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Global Seminar: Structural Analysis of Iconic Structures This course seeks to examine the intersection of Structural Analysis/Design with Architecture, combining rigor with beauty. This is best examined through iconic structures of a type seldom taught in undergraduate curriculum (arches, cables, shells), three-dimensional frames. Those may be bridges, towers, stadiums, cathedrals,...

Professor Joe Ryan, who served as the faculty director for the project, said his team’s goal was to have more science considered in decisions about oil and gas regulation.

On Oct. 5, Fernando Rosario-Ortiz had the opportunity to meet with the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Roselló. Roselló was visiting CU Boulder as part of a presentation to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights . During their meeting, Rosario-Ortiz discussed the work that he and other researchers in environmental...

In this Younger Members Committee (YMC) webinar, Abbie Liel explained the ongoing human-caused seismicity in Oklahoma, Kansas and other parts of the central U.S. from an earthquake engineering perspective. She discussed if these earthquakes are different from the natural (tectonic) earthquakes in important ways for earthquake engineers, and if they...

The State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC) in Colorado is one of three recipients of the 2018 STIC Excellence Awards for demonstrating success in fostering a strong culture of innovation among stakeholders. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Federal Highway Administration sponsor the annual award to...

Ten faculty in CEAE, led by Associate Professor Abbie Liel , have been awarded a GAANN grant from the Department of Education to fund eight graduate students for PhDs. The project aims to increase the number of graduate students and, eventually, researchers and teachers, who have the multidisciplinary skills to...

CU Professor John Crimaldi is the lead PI on a $7 million BRAIN Initiative collaboration funded by the NSF since 2015 to understand how animals navigate through odor plumes, and how the brain functions during this process. The Odor Navigation project involves seven investigators at six institutions (University of Colorado...

Associate Professor Fernando Rosario-Ortiz 's work was featured on NPR. Specializing in wastewater chemistry, Rosario-Ortiz has led two rounds of initial testing of Puerto Rico's water, showing possible lead contamination. In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Rosario-Ortiz and his team led a project evaluating the changes in water quality in...