A hopeful new strategy for treating Parkinson’s disease

May 14, 2015

A novel compound developed by a team led by the °µÍø½ûÇø may be therapeutic in suppressing misguided inflammatory responses by a set of immune cells known as microglia to perceived damage to the brain and nervous system.

Statements from campus officials regarding settlement with CU Professor David Barnett

May 12, 2015

Today, the University of Colorado and Philosophy Department Professor David Barnett agreed to a legal settlement that removes him from campus. The following are statements from CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, CU President Bruce Benson and CU-Boulder Director of the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator Valerie Simons.

CU honors graduates during a soggy ceremony on May 9

May 12, 2015

A heavy downpour didn't dampen enthusiasm on Saturday, May 9, as CU-Boulder honored candidates for 5,927 degrees during an abbreviated spring commencement ceremony. Cathleen Black, a former media executive and author, gave a shortened speech to the graduates and their families.

2015 graduates looking at best job market in years

May 8, 2015

It’s graduation time for colleges and universities around the country and for the 5,927 CU-Boulder graduates likely to hit the job market there’s good news. That’s because the job market is healthy and strong across the board, says Jon Schlesinger from CU-Boulder’s Office of Career Services.

New graduate plans to 'push the envelope of applied demography'

May 8, 2015

°µÍø½ûÇø seven years ago, Rob Kemp had two encounters that changed his life. The first was when a mentor at the university where he earned his bachelor’s degree pushed him to talk with a former CU-Boulder PhD student. Until then, Kemp hadn’t really considered going on to graduate school.

CU Cares about your wellness - Pink Life Saver

May 8, 2015

Your health is important to CU, and so we are taking proactive steps to make wellness programming more convenient for you. The Pink Life Saver, a mobile mammography program of University of Colorado Hospital, will be on the east campus (south of the ARCE building) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 20, June 10, July 15, Aug. 20, Sept. 23, Oct. 21, Nov. 17 and Dec. 16.

CU Art Museum temporarily closing for repairs

May 8, 2015

The CU Art Museum, located on the Boulder campus, will temporarily close to the public beginning Saturday, May 9, to facilitate repairs to the building’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

2015 college graduates looking at best job market in years

May 7, 2015

May 8, 2015 Jon Schlesinger It’s graduation time for colleges and universities around the country and for those grads hitting the job market there’s good news. That’s because the job market is healthy and strong across the board, says Jon Schlesinger from CU-Boulder’s Office of Career Services.

Ecological restoration must be held to more robust standards, says interdisciplinary team of scholars

May 7, 2015

Policy communities increasingly call upon ecological restoration as a means to address many of the major threats facing the world’s ecosystems. But internationally accepted best practices for restoration efforts are noticeably absent.

Paying it Forward in the Public Achievement Program

May 7, 2015

When Balkarn Singh Shahi looks back on his high school experience, one activity stands out – the °µÍø½ûÇø’s Public Achievement program. As a student at Centaurus High School participating in the program, Shahi and peers responded to national public shootings by spearheading a public campaign to prevent gun violence. Now a sophomore at CU-Boulder, Shahi could not resist the opportunity to give back to the Public Achievement program , which pairs CU-Boulder students as coaches with groups of underrepresented K-12 students seeking solutions to their identified salient social issues. Shahi has been a Public Achievement coach, and this year he served as a teaching assistant for the corresponding civic engagement course and new class of coaches.

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