Senior auditors registering for classes

CU-Boulder senior auditor registration for fall semester is Sept. 2-3

Aug. 12, 2014

The Senior Auditors Program provides Colorado residents, ages 55 and older, the opportunity to attend classes on the campus. Tuition is free and participants pay just an administrative fee to cover registration, application processing and IT support. The program was established in 1973 and is coordinated through the CU-Boulder Alumni Association. Course availability is dependent upon enrollment limits, with tuition-paying students given priority, and on fire code restrictions, which determine the number of students allowed in a room. Grades are not awarded and auditors do not receive credit toward a degree.

CU-Boulder study paved way for stocking state’s ‘true’ greenback cutthroat into wild

Aug. 11, 2014

A genetic sleuthing effort led by the that resulted in the identification of Colorado’s “true” native greenback cutthroat trout two years ago has come full circle with the stocking of the official state fish into Colorado’s high country.

Laura Hansen Dean joins university as chief of Gift Planning

Aug. 7, 2014

Laura Hansen Dean, a seasoned higher education leader with more than 25 years of gift planning experience, joins the University of Colorado staff Aug. 1 as assistant vice president of gift planning for the Office of Advancement. From centralized advancement’s Walnut Street office in Boulder, Dean will lead a team of four individuals who promote and steward diverse mechanisms of giving to support CU.

Business Accelerator packs the house for Demo Days event

Aug. 6, 2014

Six startups made pitches to a packed house of more than 150 friends, family and potential investors at an event last week that capped the successful launch of the university’s new business accelerator program.

New report highlights how climate change may affect water in Colorado

Aug. 5, 2014

As Colorado’s climate continues to warm, those who manage or use water in the state will likely face significant changes in water supply and demand, according to a new report on state climate change released today by the Western Water Assessment and the Colorado Water Conservation Board.

Cooperation agreement furthers Dream Chaser Spacecraft microgravity science capabilities

Aug. 5, 2014

Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder’s BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the Dream Chaser ® Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.

Staff Council Update: Boulder Staff Council hears you

Aug. 5, 2014

In the spring this year Staff Council (SC) conducted our annual survey asking staff for feedback about SC’s performance, staff concerns and other important issues. Thanks to staff’s feedback in the past SC has been able to improve in some key areas including better representation of staff issues and serving as an effective liaison between staff and administration.

Sierra Nevada Corporation and BioServe Cooperation Agreement Furthers Dream Chaser® Spacecraft Microgravity Science Capabilities

Aug. 5, 2014

Sierra Nevada Corp. news release Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) Space Systems is pleased to announce it is expanding its relationship with the (CU-Boulder) through the signing of a letter of cooperation with CU-Boulder’s BioServe Space Technologies (BioServe). Through the cooperation, SNC and BioServe will jointly explore ways the Dream Chaser ® Space Utility Vehicle (SUV) can serve as an orbital platform for scientific experiments in microgravity and space life science research.

Kill Paris to headline Welcomefest Concert Aug. 23

Aug. 5, 2014

Kill Paris will headline the annual Welcomefest Concert taking place on Farrand Field on Saturday, Aug. 23. The doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show begins at 6 p.m. The annual Welcomefest Concert is sponsored by Program Council.

CU Achieve summer program helps students stay on track to graduation

Aug. 4, 2014

By the end of last spring, Jessica Van der Linden was behind on credit hours -- just two courses shy of being a junior as her sophomore year at the came to a close -- because she had taken family leave during the school year.

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