Graduate Student Edition - April 9, 2021
Campus Community
8 things to do this weekend: Conference on World Affairs and more
This weekend brings a guided meditation,ÌýFree Friday Power Hour cycling class, an Instagram Live on repurposing old clothes, TEDxCU 2021: Bounce, the Grammy-winning Takács Quartet and more.
38 graduate students receive National Science Foundation fellowships
The campus community is celebrating this year's 38 recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There were also several honorable mentions.
Dance grad students keep kids moving with virtual classes
When local students began learning remotely because of COVID-19, graduate students in the Department of Theatre & Dance partnered with Boulder Valley School District to help keep kids with a range of learning needs moving and engaged.
Engineering students invent device for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to rural areas
Meet PortaVax, a portable vaccine carrier that can keep up to 250 vaccine doses cold for several days using insulation and dry ice. Students are still testing the device and tweaking its design, but they say early results are promising.
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