Marina Nieto Caballero and Eddie Fuques Villalba prepare to assess the infection potential of murine coronavirus in CU Boulder lab

Environmental engineering researchers study airborne coronavirus disinfection

May 7, 2020

An environmental engineering research team led by Professor Mark Hernandez has been chosen to study the fate of airborne coronavirus indoors.

Jewett family prepares to serve from the Bamen Ramen food truck

Engineering alumna's family food truck serves hospital staff in Portland

April 28, 2020

In just one day, they served 500 bowls of ramen and 1,200 gyoza. Two of the couple’s children, 10-year-old Sami and 12-year-old Jacob, helped cook and serve meals.

Anna Blakney in lab coat at Imperial College London

From Bryant lab to London, alumna’s educational journey led her to the fight against COVID-19

April 28, 2020

An alumna of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is at the forefront of international COVID-19 vaccine research.

A child spraying something into the air by clapping.

The science of coronavirus and infectious aerosols

April 28, 2020

Professor Shelly Miller in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering writes in The Conversation that the more people understand how aerosols work, the better they can avoid getting or spreading the coronavirus.

Moon Yin with box of donated masks

Engineering alumnus leads Shanghai chapter mask donation

April 20, 2020

In mid-March, chapter leader Moon Yin (ElCompEngr’16) reached out to the Alumni Association with an offer to donate surgical masks to support their alma mater.

Staff member holds 3D printed face shield components

ATLAS makers print face shield parts

April 13, 2020

Joining the global grassroots response to shortfalls in personal protective equipment, members of the ATLAS community are 3D printing parts for face shields to help protect local medical personnel against the highly contagious novel coronavirus.

Daniel Larremore

Larremore using Facebook data in the fight against COVID-19

April 9, 2020

Larremore and several colleagues from Colorado joined a nationwide study that seeks to use social media data to better understand how coronavirus cases might grow and travel in the coming weeks.

Medical staff at Boulder Community Health pick up meals.

Boulder community rallies to support restaurants, medical staff

April 7, 2020

CU Engineering’s Kyle Judah, executive director of entrepreneurship, is among a small group of community members who saw an opportunity: to support local restaurants while providing fuel for the fight against COVID-19 to frontline healthcare workers.

Shelly Miller

Indoor air quality expert tackles questions on COVID-19

April 3, 2020

How can you keep your indoor air quality healthy if you’re stuck at home amid a global pandemic? Professor Shelly Miller of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Environmental Engineering Program has been tackling these and other questions in her Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering class.

Rachel Sharpe works on a 3D printed mask component in the ITLL

Labs use 3D printers to create face shield parts for health care workers

April 1, 2020

As coronavirus cases mount in Colorado, several dozen 3D printers have roared back to life on the CU Boulder campus. They’re making personal protective equipment for health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis.

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