Community Edition - July 30, 2019
Colorado today released its annual return on investment in higher education report, examining price, debt, choice and value. The results? There are positive outcomes from investing in postsecondary education.
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CU Boulder chief sustainability officer to testify at House climate crisis hearing
CU Boulder Chief Sustainability Officer Heidi VanGenderen will be one of six witnesses testifying at the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis for the Committee’s first congressional field hearing on Thursday.
Research in Your Backyard
Analyzing gravity waves at the edge of space
A CU Boulder professor emeritus is working on a research project slated for the International Space Station to help us better understand and forecast conditions on the edge of space.
A computer system that knows how you feel
Could a computer, at a glance, tell the difference between a joyful image and a depressing one? According to new research, the answer is yes.
A high-performance battery for renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels.
Students to send hundreds of leaf-sized spacecraft to the moon
The Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone (GLEE) will reveal new information about the lunar surface and pave the way for human astronauts on the moon.
In Focus
A small team of CU Boulder students designed and built a fully autonomous robotic boat and took it on the road to an autonomous surface vehicle competition held June 17–23 in South Daytona, Florida.