Pushing Boundaries
- The Limelight Hotel Boulder, which officially opened on Aug. 20 on ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ's campus, includes a number of sustainable design features. As Boulder's largest meeting and event space, it aims to foster community collaboration while advancing climate-conscious practices in hospitality.
- In a world of concrete canoes, dissolvable textiles and adhesive biomaterials for the heart, student creators have unique information needs. A new book by ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ librarians shares how libraries are stepping up to the task.
- ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ made major sustainability strides this summer, including launching a campus decarbonization plan, eliminating single-use beverage plastics, advancing bioplastics research and securing transformative gifts to boost sustainability education and business.
- A new textbook edited by Erin Willis, associate professor in the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information, aims to show how scholars can think about disability in their own research.
- About 180 scientists, engineers and other stakeholders from around the world recently joined a hybrid meeting at LASP, sponsored by NASA, to discuss innovative new technologies and instrumentation to be developed for future planetary missions.
- In time for the Buffalo Bicycle Classic, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ researchers are challenging cycling norms that stiff cycling-shoe soles are essential for efficient riding.
- INSTAAR master's student Hunter-Geist Sanchez is following a lifelong love of nature to develop new methods for preserving natural areas and rangelands. As a sixth-generation Coloradan, he hopes his research can help keep grasslands sustainable as the West heats up.
- From quantum science to journalism, these five ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ students, alumni and faculty are making bold, world-shaping contributions.
- At the recent Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, held for the first time in the United States, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ made a powerful showing—solidifying its role as a global voice in sustainability research, education and skills training.
- The newest class of fellows at the Center for Environmental Journalism brings experience from NPR, The New York Times, National Geographic and more.