The team at a launch in November 2019.

CU Sounding Rocket Lab: On a Mission to Space

March 18, 2021

What does it feel like to work on a project for months and have its success or failure determined in an instant? To move through rigorous, painstaking design and analysis and know it comes down to a single opportunity for success? To spend innumerable late nights...

Members of Hyperloop team at SpaceX

CU Hyperloop team "digs in" for a shot at victory

March 17, 2021

It started with close to 400. Now it’s down to 12. The CU Â鶹ӰԺ Hyperloop team is one of only a dozen finalists for The Boring Company’s Not-A-Boring Competition, rubbing shoulders with the likes of MIT and ETH Zurich.

Kyri Baker

Research explores how electric vehicle adoption may impact vulnerable communities

March 8, 2021

Researchers at the Â鶹ӰԺ are exploring how widespread use of electric vehicles in the future may impact vulnerable communities.

Alex Diaz

Head of crisis response and humanitarian aid at Google.org part of online seminar series

March 4, 2021

Alex Diaz, the head of crisis response and humanitarian aid at Google.org will speak to staff, students and faculty as part of a new seminar series in March.

Varsha Rao

Setting the stage for cell 'directors' to repair fractures: Rao wins Three Minute Thesis competition

March 4, 2021

What do movie sets and biomaterial environments have in common? According to Varsha Rao, a fifth-year PhD student in the Anseth Lab who placed first in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Feb. 16, they both need "directors" to call the shots.

Cells

Researchers probe cell nucleus response with needle-tip technique

Feb. 17, 2021

Kaitlin McCreery is the coauthor of a new paper that deals with diagnosing diseases such as osteoarthritis in soft tissue.

Cells

Gene research could inform understanding of aging, aid in bioengineering

Feb. 17, 2021

Soham Ghosh is the coauthor of a new paper that deals with gene accessibility and function in living beings. The findings may help us better understand why and how we age and lead to new developments in bioengineering.

Libey

Exploring assumptions in financing for urban water utilities in low-income countries

Feb. 10, 2021

Anna Libey, a PhD student in environmental engineering at CU Â鶹ӰԺ, is the lead author on a new paper that compares utilities around the world and advocates for more subsidization in utility operations to provide clean water.

Xavion Cowans in the courtyard of the Engineering Center

Senior sets sights on one day helping other working students thrive

Feb. 9, 2021

As he prepares to graduate in May, senior electrical and computer engineering major Xavion Cowans is focused on landing his first engineering job. But he already has a long-term career vision in mind as well.

Brooke Owens Fellowship

CU Â鶹ӰԺ leads with 5 Brooke Owens fellows

Jan. 27, 2021

Five Â鶹ӰԺ students have earned Brooke Owens Fellowships. The highly competitive program provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration. Students Grace Antonucci, Giselle Koo, Erica McNamee, Maria Callas, and Jasmin Chadha, with majors from across the College of...

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