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Paul Chinowsky is interviewed in a new Colorado Sun feature on obstacles to air conditioning in schools. The article discusses how schools are handling the growing need for cooler temperatures in K-12 buildings. Chinowsky, an emeritus professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and director of the...

Professor Paul Chinowsky discusses a push to expand seawalls in an interview with Roll Call. The piece highlights funding from the federal government to build barriers to hold back ocean surges in the face of climate challenges. Chinowsky, an emeritus professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering,...

The Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder is welcoming two new faculty members for the 2022-2023 academic year. Meet the team and see why we're excited about these talented new hires:

Hot summer days can mean high electricity bills. People want to stay comfortable without wasting energy and money. Maybe your household has fought over the best strategy for cooling your space. Which is more efficient: running the air conditioning all summer long without break, or turning it off during the...

Popular Mechanics is profiling work by Professor Wil Srubar on a new kind of carbon-neutral cement derived from algae. Srubar, an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, is working at the forefront of biomimetic and living materials science and engineering. Concrete accounts for over seven...

The U.S. State Department has offered four Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards to CU Boulder faculty members for 2022–23. The prestigious fellowships, funded through Congress and administered through the Institute of International Education, facilitate teaching and research abroad. Karl Linden (Canada) Linden is a professor and the associate director of the...

Arthur Antoine (PhdCivEngr’17) is a proud Buff and an outstanding College of Engineering and Applied Science volunteer. Since graduating from CU Boulder, Antoine has established a successful career Shrewsberry & Associates, an engineering consulting firm, as a senior project manager. As a CU Engineering Front Range Regional Network Ambassador, Antoine...

Colorado Daily is spotlighting the University of Colorado Boulder's participation in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-funded program to develop a preliminary tool designed to help people around the world learn whether their drinking water is at risk of containing chemical toxins. “The goal here is to have an impact certainly...

From figuring out where memories are stored to how sensory information translates to behavior, new technologies are helping neuroscientists better understand how the brain works. Hear from several experts, including CU Professor John Crimaldi , on The Conversation.

Evan Thomas discusses the possibilities of using carbon offset markets to address water scarcity in a new column in Harvard Public Health. Thomas, an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and director the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, is an expert in water and air...