The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Distinguished Professor Daniel J. Scheeres, a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder aerospace engineer who has an asteroid named after him, and Adjunct Professor Philippe Spalart, a Boeing Technical Fellow, to its 2017 class. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
In case you missed it, Google Apps recently changed names to G Suite, but users still have access to the same great applications like Groups, Drive, Sheets, Sites and more. All university affiliates are provisioned with G Suite accounts.
Two U.S. Department of Education grants will enable Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder's BUENO Center to offer 90 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ teachers free or sharply discounted master's degrees with an emphasis on teaching English learners and students with disabilities.
A team of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial with the ability to cool objects under direct sunlight with zero energy and water consumption.
Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researcher Aaron Clauset examines the possibilities and limits of using massive data sets of scientific papers and information on scientific careers to study the social processes that underlie discoveries.
Active in a student org? $1,000 leadership scholarships available
If you have been involved in a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵSG-recognized student group or organization for at least one full semester and meet the other criteria, you are invited to apply for a $1,000 scholarship.Ìý
BuffsUnited: Engaged Citizenship Feb. 14
Engaged Citizenship: A Teach-In will feature faculty from across the campus speaking on a variety of issues including immigration law, free speech, government speech, the responsibility of the media, historical and contemporary racism, and environmental protections.
The sidewalk on the north side of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Avenue near the Buff Walk, which runs along the east side of Folsom Field, will be closed Saturday, Feb. 11, through Thursday, Feb. 16, while a new ADA-compliant crosswalk ramp is installed. For more information, visit the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Cone Zone page.