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Announcing "An Evening with John Hayes"

April 2, 2018

I am excited to announce that this Thursday evening at 6 p.m. we will have Ball Corporation president and CEO John Hayes on campus for an event and conversation. I’ll sit down with John in the ATLAS Black Box Studio to talk about his role as the company’s leader, the...

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Future electric cars could recharge wirelessly while you drive

March 27, 2018

Over the last two years, Assistant Professor Khurram Afridi and his team in electrical, computer and energy engineering have developed a proof of concept for wireless power transfer that transfers electrical energy through electric fields at very high frequencies.

The team interacts with a real dog as part of their research.

Â鶹ÒùÔº building autonomous companion dog for people with dementia

March 23, 2018

Electrical and computer engineering undergraduate capstone team hopes to relieve the confusion, fear and isolation people with dementia feel by designing a robotic animal that will provide a companionable presence.

Dana Stamo, ChemBioEngr'18

Dana Stamo, ChemBioEngr'18

March 23, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? My mom always taught me to follow my gut. While my friends in high school deliberated and ranked colleges, I was set on CU Boulder for some reason; it was my dream school. I researched and I visited and it all...

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Senior design goes off road, literally

March 23, 2018

Baja SAE is a relatively young program on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Now in its third year, the program has built a strong foundation for future teams to stand upon. What do we do? Baja SAE is an annual tournament hosted by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)...

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CU Engineering Projects Expo set for April 27

March 22, 2018

For years, our students have been applying their engineering skills to creative and challenging team projects and presenting their work in department exhibitions. In our 125th year at CU Engineering, we’re going bigger. On April 27, more than 140 student teams will combine for a collegewide Engineering Projects Expo, highlighting...

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MD5 Critical Infrastructure Hackathon offers $15K investments

March 22, 2018

MD5 , the Department of Defense's technology accelerator, will hold one of Colorado's biggest hackathons of the year on the weekend of April 6 at CU's Idea Forge. We'll invest $15,000 in up to four winning teams, awarding those who can help the state of Colorado with new concepts in...

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Detecting methane from miles away

March 22, 2018

University of Colorado, CIRES, NOAA and NIST team harnesses Nobel Prize technology to detect distant gas leaks A new field instrument developed by a collaborative team of researchers can quantify methane leaks as tiny as 1/4 of a human exhalation from nearly a mile away. CIRES, NOAA, CU Boulder, and...

Performer in the ATLAS Black Box Experimental Theater

Propose an event, exhibit or project for ATLAS Black Box

March 21, 2018

The ATLAS Center for Arts, Media and Performance is currently accepting proposals for performances, installations and showings in the Black Box Experimental Studio for next academic year.

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Five CU Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked in Top 20

March 20, 2018

U.S. News and World Report ’s annual rankings are in, and five CU Engineering graduate programs are in the top 20 amongst our public school peers. The College of Engineering and Applied Science includes: No. 8 in aerospace engineering No. 11 in chemical engineering No. 12 in environmental engineering No...

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