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#ILookLikeAnEngineer What does the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag mean to you? It's always bothered me when people ask what my major is or where I work and seem really surprised. There are so many stigmas surrounding programmers (for example, Doritos and Mountain Dew) that are just outdated and untrue. In my personal...

Gregor Henze of civil, environmental & architectural engineering will lead project to develop an occupancy detection system that relies on cameras to detect human presence and monitor patterns of activity in electricity use throughout homes.

Every May, nearly 1,000 engineering Buffs graduate. Every October, thousands of Buffs come back to campus for Homecoming. And this November, we’re asking the Forever Buff family to give back for Giving Tuesday. We’re excited to join the global movement that is Giving Tuesday , an initiative that follows the...

Ammonia production is helping to nourish the world – and simultaneously threatening it. A critical component of nitrogen-based fertilizers, ammonia also releases carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere through its production process. PhD student Chris Bartel is seeking a way to eliminate those harmful gas emissions while...

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? I chose Engineering Plus at CU Boulder because I wanted to be in a program that was inclusive of all different students and had hands on engineering courses. I wanted to be in a community of people who were collaborative rather...

Tell us about what you're involved in at BOLD. What do you love about it? Last Spring, my friends and peers elected me to be their Vice President of oSTEM. The CU Boulder chapter of oSTEM has only been around since Fall 2016, and just this semester it has more...

Almost every day, our department hears from people who want to come back to school for computer science. No doubt they’ve heard about the nearly 500,000 unfilled computing jobs in the U.S. To help those people get the skills they need to enter the computing workforce, the University of Colorado...

#ILookLikeAnEngineer What does the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag mean to you? I can totally relate to this campaign because as a woman Army ROTC cadet and computer science major, I have always been in the minority. It is vital for women and minorities to feel like they belong because they are just...

This spring, the University of Colorado Boulder created a new level of distinction for instructional faculty. This new level is recognized by the title of "teaching professor." This honor is reserved for individuals who have held the rank of senior instructor for at least three years and have a record...