When Students Prove the Experts Wrong

Invention often results from someone doing what the conventional wisdom of those “in the know” understand as being impossible or improbable. Just as knowledge and experience can provide the insight for advancement, it can also hinder advancement, causing avenues of study and experimentation to be overlooked or avoided. On Feb. 17-18, the Denver Metro Regional […]

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Cyber crime can wreak havoc on your business

As a leader, it’s hard to admit poor judgment and corporate weakness. But here I am, confessing that we fell victim to a “spear phishing” scam resulting in a $50,000 loss to our company, despite having IT security measures and staff training in place. Here’s what happened when my company fell victim to a phishing […]

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Chanda Plan Foundation Getting Ready for New Larger Location

The Chanda Plan Foundation is preparing to move into a new building and expand services to help more people who are physically disabled.The foundation is in the midst of fundraising for a new facility about eight times the size of the current location, 8725 W. 14th Ave., in Lakewood. The new space a few blocks […]

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Use Caution When Utilizing Third Party Content

These days most websites and other online service providers accept and host some sort of third-party content. The hosting and display of user-generated content can potentially subject the website or service provider to liability for its users’ online copyright infringement. Congress enacted a safe harbor for service providers which limits a service provider’s liability if it is […]

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Should You Patent or Not?

When it comes to software, its clear as mud. While patenting software innovations isn’t dead, the uncertainty of whether a particular software-related invention is patentable subject matter has become highly uncertain. Also, the average cost of obtaining a software-related patent for those applications that survive the subject matter inquisition is considerably higher than it was […]

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Supporting the Chanda Plan Foundation

Beyond the Diploma: Ryan Martorano’s (CM ’98) passion for construction benefits CSU students and the Chanda Plan Foundation. In September 2015, Martorano was introduced to Chanda Hinton Leichtle, executive director of the Chanda Plan Foundation, whose current project is a 6.000-square-foot health center that provides a holistic, person-centered approach for individuals with long-term disabilities. “Living […]

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