Evan Kirk and Claire Meyer demonstrate how thermal testing for the PortaVax device is set up

From vaccines to plants: New Venture Challenge finalists focus on saving lives

April 16, 2021

The 13th annual New Venture Challenge finals awarded $150,000 in prize money and investments for new innovations designed by CU Boulder students, employees and alumni.

Casey Fiesler

Intervention: How ethical speculation could prevent future tech trouble

April 16, 2021

For the next chapter of her career, with an NSF CAREER grant, Casey Fiesler—who studies technology ethics, internet law and policy, and online communities—will launch a five-year research project on ethical speculation in technology design.

Michael Radelet

Is the end of the death penalty in sight? Michael Radelet says ‘yes’

April 16, 2021

The nation’s largest anti-death penalty organization recently honored Sociology Professor Michael Radelet, on the eve of his retirement, for a lifetime of research examining the true societal costs of capital punishment.

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CU Boulder mathematicians named Simons Fellows in Mathematics

April 15, 2021

Katherine Stange and Jonathan Wise are among 40 mathematicians nationwide to win this fellowship, which aims to allow scholars to focus on research for the "long periods often necessary for significant advances in their disciplines."

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CU student named Truman Scholar

April 15, 2021

Joris Alawoe, a CU Boulder junior majoring in political science, has been named a Truman Scholar, a prestigious honor that includes $30,000 for graduate study at an institution of his choice.

Magnus Boee

Magnus Boee named National Men's Nordic Skier of the Year

April 15, 2021

The Buffs sophomore capped off a championship year by being named National Men's Nordic Skier of the Year by the United States Collegiate Ski Coaches Association.

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Boulder Faculty Assembly celebrates 9 award winners for outstanding achievements

April 13, 2021

The Boulder Faculty Assembly held a virtual ceremony April 6 to honor this year's nine BFA Excellence Award winners. In attendance were members of CU leadership, colleagues, nominators, friends and family.

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38 graduate students receive National Science Foundation fellowships

April 8, 2021

The campus community is celebrating this year's 38 recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There were also several honorable mentions.

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2 CU undergrads named prestigious Goldwater Scholars

April 6, 2021

Anna McTigue and Spencer Hurt are among only 410 college students from across the U.S. in 2021 to be awarded Goldwater Scholarships, which reward juniors and seniors who are actively conducting research in math, science and engineering.

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2 faculty members receive esteemed Distinguished Research Lectureship

April 5, 2021

Victor Bright of Mechanical Engineering and Kent Hutchison of Psychology and Neuroscience have been selected to receive the 2020 Distinguished Research Lectureship—among the most esteemed honors bestowed by faculty upon a faculty member at CU Boulder.

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