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CU Boulder water quality expertise goes international in Armenia

Aug. 8, 2023

CU Boulder researchers are advancing water resource management in Eastern Europe through a partnership with Deloitte Consulting.

Researcher holds a test tube up to Mija Hubler

Project for self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems

Aug. 4, 2023

Associate Professor Mija Hubler and her team of researchers and partners are developing a technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms. The project has landed a $10 million Department of Defense grant.

Cirque De Soleil performers

A day at the circus: A quest for a remote-controlled glove

Aug. 4, 2023

CU Boulder theater instructor Jordan Feeler learned how to troubleshoot sparkly homages to Michael Jackson and illuminated magician props while working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Older person holding a cane

Bad news: There’s no magic cure for aging

Aug. 4, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Jesse Kurland shows in a new study that aging is a complex process affecting genetic networks, and altering one gene won’t stop it.

Pedestrians walking

Ever-larger cars, trucks causing safety crisis—here’s how communities can fight back

Aug. 2, 2023

Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years, but in the U.S., both motor vehicle and pedestrian fatalities are becoming more common. Read more from Professor Kevin Krizek on The Conversation.

Elementary school-aged students

Imagining new ways to teach science

Aug. 1, 2023

An interdisciplinary team of graduate and undergraduate students is innovating with elementary teachers to teach science through music, art and movement.

Person's hand presses down on a new 3D "shape display," while a green ball whizzes along its surface.

3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world

July 31, 2023

Engineers at CU Boulder have designed a new, shape-shifting display that can fit on a card table and allows users to draw 3D designs and more.

Assistant Professor Hisham Ali

Construction underway on plasma wind tunnel to advance hypersonics

July 28, 2023

A new laboratory for a plasma wind tunnel is taking shape in the aerospace building at CU Boulder. The project is the vision of Assistant Professor Hisham Ali.

Sprinklers watering grass and flowers near a city sidewalk

CU Boulder investigates effects of urban water conservation on streamflow

July 28, 2023

It’s widely recognized that reducing lawn irrigation is essential for water conservation, particularly in water-scarce regions such as the Western U.S. Aditi Bhaskar is studying a lesser-known consequence of irrigation efficiency.

New X logo on a computer screen

Rebranding is risky business, but here’s why trading Twitter for X just might work

July 27, 2023

Companies change their name for many reasons, all with the hope of creating “stronger, favorable, unique associations." Get CU Marketing Professor Donald Lichtenstein’s take.

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