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The Climate Crisis is a Water Crisis

March 19, 2024

Why Water Must Be at the Heart of Climate Action The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the University of Colorado Boulder along with Castalia Advisors were commissioned by WaterAid’s Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA), the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI), and HSBC to discover an achievable pathway...

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ASCE Honors Manjeet Pandey

Feb. 28, 2024

Every year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) honors 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering young professionals. Manjeet Pandey is one of this year's honorees. Manjeet started with the Mortenson Center as an online Global Engineering student and has now come to CU Boulder to pursue a Master's in...

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CU Boulder Part of $160M NSF-funded Effort to Promote Climate Resilience

Jan. 30, 2024

The National Science Foundation today announced the Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine (CO-WY Engine) as a recipient of its inaugural Regional Innovation Engines program. The prestigious award totals up to $160 million over 10 years and positions the CO-WY Engine at the forefront of the nation's environmental and climate technology initiatives...

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Interactive map shows where your food comes from

Dec. 5, 2023

As people across the United States sit down for holiday meals, filling their bellies with everything from mashed potatoes to latkes and tamales, a question may come up: Where does all this food come from? Now, a new interactive map developed by researchers at CU Boulder and The Plotline ,...

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Pioneering Sustainable Water Solutions with Carbon Credit Financing in Northern Kenya (DRIP-FUNDI)

Dec. 5, 2023

Climate change driven drought and challenges in maintaining emergency groundwater supplies have led to millions of people living in the arid regions of Kenya lacking safe, reliable and affordable water throughout the year. Typically, responses to drought have been reactive. Kenyan government support and international emergency assistance are dispatched once...

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Bernard Amadei inducted to ASEE Hall of Fame

Nov. 8, 2023

CEAE Distinguished Professor Bernard Amadei has been inducted into the American Society for Engineering Education Hall of Fame . The designation honors engineering and engineering technology education standouts whose work has made a significant impact. The 2023 inductees were announced at the society’s 130th Gala on Oct. 10.

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Evan Thomas Receives AEESP Dentel Award for Global Outreach

June 21, 2023

Professor Evan Thomas was selected to receive the 2023 Steven K. Dentel Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Award for Global Outreach. This prestigious award recognizes his outstanding contributions and leadership as a faculty member through involvement in environmental engineering and science outreach activities to the global community...

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CO-WY Engine chosen as finalist in new NSF innovation competition

June 20, 2023

CU Boulder is a founding partner of the CO-WY Engine, one of 16 finalists for the National Science Foundation’s inaugural “NSF Regional Innovation Engines” competition, which could net winners $160 million over 10 years.

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M. A. Mortenson Companies, Inc. invests $2M in Virridy for Africa and United States Freshwater Carbon Projects

June 1, 2023

M. A. Mortenson Companies, Inc. invests $2M in Virridy for Africa and United States Freshwater Carbon Projects involving partners University of Colorado Boulder, Moore Foundation, Autodesk Foundation This week, M. A. Mortenson Companies, Inc. signed a carbon credit pre-purchase agreement with Virridy Carbon LLC to enable project capital investment in...

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Countdown to connection: CU Engineering ready to welcome first cohort to new residential community

May 31, 2023

In 81 days, the first cohort of students will begin moving into Engineering Connections , the college’s new residential community for soon-to-be engineers and applied scientists. It’s a countdown that Dean Keith Molenaar has been tracking closely — and with great anticipation. “I’m so thrilled to be able to provide...

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