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Should America eliminate fossil fuel use? A debate March 2

Feb. 21, 2022

Wesley Clark, a former U.S. Army officer and Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, and Alex Epstein, president and founder of the Center for Industrial Progress, will debate on energy and climate policy. The event is free and open to the public.

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10 things to do this week: Murder mystery, ‘The Office’ trivia, more

Feb. 21, 2022

This week brings a session to help you feel empowered about loans and debt, a 1920s-themed murder mystery dinner, Feel Good Fridays meditation, a free screening of “Last Night in Soho” and more.

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Kyle Taulman, former student Spencer Wood to compete at Paralympics in Beijing

Feb. 18, 2022

The official Olympians count for the Colorado Buffaloes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing grew to 10 after the United States Olympic Committee announced the Paralympic alpine teams, including sophomore Kyle Taulman and former student Spencer Wood.

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Faculty, staff invited to commencement open house March 1

Feb. 17, 2022

Are you responsible for hosting a recognition ceremony on campus? Join the in-person open house, where representatives from various campus organizations, as well as off-campus vendors, will be on hand to share helpful planning info. Register by Feb. 24.

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Buffs earn ‘most innovative’award in Pac-12 Zero Waste Challenge

Feb. 17, 2022

The Colorado Buffaloes were one of four Pac-12 programs honored by the league in the annual challenge. CU won for “best use of innovation” and was judged during the Nov. 6 football game against Oregon State.

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Mechanical engineering students competing in national wind energy competition

Feb. 17, 2022

The group of mechanical engineering seniors is the first CU Boulder team to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Collegiate Wind Competition—an event in which future engineers are challenged to find a unique solution to a wind energy project.

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New data science programs shows tremendous popularity, growth

Feb. 17, 2022

Three-and-a-half years ago, a small team began building a master's degree program they believed potential graduate students were yearning for. This month, as the team surveyed five sessions of enrollment results, they knew they'd gotten it right.

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Waleed Abdalati appointed to NASA Advisory Council

Feb. 17, 2022

On Feb. 16, NASA announced that CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati has been appointed to the NASA Advisory Council.

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Alumnus explores depths of new music with current graduate student

Feb. 17, 2022

Saxophonist, composer and improviser Aakash Mittal is collaborating with current master’s student MarieFaith Lane on a project blending Hindustani and Western classical music.

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Science documentary series features Kaushik Jayaram’s research

Feb. 17, 2022

A new documentary series looks at how nature can help humanity solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and one of the episodes features a Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering professor.

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