Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 18, 2022
The official Olympians count for the Colorado Buffaloes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing grew to 10 after the United States Olympic Committee announced the Paralympic alpine teams, including sophomore Kyle Taulman and former student Spencer Wood.
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Waleed Abdalati appointed to NASA Advisory Council
On Feb. 16, NASA announced that CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati has been appointed to the NASA Advisory Council.
With 3 editorial appointments, Yonca Ertimur becoming a force for faculty
As senior associate dean for faculty and research at the Leeds School of Business, Yonca Ertimur has a full portfolio of responsibilities. She recently accepted an editor role at Review of Accounting Studies, while she’s also an editor at two other journals.
Science documentary series features Kaushik Jayaram’s research
A new documentary series looks at how nature can help humanity solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and one of the episodes features a Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering professor.
Buffs earn ‘most innovative’ award in Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge
The Colorado Buffaloes were one of four Pac-12 programs honored by the league in the annual challenge. CU won for “best use of innovation” and was judged during the Nov. 6 football game against Oregon State.
New data science programs shows tremendous popularity, growth
Three-and-a-half years ago, a small team began building a master's degree program they believed potential graduate students were yearning for. This month, as the team surveyed five sessions of enrollment results, they knew they'd gotten it right.
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Aligning business and tech—and teeth, too
It takes a wealth of technical knowledge to create a company that uses a novel form of 3D printing to potentially revolutionize a visit to the dentist. If successful, this CU startup will have the Leeds School's collaboration with engineers to thank.