REDEFINE Engineering Education: Disrupting Systemic Barriers to Equity and Inclusion
Guest speaker Dr. Yvette E. Pearson will present “REDEFINE Engineering Education: Disrupting Systemic Barriers to Equity and Inclusion,” on December 3, 2020.
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Choirs In The Coronavirus Era Look To Science To Find Ways To Perform
This summer, CSU researchers began looking specifically at bioaerosol emissions from performers, and how to keep from spreading the virus. (KUNC/NPR)
Confused About Masks? Here’s What Scientists Know
“Controlling community spread of Covid-19 and protecting individuals requires a multitiered approach,” said CSU Mechanical Engineering Professor John Volckens. (New York Times)
Where There’s Smoke…You’ll Find Dr. Emily Fischer
Westword caught up with Fischer to talk about her Western Wildfire Experiments for Cloud Chemistry, Aerosol Absorption, and Nitrogen study and other work.
Did climate change drive 2020’s epic hurricane season? It’s complicated.
When climate scientists are asked if storm seasons are linked to climate change, many suggest that the explanation for this season’s activity isn’t so straightforward. (National Geographic)
Colorado ‘Way Behind’ On Moisture Heading Into The Winter, More Snowstorms Like This Week’s Needed
“From a water resources perspective and a drought perspective, we’re definitely not in good shape going into this winter because the summer was so warm and dry,” said Russ Schumacher, Colorado State Climatologist. (CBS Denver)
In most years, hurricane activity would have wound down by now. Not in 2020
During most years, hurricane activity would have long since waned by now. But in 2020, with about a month left of the official hurricane season, forecasters anticipate even more storms to form. (CNBC)
Colorado’s drought keeps getting worse, with a quarter of the state now exceptionally dry
The weekly analysis is a broad-brush look at the national drought situation and takes into account a handful of indicators, to determine how different areas should be classified. (Colorado Sun)
Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor Jean Peccoud interviewed on Conversations with Aanika
Professor Peccoud discusses his computational biology and cell biology efforts to develop predictive models of the phenotype encoded in natural and synthetic DNA sequences
Tropical Storm Eta Forms, Tying a Record Set 15 Years Ago
“This is the first time that Eta will be used in real time,” said Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the department of atmospheric science at Colorado State University. (New York Times)