William Frobe

William Frobe, MS Telecommunications'14

Feb. 20, 2018

I came to CU Boulder on the Army's Advanced Civilian Schooling scholarship program to obtain a Master's of Science in my telecommunications field. The other Army officer and I were almost inseparable during our time here.

Team celebrating after Slopesoakers competition.

Vote for engineering students in Red Bull contest

Feb. 20, 2018

I’ve taken my new love for Red Bull competitions as inspiration to also enter their “Red Bull Can You Make It 2018” challenge. My Colorado team, called “The Jabronies,” is competing to be selected to travel through Europe using nothing but our charm to barter Red Bull as our only currency.

Network illustration by Meredith Miotke for Quanta Magazine.

New computer science paper challenges a celebrated network science theory

Feb. 20, 2018

Results "undermine the universality of scale-free networks and reveal that real-world networks exhibit a rich structural diversity that will likely require new ideas and mechanisms to explain,” according to CU Boulder's Anna Broido and Aaron Clauset.

Selasi Etchey

Selasi Etchey, ElecEngr'20

Feb. 16, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose CU Engineering? I've wanted to be an engineer since the 7th grade and CU Boulder has the best engineering school in the MST Time Zone. The school itself is really beautiful as well and I'm happy that I made the choice. What does the #ILookLikeAnEngineer...

Student preparing for egg drop

Engineering Week returns Feb. 19-23

Feb. 16, 2018

As the director of Engineering Week for the University of Colorado Engineering Council, I have the privilege of planning and organizing Engineering Week 2018 on Feb. 19–23.

Inclusive Pedagogy Corner: Using examples that resonate with students

Feb. 14, 2018

An inclusive classroom means that all students are engaged in the learning process, and this engagement can lead to better retention and better engineers. What better way to engage students than with examples that have relevance! For example, I still remember my fluid mechanics professor coming in spitting mad about...

A group shot of the Deming Center Venture Fund associates.

Be an Engineer AND a Venture Capitalist

Feb. 13, 2018

The Deming Center Venture Fund (DCVF) is ramping up recruitment efforts for the semester and looking for engineering graduate students interested in helping to fund early-stage startups in Boulder and surrounding communities. The DCVF is an unparalleled opportunity for graduate students to talk to local entrepreneurs, attend pitch events in...

Electronic skin

New malleable 'electronic skin' self-healable, recyclable

Feb. 12, 2018

CU Boulder researchers have developed a new type of malleable, self-healing and fully recyclable “electronic skin” that has applications ranging from robotics and prosthetic development to better biomedical devices.

Jasmine Gamboa, EnvEngr'20

Jasmine Gamboa, EnvEng'20

Feb. 9, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? I felt that CU Boulder reached out to me personally the most out of all the universities I applied to. I felt like my background was respected and that opportunities were offered to me that helped me excel in engineering with...

A student works on a computer at an outdoor table.

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

Feb. 9, 2018

The on-demand, asynchronous, and fully online degree, to be offered by the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, is slated to launch in the fall of 2018 with additional curriculum rolling out in 2018-19.

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