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Recipients of 2020 Research & Innovation Seed Grants totaling $1.1 million announced

April 10, 2020

The 2020 Research & Innovation Seed Grants, announced by the CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø Office of the Provost and Research & Innovation Office (RIO), are funding 25 proposals for up to $50,000 each, including a new CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø Grand Challenge project.

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Students help to see the brain in a new way

April 9, 2020

FieldLine Inc., a company that grew out of research conducted at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø, is building sensors to image the brain using magnetic fields. For the second consecutive year, capstone design students will help to advance FieldLine's innovative concepts.

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Ellen Rumley receives 2020 NSF GRFP

April 8, 2020

Advisor: Christoph Keplinger Lab: Keplinger Research Group Research: My lab focuses on advancing the performance of a type of artificial muscle (soft actuator) called HASELs. HASELs (Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing ELectrostatic actuators) are liquid-filled plastic pouches that are partially sandwiched between soft electrodes. The plastic and liquid are both electrically insulating,...

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Capstone Design Q&A: Improving quality of life for those with multiple sclerosis

April 7, 2020

In this Capstone Design Q&A, capstone design students sponsored by Tensentric share about the device they've designed to provide postural support for a community member with multiple sclerosis.

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Industry tours provide a valuable look at future engineering careers

April 7, 2020

During February and March, over 250 mechanical engineering students trekked across the Front Range to tour one of 17 different companies. The tour series was a collaboration between Design Your Career and Instructor Janet Tsai’s manufacturing class.

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Indoor air quality expert tackles questions on COVID-19

April 3, 2020

How can you keep your indoor air quality healthy if you’re stuck at home amid a global pandemic? Professor Shelly Miller has been tackling questions like these in her Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering class and beyond.

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Labs use 3D printers to create face shield parts for health care workers

April 1, 2020

As coronavirus cases mount in Colorado, several dozen 3D printers have roared back to life on the CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus. They’re making personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers on the frontlines of the crisis.

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Economy, air quality and mental health: Experts weigh in on how coronavirus is touching all facets of Colorado life

March 31, 2020

Professor Shelly Miller of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering shares her expertise in maintaining healthy indoor air quality as we practice social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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NOAA motion stabilization system, a capstone design project success

March 25, 2020

A motion stabilization system designed by capstone design students in 2019 spent nearly two months in operation aboard National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship, Ronald Brown. Recent tests of the device revealed success.

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CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø and COVID-19: Updates and resources

CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø is continuously updating its information and guidance for the university community to address changing status of COVID-19. This page is intended to provide information about COVID-19 and its impacts to CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø, precautions that are being taken, prevention measures you can take and a compilation of frequently asked questions.

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