Greg Whiting Soil Samples

Biodegradable sensors aim to make farming more efficient

Feb. 5, 2019

By developing sensors to optimize inputs for greater crop yields, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Gregory Whiting aims to mitigate environmental losses, decrease energy use and improve farm profitability for food, feed and fuel crops, a project funded by ARPA-E.

2019 Brooke Owens fellows collage.

CU leads pack with 5 Brooke Owens fellows

Feb. 5, 2019

A record setting number of University of Colorado Boulder students have earned Brooke Owens Fellowships. The highly competitive program provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration. Five Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê students: Kira Altman, Dallas Capozza, Vera Demchenko, Michelle Lin, and Maureen McNamara...

A stream in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Photo: Chris Jaros

A water quality mystery, solved in Antarctica

Feb. 4, 2019

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê researchers, including several from CU Engineering, have developed a possible answer to a longstanding mystery about the chemistry of streamflow, which may have broad implications for watersheds and water quality around the world.

Hanspeter Schaub

Schaub elected an AIAA fellow

Feb. 4, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder Smead Aerospace Professor Hanspeter Schaub has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA confers the distinction of Fellow in recognition of notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences or technology of aeronautics and astronautics. Schaub is a prolific...

Alumni gather in Houston

Regional Alumni Network launches in Houston

Jan. 31, 2019

The college launched its second regional network in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 24 at Karbach Brewery, offering alumni an excellent opportunity to connect and network with one another.

Eric Keller and Murad Kablan

Networking spinout Stateless raises $11.33 million in Series A funding

Jan. 31, 2019

Investment in company started by computer engineering professor and PhD student represents one of the largest Series A capital rounds raised in Colorado within the past 12 months.

New Venture Challenge logo

New Venture Challenge adds Hardware Track

Jan. 29, 2019

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê New Venture Challenge is recruiting participants for its 11th cohort, offering mentoring and resources for budding entrepreneurs and more than $200,000 for campus startups to make their ideas a reality.

Cassandra Goodby, organizer of T9 Hacks

Q&A: Student organizer traces love of coding to T9Hacks

Jan. 29, 2019

ATLAS students will host the fourth annual T9Hacks the weekend of Feb. 9–10, promoting interest in creative technologies, coding, design and making among college women and non-binary individuals, who often make up less than 25 percent of participants at mainstream hackathons. No coding or other technical skills are required to participate in the 24-hour invention marathon.

Arial drone in the sky

FAA digs deeper into drone traffic management

Jan. 23, 2019

The Federal Aviation Administration announced new awards to three of the 10 drone integration pilot projects for development of technologies to further integrate drones into the national airspace.

Tim Whitehead in his laboratory with equipment in the background

New faculty member Timothy Whitehead eager to collaborate

Jan. 22, 2019

New Associate Professor Timothy Whitehead said he is eager to continue research into proteins and collaborate with faculty at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê in the growing area of biological engineering.

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