Inclusive Pedagogy Corner: Using examples that resonate with students

Feb. 14, 2018

An inclusive classroom means that all students are engaged in the learning process, and this engagement can lead to better retention and better engineers. What better way to engage students than with examples that have relevance! For example, I still remember my fluid mechanics professor coming in spitting mad about...

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Be an Engineer AND a Venture Capitalist

Feb. 13, 2018

The Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF) is ramping up recruitment efforts for the semester and looking for engineering graduate students interested in helping to fund early-stage startups in Boulder and surrounding communities. The DCVF is an unparalleled opportunity for graduate students to talk to local entrepreneurs, attend pitch events in...

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New malleable 'electronic skin' self-healable, recyclable

Feb. 12, 2018

CU Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable 鈥渆lectronic skin鈥 that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic development to better biomedical devices.

Jasmine Gamboa, EnvEngr'20

Jasmine Gamboa, EnvEng'20

Feb. 9, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? I felt that CU Boulder reached out to me personally the most out of all the universities I applied to. I felt like my background was respected and that opportunities were offered to me that helped me excel in engineering with...

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CU Boulder to offer first MOOC-delivered electrical engineering master's degree

Feb. 9, 2018

The on-demand, asynchronous, and fully online degree, to be offered by the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, is slated to launch in the fall of 2018 with additional curriculum rolling out in 2018-19.

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CU launches Society of American Military Engineers chapter

Feb. 7, 2018

As a CU engineering student and a veteran, I鈥檝e met many students like myself who are hoping to expand their scope of knowledge about real engineering issues. So this week we鈥檙e having our first meeting of the CU chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers!

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Computer science professor leading new Hacking for Defense course

Feb. 6, 2018

Hacking for Defense, which originated at Stanford University, is another project from the National Security Technology Accelerator, otherwise known as MD5. The project pairs up national research universities across the country with Department of Defense-based endeavors.

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Natasha Ouellette: Study abroad in Madrid

Feb. 5, 2018

What is study abroad? Six months ago, study abroad seemed to me like a huge commitment that I couldn鈥檛 afford and that would certainly delay my graduation. Then I talked to the study abroad office on a whim, and found out that almost all of my financial aid went abroad...

Proposed Changes to the College Rules

Feb. 5, 2018

Dear Faculty and Staff of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Attached to this message is a document showing a proposed set of changes to the College Rules . These changes are the result of a process that started with a request from Dean Braun to update the way...

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"Because we are people, too." - DACA 3 - Ep. 8

Feb. 2, 2018

Late last year the administration in Washington D.C. rescinded the DACA immigration policy, DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. At that time the University of Colorado announced our unified position of standing by these individuals, many of whom attend or work at our university. So we started a...

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