New Venture Challenge

Six CU «Ƶ startup teams advance to the New Venture Challenge 11 Championships on April 3

April 1, 2019

Six CU «Ƶ teams will vie for up to $200,000 in funding at the 11th annual New Venture Challenge (NVC), CU «Ƶ’s premier entrepreneurial startup competition, on April 3 at the «Ƶ Theater. Nearly 120 ventures took part in this year’s competition.

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Registration opens for AI conference on campus

April 1, 2019

The Silicon Flatirons Center will host a conference on artificial intelligence on May 3 at CU «Ƶ. Topics include: “What Problem is AI Explainability Supposed to Solve,” “Explainability in CS Versus the Law,” “Comparative Legal Approaches to Explainability,” and “Explainability: A Way Forward?”

Stride Tech Team

Engineering startup Stride Tech innovates for safer senior care, nabs first place at New Venture Challenge 11 Hardware Track Finals competition

March 26, 2019

After his grandmother sustained injuries from a fall, Tim Visos-Ely, Stride Tech CEO and engineering plus senior, was inspired to devise a solution for safer senior care. Stride Tech will be competing at the NVC Championship.

Tissue Form Jeanne Barthold NVC Award

TissueForm, developers of next generation dermal fillers, fills last spot of New Venture Challenge 11 Championships with R&D Track Finals win

March 26, 2019

Competing against five teams in the NVC Research & Development (R&D) Track Finals competition, TissueForm took home the first place prize and $6,000 after pitching their business idea to a panel of judges and a live audience.

NVC Social Impact Prize

NVC Women’s Entrepreneurship Prizes and Social Impact Prizes awarded to mechanical engineering students

March 26, 2019

120 teams are competing for roughly $200K in cash prizes at the New Venture Challenge. Mechanical engineering teams TissueForm, ShineOn, BioCube and Flux were awarded Women's Entrepreneurship Prizes and Social Impact Prizes.

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Benchwarmers: Bucks' high-tech seats adjust for temp, height

March 25, 2019

The Milwaukee Bucks now have seats that heat to optimal temperatures for maintaining muscle thanks to 12 CU «Ƶ mechanical engineering students and Emeritus Professor Jack Zable. Students designed these chairs as their capstone engineering project.

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CU «Ƶ ranked among top 25 robotics colleges

March 25, 2019

CU «Ƶ robotics programs at the College of Engineering and Applied Science were identified within the top 25 in the nation by Successful Student based on academic excellence, reputation, faculty strength and the range of robotics related courses.

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Apply now for Catalyze CU startup accelerator

March 18, 2019

Applications just opened for Catalyze CU, a summer-long startup accelerator with a track record of launching fledgling ideas on the path to successful ventures. The program offers mentorship, equity-free funding and dedicated work space to help promising concepts become reality.

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CU Engineering continues rise: No. 17 among nation’s public engineering graduate programs

March 12, 2019

In addition to the College of Engineering and Applied Science, «Ƶ's mechanical engineering graduate program was ranked within the top 20 in the nation among public universities according to data released March 2, 2019 by the U.S. News & World Report.

Flow Visualization with Jean Hertzberg

The engineering class teaching students to make art

March 12, 2019

For Assistant Professor Jean Hertzberg, flickering campfire flames, milk swirling in coffee and shape-shifting clouds are stunning visual manifestations of the physical forces governing our world. Since 2003, she has been teaching students to make art of mingling gases and liquids.

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