Charley Thomas

Charley Thomas wins prestigious NDSEG Fellowship

April 28, 2021

The prestigious fellowship, offered through the U.S. Department of Defense, promotes education in science and engineering disciplines relevant to national defense.

Mark Rentschler, Greg Rieker

Rentschler, Rieker named National Academy of Inventors Senior Fellows

Feb. 12, 2021

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Futurum partnership puts CU research in the hands of younger students

Feb. 4, 2021

It’s hard to imagine a teenager who could resist exploring mechanical engineering after learning about Endoculus, the small device developed by CU Boulder Professor Mark Rentschler and student researchers in his lab that can navigate the human gastrointestinal system with ease and may someday help doctors care for their patients.

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2020-21 Rocky Mountain Mechanics Seminar Series

The Rocky Mountain Seminar Series provides CU Boulder faculty, staff and students with the opportunity to hear from researchers across disciplines from various institutions.

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Researchers develop patient-specific models to prevent repeat strokes

Dec. 19, 2020

With diagnostic technologies being developed by Assistant Professor Debanjan Mukherjee of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder, engineers and clinicians are hopeful some strokes may soon be prevented.

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New healthcare-related grants enable research into pandemics, rheumatoid arthritis

Dec. 3, 2020

The AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant program announced its inaugural round of grants totaling $625,000 for novel research projects integrating expertise from the CU Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses. Three of these projects were born out of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering.

CU Boulder and CU Anschutz

Infectious disease containment, anxiety disorder interventions among collaborative projects funded by AB Nexus grants

Nov. 20, 2020

The AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant program announced its inaugural round of grants totaling $625,000 for novel research projects integrating expertise from the CU Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses.

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Researchers scale up tiny actuator inspired by muscle

Nov. 12, 2020

Researchers at CU Boulder are collaborating to develop a new kind of biocompatible actuator that contracts and relaxes in only one dimension, like muscles. Their research may one day enable soft machines to fully integrate with our bodies to deliver drugs, target tumors, or repair aging or dysfunctional tissue.

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Let’s talk about transmission of respiratory infectious diseases

Nov. 11, 2020

Professors Shelly Miller and Nina Vance, along with Miller's daughter, Renee Leiden, produced a video explaining how the transmission of respiratory infections can occur.

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The New York Times: Serve up some extra precautions at your thanksgiving table this year

Nov. 10, 2020

Public health officials, including mechanical engineering Professor Shelly Miller, urge families to keep celebrations small, avoid mixing households and open the windows.

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