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RISE affiliated researchers are taking aerial images of different sections of Louisville and Superior that burned in the Marshall Fire.

To get more Americans in electric vehicles, we all need to realize they can do much more than just get us around.

As a grass-fueled December wildfire in a crowded suburb, the fire was quite different than the state’s massive forest fires of 2020, resulting in many novel impacts on the environment and human health.

In a webinar at noon on Thursday, Jan. 27, Professor Lucy Pao will provide an overview of wind energy systems, discuss some of the challenges in the design and operation of wind turbines, and highlight how the performance of these systems has been improved in recent years.

Researchers in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU Boulder will try to use the power of artificial intelligence to make decarbonized energy systems a reality in the near future through a new research grant.

While many of the homes destroyed by the Marshall fire were owned by people who are considered affluent, Lori Peek, a sociology professor and the director of the Natural Hazards Center, told the New York Times there are also renters in the region who are uninsured.

When working with University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Sherri Cook, you'll push beyond the boundaries of what's possible. Watch and learn how she's building a more sustainable future, for everyone, through clean water systems.

Juan Carlos Tiznado (PhDCivEngr’20) is the lead author on a new paper in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering that helps engineers better understand and predict the “liquefaction” hazard during earthquakes and more reliably mitigate it.

For Lianne Brito, ‘resiliency’ is her personal watchword. Overcoming obstacles has been a way of life, from growing up in Cuba to her journey as a PhD candidate in geotechnical earthquake engineering.

The Carbon Leadership Forum has published a new report on the potential for meaningful climate impact through materials that serve as carbon sinks.