For Halloween: Be aware. Be thoughtful. Be considerate.

Oct. 16, 2014

Chancellor DiStefano, in his State of the Campus address, asked each and every member of the campus community to “consider every day how we can influence the culture of this campus in a positive manner.” In keeping with this, as Halloween approaches and we think about how to celebrate the holiday, take a minute to think about the impact your costume may have.

Utah v Colorado homecoming poster

CU-Boulder marks 100 years of Homecoming

Oct. 16, 2014

Not everybody or everything makes it to 100, but the Homecoming is about to reach that centennial mark. On Nov. 7, 1914, CU took on Utah to win 33-0 in the first Homecoming featuring an intercollegiate matchup. This year, from Oct. 22 to 25, CU-Boulder will host hundreds of guests at dozens of major events. In addition to the traditional football game and parade, the celebration will include a concert, an alumni lecture series, affinity reunions and college and school gatherings.

CU-Boulder philosophy department to resume graduate admissions for 2015-16 academic year

Oct. 15, 2014

The philosophy department will resume admissions to its graduate program for the 2015-16 academic year. The move follows the enactment of reforms and changes begun last November across 10 major areas to address issues of discrimination, harassment and a combative work culture that previously existed inside the department.

How to Help a Friend: Adjusting to CU-Boulder

Oct. 14, 2014

Welcome to the second issue of How to Help a Friend (HHF). HHF aims to provide students with information and resources on a variety of mental health topics, and to interact with and support the CU-Boulder community through monthly events and articles in CU-Boulder Today.

Student life: President of Golden Key chapter at CU-Boulder looks to recruit kindness

Oct. 14, 2014

At an early age, CU-Boulder student Zachary Leins discovered he wanted to be a leader.

MAVEN spacecraft’s first look at Mars holds surprises, says CU-Boulder mission leader

Oct. 14, 2014

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has provided scientists their first look at a storm of energetic solar particles at Mars and produced unprecedented ultraviolet images of the tenuous oxygen, hydrogen and carbon coronas surrounding the Red Planet, said Professor Bruce Jakosky, the mission’s principal investigator.

Lt. Gov. Garcia commends programs aimed at increasing student success

Oct. 13, 2014

Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia visited campus on Friday to learn about programs that focus on student success and graduation, including the CU LEAD Alliance and CU Complete .

Academic advisors: Your No. 1 resource for all things CU-Boulder

Oct. 10, 2014

As we approach the midpoint of the fall semester, you might be looking for some guidance and support. Did you know that every CU student is assigned an academic advisor, and that your advisor can help you with so much more than academic schedule planning? Your academic advisor is essentially your “point person” on this very large campus.

Ritters endow classical guitar program in College of Music

Oct. 10, 2014

CU-Boulder alumni Michele (Mikhy) and Mike Ritter have a deep love for CU-Boulder. They've recently made a trailblazing gift to the classical guitar program in the College of Music that, combined with a commitment from the Office of the Chancellor, will endow and name the program.

Hubble Telescope project involving CU-Boulder maps temperature, water vapor on wild exoplanet

Oct. 9, 2014

A team of scientists including a professor used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to make the most detailed global map yet of the glow from a giant, oddball planet orbiting another star, an object twice as massive as Jupiter and hot enough to melt steel.

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