This scanning electron microscope image shows the distinct bow tie shape of an optical rectenna.

Scientists debut world’s most efficient 'optical rectennas,' devices that harvest power from heat

May 18, 2021

For decades, researchers have theorized that optical rectennas could sit on everything from bakery ovens to dirigibles flying high above Earth to harvest waste heat and turn it into electricity. But to date, those goals have remained elusive. Now, engineers have unveiled the most efficient optical rectennas yet.

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Prepare for a stellar remote defense in workshop April 22

April 19, 2021

Designed for doctoral and master’s students, as well as their faculty advisors, this workshop provides useful information for conducting a successful defense remotely. Join the Center for Teaching & Learning and the Graduate School.

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Science, spacesuits, dehydrated food: Simulating Mars in the Utah desert

April 8, 2021

Graduate student Shayna Hume will get a taste of what life on Mars could be like during a two-week mission at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

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From your GPSG executives: Celebrating Graduate Student Appreciation Week

April 5, 2021

Your Graduate and Professional Student Government is excited to celebrate the work you do, which is what makes CU Boulder such a wonderful place to pursue a graduate degree. Be sure to join BIPOC Coffee Hour, our student picnic and more.

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How years of international collaboration led to Hope circling Mars

April 1, 2021

Beginning in 2015, dozens of researchers and engineers from the United Arab Emirates traveled to the foot of the Rocky Mountains to work toward an ambitious goal—to launch the first mission to Mars from an Arab nation.

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Join Graduate Student Appreciation Week April 5–9

March 30, 2021

The Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate School invite all graduate students to join in celebrating our outstanding graduate student community with free events, treats and 10% off all HungryBuffs orders.

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Bees form scent-driven phone tree to pass along messages

March 25, 2021

Think of it as a testament to a honeybee's love for its queen: Bees build what looks like a telecommunications network to pass messages, in the form of pheromones, from their queen to other members of a colony.

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Look for the graduate student survey in your inbox March 30

March 25, 2021

Graduate and professional students are invited to complete a survey to share their experiences related to academics, research, teaching, professional development, well-being and community at CU Boulder, which is part of the Student Experience in Research University Consortium.

Textured "skin" inspired by snake scales seen under a microscope

Snakeskin inspires new, friction-reducing material

March 2, 2021

The new technology, called SLIP, mimics the structure of snake scales to create an ultra-slick surface.

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Why do men publish more papers than women? Motherhood plays key role

Feb. 25, 2021

In the years after female faculty members have children, their productivity––in terms of papers published––drops 20 percent. Male faculty see no such decline. Researchers say different roles in parenting are likely to blame and the gap could have long-term impacts on higher education.

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