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A CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and Millennium Water Alliance-led program committed to ending humanitarian drought emergencies in the Horn of Africa has been named one of the Top 100 in the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation 100&Change competition , and remains in the running for the competition’s award of...

Karl Linden of environmental engineering has been selected to receive the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize. Linden is the Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. His research investigates novel water and wastewater treatment systems, including advanced and innovative UV systems; the efficacy of UV and...

Millions of people living in the arid regions of the Horn of Africa lack safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year. This is because of recent decreases in rainfall in the drought-prone Horn of Africa, rising water demands and persistent challenges in maintaining water supplies.

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is combining satellite data, smart sensors and machine learning to help reduce drought emergencies in east Africa. A team of researchers led by Professor Evan Thomas, director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, $660,000 grant by NASA to join...

“The combination of cutting-edge approaches in engineering and material science and campus wide capabilities in the environmental sciences is something that is really unique to CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ" said Neff, who is the director of the Sustainability Innovation Lab at Colorado.

Evan Thomas, director of the Mortensen Center in Global Engineering at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, presented on possible applications of blockchain in the world of water rights. Blockchain could create a system to trade water by using sensors that track how much water is used or conserved to create...

Tech giant IBM has become a leader in demonstrating real-world applications of blockchain technology. The company has already implemented blockchain-based solutions to track food supply chains and to ensure ethically sourced minerals . The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will provide additional research support for this project, which is also...

The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has been selected by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to lead a $15.3 million effort to better understand how to improve the sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in the developing world. Globally, more than 2.4 billion people lack access to...