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What if we could test treatments on a living system that actually behaves like your lungs, before a patient ever receives them? At the University of Colorado Denver’s College of … Continue Reading Engineering What It Means to Breathe: CU Denver’s Living Lung Model Is Changing the Future of Care
Engineering has always defined civilization. Roads determine where we travel. Power grids shape how we live. Water systems protect public health. Communications networks connect the world. Every generation of engineers … Continue Reading Engineering Transforms Our Future: Innovation for Every Ability at CU Denver’s CEDC
When it comes to building safer, healthier, and more connected communities, Wesley Marshall, PhD, PE professor of Civil Engineering and Construction at CU Denver, believes engineering is one of society’s … Continue Reading CU Denver’s Wes Marshall Honored with Thomas Jefferson Award for Advancing Societal Good Through Engineering
In July 2025, CU Denver civil engineering associate professor Dr. David Mays stood in a research lab at Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) in Bavaria, Germany. He was presenting a seminar titled “Chaotic Advection in Porous Media: Dimensionality, … Continue Reading From CU Denver to Germany: When an Idea Born on Campus Becomes a Global Solution
At CU Denver’s College of Engineering, Design and Computing, students and faculty collaboratively develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. The medical device startup Point Designs, which specializes in 3D-printed prosthetics for partial hand amputations, exemplifies this mission. Recently acquired by Hanger, Inc., this partnership aims to broaden the impact of their advancements globally.
The College of Engineering, Design and Computing (CEDC) is generating innovations that may help turn science fiction into science fact. In a major advancement for quantum physics and materials science, … Continue Reading A Quantum Leap Toward Gamma-Ray Lasers—and the Multiverse—Starts Here
In an age of rapid advancements in adaptive and intelligent technologies, materials that can change shape independently are no longer science fiction—they are becoming a reality. A recent study from … Continue Reading A Breakthrough in 4D Printing of Multifunctional Composites
Professors Susan Stirrup and David Mays applied for and were accepted as Fellows for the AMPLIFY Institute for the academic year 2024 – 2025. The Institute is a leadership institute … Continue Reading Two College of Engineering, Design and Computing Professors Accepted as Fellows for AMPLIFY Institute
CU Denver leading research and training of the next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders We’ve all seen the headlines about data breaches that can shut down corporations or government offices. Many … Continue Reading Cybersecurity More Important Than Ever
The 10 companies that are completing CU Denver’s Smart Futures Lab incubator and accelerator programs will present their groundbreaking solutions, each designed to address pressing challenges faced by municipalities and local government … Continue Reading 10 Companies Graduate From CU Denver’s Smart Futures Lab
“Inspiration comes at unique moments—just ask CU Denver Civil Engineering Professor Caroline Clevenger, PhD. During a sabbatical in 2023, Clevenger noticed colleagues at the Center for Inclusive Design Engineering (CIDE) … Continue Reading Two CEDC Faculty Create App to Aid Indoor Navigation With The Help of Smart Futures Lab
While the word “quantum” may bring to mind TV shows with time-traveling actors, in Colorado this buzzword has become synonymous with innovation, investment in jobs, and solving society’s biggest problems. … Continue Reading CU Denver Students to Learn About Quantum in a Unique Cross-Disciplinary Way With New Certificate
Looking at the Capstone Design Expo, it’s easy to wonder, how do students learn all the skills needed for a successful capstone project? For many of these students, they built a … Continue Reading A Look Back to Where it All Started; First-Year Design Expo Winners
On April 29th, 2024 CU Denver gathered at the annual Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony. Faculty Excellence Awards are a great way for our Lynx community to come together and recognize … Continue Reading A Good Year For The College of Engineering, Design and Computing: Engineering Faculty Win Campus Awards for Teaching and Research
Press release WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Keith Neeves, Ph.D., Professor at University of Colorado Denver and Cathy Bodine, … Continue Reading Keith Neeves and Cathy Bodine Inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Bioengineering professor Chelsea Magin, PhD collaborated with former middle school teacher and current RTD Training Specialist Mandi Ruud Singleton and the Colorado BioScience Institute (Institute) to host a hands-on training … Continue Reading Science Teacher to Scientist
Each year the University of Colorado Denver Construction Engineering and Management Program competes in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC). ASC is a regional competition that includes many schools in … Continue Reading CU Denver Construction Program Wins at Associated School of Construction Competition
“Imagine a future where you could share electricity generated through your rooftop solar panels with your neighbor across the street. The power you and your neighbors generate would keep the … Continue Reading Professor Jae-Do Park, PhD, and his former student Md Habib Ullah, PhD Research Green Electricity Sharing with Your Neighbor
The Fitzsimons Innovation Community is a co-working space on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, where the Department of Bioengineering shares educational and research space with 80 local bio-tech companies and … Continue Reading Fitzsimons Innovation Community Home of the Bioengineering Department Featured in Nature
You are more likely to have your auto stolen during the holiday season than any other time of the year. And the chances are greater in the Denver metro area, … Continue Reading CU Denver Professor Finds Solution to Car Theft
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