CU Engineering isn’t just breaking new ground in our research efforts. We’re also developing new ways to educate students, with two exciting new degrees launched in the past year.
CU Boulder ranked among the top 10 institutions worldwide in producing research and Earth and environmental sciences last year. The university also placed 50th among academic institutions globally in producing high-quality science, overall.
Alena Grabowski is helping a new generation of athletes imagine what’s possible and address the controversial question: Should runners with prosthetic legs be able to compete alongside non-amputees?
A new CU Boulder-led study sheds light on the genetic mechanisms that allowed sunflowers to undergo a relatively rapid evolutionary transition from wild to domesticated in just over 5,000 years.
New CU Boulder-led research shows that three major “switches” affecting wildfire—fuel, aridity and ignition—were either flipped on and/or kept on longer than expected last year, triggering one of the largest and costliest U.S. wildfire seasons in recent decades.
“This building signals an increase in our ability to supply talent to the state’s aerospace economy and is an important step forward for our entire college,” said Bobby Braun, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science and Smead Space Technology Chair.
A new study by CU Boulder researchers suggests that one particular beneficial bacteria can have long-lasting anti-inflammatory effects on the brain, making it more resilient to the physical and behavioral effects of stress.
A new assessment by Virginia Institute of Marine Science, National Weather Service, CIRES/NOAA, and other researchers across the country identifies early-career barriers—and solutions—to improve climate research.
CU Boulder ranked among the top 10 institutions worldwide in producing research and Earth and environmental sciences last year. The university also placed 50th among academic institutions globally in producing high-quality science, overall.
In recent years, Voeltz's research has fundamentally altered the way scientists understand the machinery of life’s most basic unit, redrawing the cellular map and igniting a new field that could lead to new therapies for neurogenerative diseases.
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