Students in Focus
Mariah Green moved to Boulder for the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Museum of Natural History's graduate program in museum and field studies. She ended up spending part of spring and the summer learning how to produce podcasts, as well as advancing her own paleontology research.
Adam Chehadi is an internship pro—he’s participated in technical internships since he was a junior in high school—but even he’s been thrown for a loop by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a new course, designed in part by students, participants delve into the interrelationship between COVID-19 and systemic racism. Anthony Fauci will be a special guest speaker.
The pandemic has thrown a wrench into the internship and job plans of many ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ students and recent graduates. Ahmed Ferjani was studying abroad in Spain. Learn what's become of the U.S.-based internship that he was set to start.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Today recently spoke with Shawn O’Neal, a doctoral candidate in ethnic studies, to learn more about Anti-Racism I, the first of three new Coursera courses he has developed with Jennifer Ho, professor of ethnic studies and director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts.
A petition created by two ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students seeks to make Black, Indigenous and other people of color feel safe, heard and valued.
Imagine a textile that cleans itself, killing viruses and bacteria and dissolving flecks of embedded organic material. Such a fabric could transform the safety of seating in planes, buses and other public spaces—a particularly appealing prospect in current times.
After months of remote work due to COVID-19, Chris Heckman and some of his team are headed back to the lab for testing and experimentation.
Rising Engineering Plus senior Adrian Gutierrez successfully developed an automated bag valve mask, a device he hopes will help those with coronavirus in Mexico, his home for 18 years.
Students and alumni have helped spread awareness about how to maintain a safe environment; raised funds to help support students, staff and faculty; and led efforts to donate and 3D-print personal protective equipment.