Math building

Mathematicians win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

March 17, 2022

Boulder’s Agnès Beaudry and Sean O’Rourke will use the support to advance homotopy theory and random matrix theory.

Kai Larsen

Kai Larsen among world’s most influential academics in analytics, says magazine

March 17, 2022

A thought leader in business analytics education and researcher in machine learning and natural language processing, Larsen was recently named an influencer by CDO Magazine. Read his thoughts about how data is becoming a disruptor for business schools.

Brett Fiedler

Researcher recognized for work to help the blind learn geometry

March 17, 2022

With colleagues at other institutions, Brett Fiedler, a physics-education and inclusive-design specialist, and PhET Interactive Simulations researcher, has been recognized for his work to help blind or visually-impaired people learn geometry.

Adam Kowalski

Adam Kowalski awarded Karen Harvey Prize

March 10, 2022

Adam Kowalski is the 2022 Karen Harvey Prize recipient in recognition of his transformative research into stellar flares and their influence on the Sun, other stars and habitability of exoplanets.

Classroom

Nikolaus Correll, Alan Mickelson receive award for open educational practices

March 9, 2022

The University Libraries and Student Government are pleased to recognize Nikolaus Correll and Alan Mickelson as the recipients of the 2022 Open Educator Award. Both associate professors were selected for their use of open educational practices in teaching.

Zoya Popovic in the lab with fellow researchers

Distinguished Professor Zoya Popovic elected to National Academy of Engineering

March 9, 2022

Zoya Popovic of electrical, computer and energy engineering was honored “for developing high-efficiency microwave transmitters and active antenna arrays for wireless communication systems and for engineering education.”

Kedrick Armstrong conducting

2 music Buffs among ‘composers and performers to watch’

March 9, 2022

Included in the Washington Post's “22 composers and performers to watch in 2022” were two College of Music affiliates Kedrick Armstrong, a master’s student in orchestral conducting, and composer Anthony Green, who attended the Doctor of Musical Arts program.

Orit Peleg

Computer scientist, physicist wins Cottrell Scholar Award

March 3, 2022

Boulder’s Orit Peleg will use the support from the award to launch a novel, interdisciplinary probe of the physics of firefly communications.

Virginia Ferguson in the lab with a student

Virginia Ferguson elected to prestigious medical, biomedical engineering group

March 3, 2022

Ferguson has been elected to the distinguished American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s College of Fellows. Her research seeks to enhance human health by better understanding the materials and mechanics of the body, as well as finding effective solutions to treat patients’ injuries and illnesses.

Sun peaks through clouds over snow-covered Flatirons

Faculty assembly announces excellence award winners

March 1, 2022

The Boulder Faculty Assembly is pleased to announce its 2022 awards, with winners in the categories of excellence in research, scholarly and creative work; leadership and service; and teaching and pedagogy.

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