Students in Focus
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 CU 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.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· 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 ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· 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.
With Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) support, political science major Nicholas Turco is studying the experiences of LGBTQ+ athletes in CU Athletics.