particle transformation in easily accessible ways. As a recent NSF CAREER Award recipient , Vance will continue her research at the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ while...