President Obama and John Holdren

"It was a privilege to work with President Obama" - Ep. 6

Dec. 14, 2017

Last month we kicked off the first Dean's Speaker Series with John Holdren, President Obama's science and technology advisor for eight years. As part of the speaker series, we also celebrated 15 years since the founding of Engineers Without Borders here at CU, which is now a worldwide organization with tens of thousands of members. For this On CUE podcast, I got the opportunity to sit down and chat with Dr. Holdren about that, as well as the past, present and future of science and technology policy. I hope you enjoy it.

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Familiar Face Returns to Provide Computing, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Dec. 6, 2017

Since departing CU Boulder after a 30-year tenure, Bobby Schnabel has added some impressive titles to his resume, including CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery and dean of Indiana University’s School of Informatics and Computing. Now, he’s returning to CU to add a few more: Research and Innovation Office...

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StAR Symposium Highlights Graduate Research

Nov. 30, 2017

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is pleased to present this year’s Student Annual Research Symposium from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building. StARS is a longstanding tradition going back at least 15 years that facilitates graduate student networking with industry...

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Giving Tuesday: CU Engineering Edition

Nov. 28, 2017

Every May, nearly 1,000 engineering Buffs graduate. Every October, thousands of Buffs come back to campus for Homecoming. And this November, we’re asking the Forever Buff family to give back for Giving Tuesday. We’re excited to join the global movement that is Giving Tuesday , an initiative that follows the...

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PhD Spotlight: Finding a 'Recipe' for a Cleaner Ammonia

Nov. 17, 2017

Ammonia production is helping to nourish the world – and simultaneously threatening it. A critical component of nitrogen-based fertilizers, ammonia also releases carbon dioxide, a harmful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere through its production process. PhD student Chris Bartel is seeking a way to eliminate those harmful gas emissions while...

Dana Stamo

Dana Stamo: oSTEM Vice President

Nov. 14, 2017

Tell us about what you're involved in at BOLD. What do you love about it? Last Spring, my friends and peers elected me to be their Vice President of oSTEM. The CU Boulder chapter of oSTEM has only been around since Fall 2016, and just this semester it has more...

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New Degree Will Help Meet Demands of Computing Workforce

Nov. 13, 2017

Almost every day, our department hears from people who want to come back to school for computer science. No doubt they’ve heard about the nearly 500,000 unfilled computing jobs in the U.S. To help those people get the skills they need to enter the computing workforce, the University of Colorado...

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4 Instructors Elevated to New Teaching Professor Rank

Nov. 9, 2017

This spring, the University of Colorado Boulder created a new level of distinction for instructional faculty. This new level is recognized by the title of "teaching professor." This honor is reserved for individuals who have held the rank of senior instructor for at least three years and have a record...

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Asmita Dhakal: NSBE Co-President

Nov. 6, 2017

Tell us about what you're involved in at BOLD. What do you love about it? I was part of Aspire 2015. As well as I was a GoldShirt student assistant for year 2015-2016. Now I am a Co-President for National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). I love having the feel...

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Obama Science & Technology Advisor to Launch New Speaker Series

Nov. 2, 2017

On November 16, we’re launching the inaugural event of our CU Engineering Dean’s Speaker Series . Dr. John P. Holdren , President Obama’s science and technology advisor for all eight years of his presidency, will be joining us for a chat about the past, present and future of U.S. science...

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