Professor Stephanie Bryant speaks during an interview about the project.

Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in five years

March 26, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) granted $39 million to a CU Boulder-led team to pioneer a single-shot joint treatment that would stop cartilage and bone from erosion and promote regrowth.

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Meet Our Undergrads: Sara Leschova

March 26, 2024

We sat down with third-year mechanical engineering student Sara Leschova to share about her CU Engineering experience! Sara serves as the Director of Special Events & Advocacy for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at CU Boulder for the 2023-2024 school year.

Jerome Fox

Jerome Fox elevated to senior member of prestigious National Academy of Inventors

March 25, 2024

Jerome Fox, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). His research focuses on engineering microbes for drug discovery. He founded Think Bioscience, a company developing medicines for conditions like Rett Syndrome and cancer.

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CU Boulder grant tackles sustainable alternatives for urban lawn irrigation

March 22, 2024

Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, from CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and Assistant Professor Isabella Oleksy, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, received a $296,000 grant from the Colorado Water Board to investigate ground cover options that could replace turfgrass.

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Holding tax software accountable

March 21, 2024

Errors in tax software could keep you from your best return, or worse, leave you liable for inaccuracies. Now, computer science researchers at CU Boulder are working to ensure the correctness of tax software.

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CU Boulder postdoc earns biomedical fellowship for intestine research

March 20, 2024

Kaustav Bera, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored with a prestigious three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, which supports career development of young scientists engaged in basic biomedical research.

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Diddams named an IEEE Fellow for optical frequency combs contributions

March 20, 2024

​Scott Diddams, the Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair in Discovery Learning and Professor at CU Boulder, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow for his contributions in optical frequency combs.

Mia Lonergan

Meet Our Undergrads: Mia Lonergan

March 19, 2024

We sat down with graduating environmental engineering student Mia Lonergan from the Society of Women Engineers to share about her CU Engineering experience! Mia has served as treasurer for the CU Boulder Society of Women Engineers (SWE) during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

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CS PhD student wins People's Choice award at Three Minute Thesis competition

March 8, 2024

Learn more about Aaquib Tabrez, a computer science PhD student who won the People's Choice award for his effective presentation on how he helps robots and autonomous systems more effectively explain their decision-making processes to human collaborators.

 The USS Portland test-fires a laser weapon. The photo captured infrared light to make the beam visible. Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert/Marine Corps via AP

High-energy laser weapons: How they work, what they are used for

March 8, 2024

Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the growing threat from swarms of drones. Read from CU defense expert Iain Boyd on the Conversation.

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