News Headlines
- A group of seniors in the Biomedical Engineering program is designing their own sensor that can monitor skin conductance during electrotherapy. The sensor was developed during the group's senior capstone design course and was showcased at the Engineering Expo on April 25.
- The CU in Space Club's entry to the Argonia Cup rocket competition reached 24,000 feet and broke the sound barrier on its way to second place in the tournament.
- Giorgia Meloni was the only European leader to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration and was the first to visit the White House after the U.S. slapped new tariffs on its allies. Read from CU expert Miranda McCreary and CSU colleague Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager on The Conversation.
- "The Great Gatsby" remains relevant for modern readers by shapeshifting with the times, says CU Boulder scholar Martin Bickman.
- Ice melting from modern-day Greenland could again drive an increase in volcanic eruptions around Iceland, a new study suggests.
- Carolus Vitalis, a doctoral student and National Science Foundation fellow who has co-authored several book chapters in synthetic biology, was one of the speakers at this year’s TEDxCU event. His talk discussed the pros and cons of artificial intelligence in the field of synthetic biology.
- Uncertainty from Washington along with staff and budget cuts have created turmoil for the U.S. Forest Service’s fire management efforts. Read from CU expert Laura Dee on The Conversation.
- CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says there's little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series "The Last of Us."
- CU Boulder researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.
- For nearly 40 years, researchers at BioServe Space Technologies at CU Boulder have conducted life science experiments in space—from studying the behavior of spiders in microgravity to producing human stem cells on the International Space Station.