Spring 2020 issue

Student group tackles antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance—the ability of bacteria, viruses and fungi to adapt to common remedies, leading to increasingly difficult-to-treat superbugs—represents a looming threat to global health.

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Features

Biomedical Boost

New undergraduate major and graduate degrees build on college’s strengths A 3D-printed heart? A robotic surgeon? Biomedical engineering has come a long way from the invention of the scalpel.

DNA: Goldmine for hackers?

Students explore security risks around genetic data collection

Alumni Feature

Genomics + Machine Learning

‘30 under 30’ winner’s startup focuses on pinpointing why pharmaceuticals work

Engineering a Medical Career

I was really good at cardiology, and you could say, in a way, it's similar to electrical systems for buildings but it's involving a body.

Research

Special Delivery

Researchers exploring ways to make drug delivery safer and more effective

Biomedical Breakthroughs

From machine learning to real-time imaging, CU Engineering researchers are changing the way medical treatment is imagined, designed and delivered

Student Profiles

A Path Back to Teaching

Veteran will apply skills from PhD research to mentoring West Point cadets.

Western Buffs

Partnership program helps students engineer their own CU experience.

CL: spring 2020 news

Mechanical Engineering Department Named for Colorado Businessman

Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering becomes second named departmentThe highly ranked mechanical engineering department at CU Boulder has been named after Colorado philanthropist and businessman Paul M. Rady, thanks to his generous support of the college.Rady has committed $15 million in philanthropy to CU Boulder, most recently with the goal to initiate and grow an engineering partnership program between CU Boulder and Western Colorado University. A majority of Rady’s giving is designated to e...

Celebrating 50 Years of Computer Science

Top: Students in the 1990s. Above: CU Boulder alumnus Alan Kay speaks on campus in an undated photo. Kay is known as a pioneer of object-oriented programming, personal computing and graphical user interfaces. 50 Years of Computer Science In 1970, the University of Colorado Board of Regents voted to establish CU Boulder’s first Department of Computing Science. A few months later, the name was updated to the Department of Computer Science, and Lloyd Fosdick was appointed as the founding chair....

Professor Anseth Earns International Recognition

Kristi Anseth Professor Kristi Anseth has received one of the most prestigious recognitions in the life sciences: a L’Oreal- UNESCO For Women in Science award. Anseth, a Distinguished Professor and Tisone Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, is being recognized for her “outstanding contribution in converging engineering and biology to develop innovative biomaterials that help tissue regeneration and drug delivery,” according to UNESCO. She is one of only five women in the worl...

Environmental Engineering Turns 20

Daniela Brandao CU Boulder’s Environmental Engineering Program celebrated its 20th anniversary in October with an event that brought together faculty, students and alumni. The evening’s keynote speaker was Daniela Brandao, the program’s first graduate, who works as a senior project manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commision. She spoke about what the program has meant for her and how her experiences at CU Boulder helped her succeed in her career. Several faculty and staff were also honored for...

Engineering Center Goes Plastic-free

In September, the Engineering Center became the first building on campus to go plastic-free for single-use beverage containers. The move included replacing plastic containers in vending machines with glass or aluminum, and working with the Gravity Cafe coffee shop to stock compostable lids, straws and other service items. The college also worked with caterers and restaurants around Boulder to compile a list of vendors who agree not to use single-use plasticware. The plastic-free initiative coincided with th...

Alumni show their spirit at CU Engineering Homecoming Tailgate

More than 250 engineering alumni returned to the Engineering Center on Nov. 9 for our second annual Homecoming Tailgate. The event featured food, lawn games and music from the band Paper Moonshine. Three alumni-owned businesses provided drinks for the event—Bootstrap Brewing Co., owned by Steve Kaczeus (MechEngr’82); Ratio Beerworks, owned by Jason zumBrunnen (ChemEngr’97); and Stem Ciders, owned by Phil Kao (MChemEngr’08, PhD’10).

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Managing Editor: Emily Adams
Creative Director/Designer: Michelle Wiese
Contributors: Charles Ferrer, Ellen Fike, Susan Glarion, Caroline Harrah, Michael Kwolek, Grace Wilson, Jeff Zehnder
Photography: Jesse Petersen
Copy Editor: Michelle Asakawa

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