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Bret Mann retires after decades as the ATLAS Institute’s behind-the-scenes tech guru
Bret Mann, technical manager and broadcast engineer for ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts and Performance, retires on July 1, 2024. He was instrumental in designing the ATLAS Institute’s technical capabilities from the early days and oversaw dozens of technically-complex performances and events in the Black Box Experimental Studio.
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Could AI be the next college teaching assistant? Some Colorado professors believe so
Some innovative classrooms, including the Generative AI class at ATLAS, are experimenting with ways to apply new AI tools in learning. Read more
2024 ATLAS Student Award Winners Announced
College of Engineering and Applied Science Graduating Student Awards Congratulations to the Spring 2024 Graduating... Read more
A revolution in sound: Exploring new ways to listen at Sonic Summit
High-density speaker arrays use strategically placed speakers throughout a room to create an immersive three-dimensional soundscape. The ATLAS B2 Black Box Experimental Studio features performances that take full advantage of this technology. Read more
‘It is hijacking my brain’ – a team of experts found ways to help young people addicted to social media to cut the craving
Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. Read more
ATLAS in Ireland: 12 community members present at TEI’24
Research from 12 members of the ATLAS community including faculty, alumni and students is featured at the 18th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction. Read more
The B2 makes impacts across campus and beyond in 2023
2023 was a banner year for the B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance! This... Read more
Grace Leslie and Joel Swanson selected as Faculty Fellows
The Research & Innovation Office has announced the 2024 RIO Faculty Fellows cohort, including assistant professor Grace Leslie and associate professor Joel Swanson along with 14 other faculty members from departments and research institutes across the campus. Read more
How will AI shape the next generation?
The Center for the Brain, A.I., and Child researches how ChatGPT influences parenting, how students use AI for creative expression and what culturally sensitive AI development means. Read more
Social media is a lot like junk food. Here's how to make healthy choices
Colorado joined more than 30 other states in a landmark lawsuit against Meta, the parent company behind Facebook and Instagram. The ATLAS Institute's Annie Margaret provides her perspective. Read more
ATLAS PhD Shanel Wu completes Open Hardware Creators fellowship
ATLAS PhD Shanel Wu recently concluded their participation in the Open Hardware Creators in Academia Fellowship, an initiative run by the Open Source Hardware Organization (OSHWA). Read more
ATLAS PhD Students Present at ISMAR 2023
ATLAS PhD students Rishi Vanukuru, Torin Hopkins and Suibi Che-Chuan Weng attended ISMAR 2023 in Sydney in October to present research on AR, VR and MR. Read more
Radically Interdisciplinary Research on Display at ATLAS Open House
Some of the most valuable research takes place in the overlaps, intersections and margins. At ATLAS, we aim to find and explore more of these often-overlooked areas to uncover surprising discoveries. Read more