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A new publication headed by the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering seeks to create better alignment among academic programs and sector needs when it comes to training engineers in global development.

The Mortenson Center will announce the winners of the Global Engineering Outstanding Student and Outstanding Professional awards at the 4th Annual Global Engineering Awards, This event takes place as a part of the Colorado WASH Symposium happening March 10 & 11th.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society has named Mortenson Center Associate Director Karl Linden a 2021 AAAS Fellow.

Mortenson Center alum Tejovan Parker recently contributed to an Engineering For Change article about the power of cryptography and other new information technologies that benefit humanity by creating new ways for social and economic institutions to function.

In a new journal article, Dr. Gunārs Platais and his co-authors explore the need for integration and adaptation between practices that have led to the COVID-19 pandemic and those which rely on traditional practices and knowledge. The paper argues that the pandemic is an opportunity to adapt and counteract human...

Dr. Karl Linden and his colleagues set out to accurately test various UV systems to see which was the most effective at inactivating SARS-CoV-2. Their research shows that the most effecive ultraviolet light is also the safest.

In a new paper co-authored by Professor Amy Javernick-Will, of construction engineering, and Tony Tong, of the Leeds School of Business, researchers found that female engineers are more likely to ask questions to gain information, and they’re likely to ask those questions of other women.

Jenna Whiteplume is the first CU Boulder student benefitting from the Colorado American Indian Tribes In-state Tuition law. Colorado passed Senate Bill 29 earlier this year, granting in-state tuition to members of American Indian tribes with historical ties to Colorado.

When discussing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), most international development practitioners focus on the approaches and challenges in low- and middle-income countries. At the 2020 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Water and Health conference, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) researchers and practitioners instead discussed WASH inequalities in high-income countries...

MCGE affiliate faculty Fernando Rosario-Ortiz and Ben Livneh spoke with CU Boulder Today about how wildfires impact water quality and influence the risk of landslides.