Experts Shaping Policy

On Oct. 27, the White House announced President Joe Biden's intent to appoint Colorado Law School Professor S. James Anaya to the National Board of Education Sciences.

The Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities, with Institute of Behavioral Science Director Lori Hunter, will inform fiscal, monetary and financial stability policies as the U.S. transitions to a net-zero carbon economy and prepares for anticipated impacts of climate change.

Dean Robert McDonald, an innovator in online education, testified Sept. 22 on a new model of online learning that is bringing opportunities to a broader range of students.

CU Boulder's Greg Rieker, associate professor of mechanical engineering, will testify at 8 a.m. (MDT) on June 8, in a House Science Committee hearing on efforts to monitor methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.

NASA's Pam Melroy has spent roughly 924 hours in space. Her latest voyage—she visited Colorado on Thursday to talk to campus leaders about traveling to the moon, Mars and beyond.

On May 3, members of the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and Colorado congressional delegation joined leaders and scientists from CU Boulder to showcase university research and federal partnerships.

Computer science doctoral student Christine Chang was recently invited to testify before the Committee on Business, Labor and Technology on a piece of proposed legislation that deals with artificial intelligence, facial recognition technology and related privacy issues.

On Feb. 25, Colorado Department of Higher Education Executive Director Angie Paccione visited the campus for a learning tour. She met with community members who are part of the women's basketball team; campus sustainability initiatives; diversity, equity and inclusion programs; the aerospace engineering program; and others.

The university’s CUbit Quantum Initiative recently hosted a workshop focused on the quantum industry from both Finland and Colorado. It included representatives from some of the biggest names in the industry, including NIST, JILA and others.

On Feb. 16, NASA announced that CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati has been appointed to the NASA Advisory Council.