SMART students present during last year's poster symposium (Michele Flores)

Christina Alston to lead Colorado Diversity Initiative

Aug. 1, 2023

Alston aims to use her background as an educational leader to create a more inclusive STEM community on campus.

Katherine Clifford diagramming process on white board

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ geographer among inaugural group of public scholars

Aug. 1, 2023

Katherine Clifford, a scientist at the Western Water Assessment, has been named to American Association of Geographers’ Elevate the Discipline cohort.

Wil Srubar

Wil Srubar named a nominee for environmental genius award

July 28, 2023

Associate Professor Wil Srubar has been nominated for the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award for his research re-imagining sustainable building materials, joining a list of candidates working to advance environmental causes around the world.

Luis Navarro

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ scientist advancing space weather research with major NASA grant

July 25, 2023

Luis Navarro has earned a four-year $700,000 NASA Heliophysics grant to answer important and complex scientific questions about Earth’s extreme upper atmosphere.

Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

July 25, 2023

Svenja Knappe, who is a physicist by training but calls the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering home, is an ideal person to be at the center of a growing cluster of quantum researchers who are ushering in the second quantum revolution on campus and abroad.

John Zhai (center) measures air quality with community members in Indonesia

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ professor receives Fulbright for holistic approach to indoor air quality

July 25, 2023

Professor John Zhai, an expert in building systems engineering and indoor air quality, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to address air quality in affordable housing in hot and humid climates. Zhai’s work will focus on not only the technical aspects but also the influence of cultural practices.

Nicole Day

CU student awarded prestigious Acta Student Award

July 18, 2023

Nicole Day, a doctoral student in chemical and biological engineering, has been awarded the 2023 Acta Student Award. Her research aims to improve the delivery of cancer immunotherapies.

Wardenburg Health Center

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ Medical Services achieves top re-accreditation for high-quality care

July 18, 2023

The accreditation distinguishes Medical Services at Wardenburg Health Center based on its adherence to rigorous standards of care and safety.

Marvin Caruthers

Marvin Caruthers wins inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

July 6, 2023

A $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impact of Marvin Caruthers’ development in the early 1980s of an efficient and fast method to synthesize nucleic acids. Caruthers is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ.

CMCI Now fall 2022 edition

Pages for the ages: CMCI magazine honored for centennial celebration

July 6, 2023

CMCI Now earned a bronze Circle of Excellence Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for its fall 2022 edition, which offered a look back at the founding—and impact—of the Department of Journalism.

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