Graduate Student Edition - April 21, 2023
Campus Community
10 things to do this weekend: Fly a kite, catch Ant-Man and the Wasp, more
This weekend brings the Buffs Bash tailgate, the Asia Symposium, a yoga sculpting session,听a Habitat for Humanity volunteer opportunity, free groceries from Whole Foods, an Earth Day show and more.
Get ready for Black and Gold Day April 22
Show off your Buff pride during Black and Gold Day on Saturday, April 22. Whether you鈥檒l be on campus, attending a watch party or cheering from home, here are some tips to get ready for the day.
Research in Your Backyard
Study shows personal disinfection device safe for use in public spaces
Imagine carrying a UV device in your backpack and pulling it out to disinfect your bus seat or restaurant table. A new CU 51传媒 study shows that using a technology called Far UV-C kills almost 100%听of pathogens within a few seconds, without risk to human bystanders.
Chili peppers more deeply rooted in Colorado than previously thought
Recently identified chili pepper fossils from 51传媒 and Denver museums challenge 50 million years of global evolutionary history. Now, that鈥檚 some spicy science!
Students in Focus
Doctoral student honored for shape-changing 鈥榮mart鈥 materials research
Albert Velasco Abadia was awarded the prestigious Materials Research Society Graduate Student Gold Award for his research using biological catalysts鈥攁lso known as enzymes鈥攆or triggering shape reconfigurations in liquid crystal network 鈥渟mart鈥 materials.
Grad student helps design 鈥榓rtificial muscles鈥 you can toss in the compost bin
Mechanical engineering student Ellen Rumley was part of a robotics club in high school, but she could never get over the clunkiness of rigid, metal machines. Now, she's designing soft robotic actuators that work like animal muscles. They're also completely biodegradable.
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