Spring 2020 Issue

Student group tackles antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance—the ability of bacteria, viruses and fungi to adapt to common remedies, leading to increasingly difficult-to-treat superbugs—represents a looming threat to global health. In labs at CU Boulder and around the world, researchers are exploring strategies for revamping antibiotics to work in the face...

New undergraduate major and graduate degrees build on college’s strengths A 3D-printed heart? A robotic surgeon? Biomedical engineering has come a long way from the invention of the scalpel. And now, it’s getting a boost at CU Boulder with a new undergraduate major and graduate programs launching in fall 2020...

The team performs penetration testing on a gene sequencing machine at Colorado State University. Students explore security risks around genetic data collection Genetic data is some of the most valuable personal information we have. But protections and assurances around its collection and storage lag behind those built into consumer products,...

‘30 under 30’ winner’s startup focuses on pinpointing why pharmaceuticals work

Architectural engineering alumna finds her light as an OB-GYN Ragan Gage, right, at East Cascade Women's Group in Bend, Ore. I was really good at cardiology, and you could say, in a way, it's similar to electrical systems for buildings but it's involving a body. Regan Gage thought she would...

Researchers exploring ways to make drug delivery safer and more effective By looking at health problems through an engineering lens, CU Engineering researchers are creating ways to make drug therapy delivery safer and more effective. By working across departments, disciplines and research units, our engineers are innovating solutions for the...

From machine learning to real-time imaging, CU Engineering researchers are changing the way medical treatment is imagined, designed and delivered A new approach to stopping the spread of cancer Assistant Professor Maureen Lynch Mechanical Engineering The three most common cancers in the United States are breast, lung and prostate cancer,...

My PhD is ultimately a path back to teaching. The three years I taught at West Point were the most rewarding years of my military career. Veteran will apply skills from PhD research to mentoring West Point cadets. For PhD student Brodie Hoyer, the opportunity to instruct and mentor cadets...

When I heard about the (partnership) program, it was the best of both worlds. Partnership Program Partnership program helps students engineer their own CU experience. In 2018, the CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science launched a partnership program with Western Colorado University’s Paul M. Rady School of Computer...