Shelly Miller

Faces of Community-Engaged Scholarship: Professor Shelly L. Miller

May 1, 2023

Professor Shelly L. Miller is a problem solver and an air pollution engineer. She finds reward and value when solving issues with immediate benefits, such as improved public health. Doing her work through a community partnership model is a match made in heaven.

Solid Power

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ spinout Solid Power is building a better battery for consumers and the climate

April 24, 2023

In taking its technology from the lab to the streets, Solid Power is changing how electric vehicles run with less expensive, more efficient and safer battery technology.

Carson Bruns Close Up

Bruns lands prestigious NSF CAREER research award to usher in next generation of “smart" tattoos

April 3, 2023

Assistant Professor Carson Bruns' research investigates how the art of tattooing can incorporate the latest advances in nanotechnology to improve human health.

Corey Neu 2

Corey Neu inducted into the 2023 class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

March 29, 2023

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Professor Corey Neu to its College of Fellows. Neu was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows “for outstanding contributions to new imaging technologies for biological mechanics and translation of engineered tissues toward clinical therapy.â€

Shelly Miller

Engineering’s Shelly Miller to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture on April 20

March 24, 2023

Miller was recently honored with a 2022 Distinguished Research Lectureship – one of the highest awards bestowed upon a faculty member at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ by their peers. It honors a faculty member who has been with CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ for at least five years and is widely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of the university.

Longji Cui thumbnail

Cui earns CAREER Award for research in nanoelectronics and renewable energy technology

March 16, 2023

Assistant Professor Longji Cui's research will improve the next generation of nanoelectronics and renewable energy technology.

Worms

New ‘gym-on-a-chip’ for worms may lead to new Parkinson’s treatments

March 3, 2023

A team of biologists and engineers at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ recently led an exercise class for tiny worms—and their findings could one day help doctors treat humans with Parkinson’s disease and similar illnesses.

Heart

Professor Corey Neu describes how mechanical forces in a beating heart affect its cells' DNA

Feb. 20, 2023

Mechanical forces can reorganize the genetic material inside the nucleus of heart cells and affect how they develop and function. Better understanding of how cells claim and maintain their identities may help advance treatments to repair heart damage from cardiovascular disease and create new prosthetic tissues.

Capitol Building

Professor Kotys-Schwartz testifies in front state legislature on instructor-track faculty support

Feb. 17, 2023

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chancellor Phil DiStefano, Chief Financial Officer Todd Haggerty, three faculty members including Professor Kotys-Schwartz and several students took an active role in shaping Colorado higher education policy this year, testifying in front of state legislature committees in support of three bills.

Power Plant

Recent PhD graduate Omar Nawaz helps explain the health benefits of going net zero

Feb. 17, 2023

Fossil fuel combustion produces greenhouse gases that heat the planet, but it also emits air pollutants that harm human health. Fine particulate matter and ozone, for example, have been linked to fatal lung and heart issues. A recent study coauthored by Professor Daven Haze and recent PhD graduate Omar Nawaz adds to the growing body of research that shows that when countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the associated improvements in air quality could save countless lives.

Pages