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Browser extension helps the visually impaired interpret online images

Jan. 30, 2018

ATLAS researcher Darren Guinness developed technology that conveys online photo content to the visually impaired

David Bowie's face painted on a wall with flowers in front of it from grieving fans.

When celebrities die, social media gets toxic

Dec. 6, 2017

Katie Gach's research about how people mourn finds that people are mean to each other online, even in times of tragedy.

HyunJoo Oh with paper mechatronics

Paper robots teach kids basic engineering principles

Sept. 23, 2017

NSF grant supports research aimed at cultivating a passion for STEM fields among young children.

Darren Guinness

Software framework turns small robots into controllers

Sept. 22, 2017

Software turns digital toys into digital tools for desktop applications.

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Lighting the way to science and art education

Aug. 10, 2017

Lila Finch's new workshop shows teachers how to help students embrace both art and technology.

Lila Finch working on sculpture

Graduate student project illuminates science for youth

May 24, 2017

In the lobby of the Roser ATLAS Building, a nine-foot illuminated tree sculpture is lending artistic form to scientific function.

Photo of Hyunjoo Oh

ATLAS Doctoral Student Chosen as Member of Autodesk’s Pier 9 Artists in Residence Program

March 14, 2017

Hyunjoo Oh is one of 22 successful applicants from across the country and world to be selected for the prestigious program

Students working together at Creative ++ jam

Creative++ attracts participants with non-tech backgrounds

March 7, 2017

No longer just for kids, the Laboratory for Playful Computation's BlockyTalky toolkit empowers adults to invent their own creative interfaces.

Three students looking at a computer screen while working together at T9Hacks

Female-focused, collaborative hackathon session slated for Feb. 25

Feb. 16, 2017

Pack a laptop, a change of clothes and some creativity, and head over to CU Boulder ATLAS Institute for T9Hacks, a unique event for female computer programming newcomers to explore a hackathon environment while learning and solving compelling problems. A 24-hour invention marathon of sorts, participants will have the opportunity...

Photo of students coding together at T9Hacks

ATLAS hosts CU’s first-ever women’s hackathon

Feb. 16, 2016

In February, ATLAS hosted the University of Colorado Boulder's first-ever women's hackathon, an event intended to promote gender diversity in technology and creative industries.

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