Sara Thompson

CU-Boulder appoints new dean of Continuing Education and vice provost

June 2, 2015

Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the appointment of Sara Thompson as dean of the Division of Continuing Education and vice provost for Summer Session and Outreach and Engagement.

INVST Community Studies program to celebrate 25-year anniversary

June 2, 2015

For the past 25 years, CU-Boulder's INVST Community Studies program has worked with CU students to help them learn to become engaged citizens and leaders.

Icebergs choke the fjord where Jakobshavn glacier flows into the sea off western Greenland

The ebb and flow of Greenland's glaciers

June 1, 2015

In northwestern Greenland, glaciers flow from the main ice sheet to the ocean in see-sawing seasonal patterns. The ice generally flows faster in the summer than in the winter, and the ends of glaciers, jutting into the ocean, also advance and retreat with the seasons.

Extreme weather events connected to climate change? Some scientists think so.

May 28, 2015

May 29, 2013 Jim White Recent heavy rains in Texas and the deadly heat wave in India are indicators that climate change, brought on by increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is most likely enhancing the effects of these extreme weather events, says climatologist Jim White, director of CU-Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

'Sine Die' – a 2015 state legislative wrapup

May 28, 2015

May 6 marked “sine die,” the final day of the 2015 state legislative session. Almost 700 bills were introduced, which is a record number over the past five years. The Office of Government Relations actively worked on and tracked many bills of interest to CU-Boulder. Major legislative topics this year included higher education funding, tuition classification, capital construction, veterans affairs, health care and job creation.

FAA grants drone access to Texas and Oklahoma panhandles for weather research

May 27, 2015

A consortium led by the has received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to start flying drones over parts of Texas and Oklahoma this spring in the heart of Tornado Alley to conduct weather research.

Europa, courtesy of NASA

CU-Boulder instrument selected for NASA mission to Europa

May 26, 2015

A instrument has been selected to fly on a NASA mission to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, which is believed to harbor a subsurface ocean that may provide conditions suitable for life.

Staff Council Update: Spring BBQ a huge success

May 26, 2015

The Boulder Campus Staff Council held the Staff Spring BBQ on May 12 in the Rec Center Lower Gyms. The event was the main staff appreciation event of the year and was a huge success. 1,300 staff members were treated to a bountiful buffet and Chancellor DiStefano and Regent Hybl stopped by to extend their gratitude and thanks to staff for all their hard work and dedication to CU-Boulder.

Parking and Transportation Services awarded the 'Way to Go' employer award

May 26, 2015

The Parking and Transportation Services department recently received the "Way to Go Employer Champion Award" from the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

Pulitzer Prize-winning CU grad returns to Boulder for CU NOW

May 26, 2015

It’s not every day you get to work with a Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist as a college student. It’s even less often that you share the same alma mater. When the sixth season of the CU New Opera Workshop, or CU NOW, kicks off this month, one of the opera professionals mentoring composition students knows Boulder well. Mark Campbell, a 1975 graduate of the Department of Theatre and Dance, is coming back to campus for the first time in 40 years.

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