Education & Outreach
ATLAS Institute researchers have developed a suite of novel tools that enable middle-school students to quickly create networks, connect devices, invent apps and design wearable technology.
Shalini Menon is helping the campus Build a Better Book Project make tactile materials more accessible for visually impaired children.
Faculty and students helped develop a plan for how to better represent indigenous histories and ongoing tribal relationships to the land that is now Rocky Mountain National Park.
Studies have long shown researchers publish prolifically in the first decade of their career, followed by a decline in productivity. But a Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder study found that stereotype to be "remarkably inaccurate."
The cyberlearning community, made up of computer and learning scientists who design and study innovative learning technologies, reports on emerging themes in this sphere.
PhET Interactive Simulations is one of six winners of the WISE Award, recognizing innovative educational projects that address challenges and bring transformative societal change.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researchers are using simple "paper" robots to teach kids basic engineering principles and inspire creativity. Watch the video.
A new augmented reality app designed by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder scientists brings sculptures to life at Lafayette's Geometry Point and at home. Watch the video.
A recent Science Discovery camp gave budding engineers a chance to launch a high-altitude balloon to the edge of outer space.
In the sciences, research experience is critical to getting into graduate school. The SMART program helps level the playing field for underserved students who have not had the opportunity to participate in authentic research.