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Google expands STEM education access, reach with $2 million-plus to CU Boulder

June 28, 2018

Google has announced a $1.5 million Google.org grant in support of CU Boulder's PhET Interactive Simulations, and rent-free space for the National Center for Women & Information Technology.

Bobby Braun, Cindy Caruso, Dan Caruso and Sharon Matusik

Carusos give $2 million to support CU Boulder entrepreneurial ecosystem

April 17, 2018

Boulder entrepreneur Dan Caruso and his wife Cindy are donating $2 million to support innovation, entrepreneurship and diversity at CU Boulder.

Specdrums team poses with first-place check of $75,000

Musical rings win $75K in startup contest; robotic muscles grab $25K

April 6, 2018

After a handful of CU Boulder teams pitched their businesses before a panel of judges, the Specdrums musical startup and HASEL artificial muscles took top honors at the 10th annual New Venture Challenge.

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

Feb. 8, 2018

The Board of Regents on Thursday approved a new and innovative online master's degree in electrical engineering, the first of its type in the world.

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Regent committee approves new MOOC-delivered engineering master's degree

Jan. 17, 2018

A regent committee on Wednesday approved a new and innovative MOOC-delivered master's degree in electrical engineering. The full board is expected to vote on it in February and it is awaiting Higher Learning Commission (HLC) authorization.

Kaylee Ortega

Class of 2017: Advocating for health equity

May 10, 2017

Kaylee Ortega credits a host of student groups, scholarships and support services with giving her the tools she needed to fulfill her academic dreams of pursuing public policy work to level the healthcare playing field for underrepresented communities.

Leslie Reynolds

Reynolds named interim University Libraries dean

April 18, 2017

University of babyֱapp Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of Leslie Reynolds as the interim dean of University Libraries.

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Q&A: Colwell on cracking the biodiversity code

April 12, 2017

Robert Colwell, adjoint curator in entomology at the Museum of Natural History on campus, has a paper published today in Methods in Ecology and Evolution on using novel mathematical approaches to estimate the number of fish species on coral reefs. We caught up with him to discuss his lifelong fascination with the Earth’s biodiversity, and his latest research, which could be applied to any species.

Students in Peter Newton's class visit a local farm to learn about sustainability

New initiative to showcase best teaching practices on campus

Jan. 30, 2017

Under a new program called Making Teaching and Learning Visible, babyֱapp will have access to a trove of best teaching practices. “There is so much hidden when it comes to teaching,” Assistant Professor Peter Newton said. “To the extent we can share experiences, successes, and failures in the classroom, we can develop ourselves as better teachers.”

Antonella Abuja

$15 million - and a personal touch - accelerate aerospace research, education at CU Boulder

Jan. 23, 2017

Antonella Albuja’s doctoral degree in aerospace engineering from CU Boulder just became more valuable, as did the educational, research and career prospects of those who follow her in the Smead Program, thanks to $15 million in total support from a notable babyֱapp family. The gifts also name the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences.

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