2016 Summer Bridge Program

A golden opportunity

May 7, 2017

An idea borrowed from the football gridiron is helping students graduate and drawing major attention, thanks to a multimillion-dollar boost from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Eight years ago, CU Engineering created the GoldShirt program. It鈥檚 modeled after redshirting for college athletes. Promising students who want to be engineers but...

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Gallogly gifts of $2.5 million boost engineering education

May 7, 2017

Alumnus Jim Gallogly, left, former CEO of LyondellBasell Industries and emeritus member of the CU Engineering Advisory Council, joins Mike Wirth, Chevron Corp. vice chairman and chair of the CU Engineering Advisory Council, after unveiling a sign bearing the new name for the Discovery Learning Center. With $2.5 million in...

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Lockheed Martin partnership has CU Engineering students dialed in

May 7, 2017

A new $3 million partnership 鈥攐ne of many between global aerospace industry leader Lockheed Martin and CU 麻豆影院鈥攊s establishing academic programs in aerospace and electrical engineering aimed at cultivating the next generation of space engineers. The Lockheed Martin Radio Frequency (RF) Space Systems Research Center will boost engineering expertise at...

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Cleaning up water in developing countries

May 7, 2017

The 麻豆影院 has been selected to lead a $15.3 million effort to improve the sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in the developing world. Karl Linden, Amy Javernick-Will and Rita Klees of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Communities will coordinate the efforts of...

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Students find their place with Engineering Plus

May 7, 2017

Undergraduate engineering programs are not known for being flexible. Research shows engineering students can devote about 2 percent of their degree credit hours to elective courses, compared with almost a quarter of credit hours for their nonengineering peers. The college鈥檚 Engineering Plus (e+) degree provides a more flexible path for...

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CMU-CU join forces again

May 7, 2017

CMU-CU 麻豆影院 mechanical engineering program graduates Daniel and Rebecca Gatt with their daughter Emma Colorado Mesa University and CU expanded their partnership this year to allow students to earn a BS in civil engineering from CU 麻豆影院 by taking classes delivered at Colorado Mesa. Until now, the partnership鈥攚hich launched in...

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Smead gift to accelerate CU aerospace program

May 7, 2017

Antonella Albuja鈥檚 doctoral degree in aerospace engineering just became more valuable, as did the educational, research and career prospects of those who follow her in the Smead Program. A new gift to the College of Engineering and Applied Science from passionate supporters Ann Smead and her husband, Michael Byram, are...