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Enter Buffs One Read storytelling contest for chance to win prize

Nov. 11, 2022

Undergraduates are invited to share an essay, original artwork or multimedia reflection on “Braiding Sweetgrass” for a chance to win $500 in the University Libraries’ storytelling contest. Entries are due by Jan. 27, 2023.

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What is Mastodon? Social media expert explains

Nov. 11, 2022

The turmoil at Twitter has many people turning to an alternative, Mastodon. CU expert Brian Keegan explains how the platform works and why it won't be the new Twitter. Read on The Conversation.

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Cancer: A result of accumulating cellular mistakes—A lecture Nov. 15

Nov. 11, 2022

Cancer is caused by cells from one’s own body that have lost proper control of their growth and division cycle, then acquired a propensity to move to places they don’t belong. Hear more from Distinguished Professor Richard McIntosh at a free lecture.

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CU Boulder innovators awarded $1.25M in commercialization funding

Nov. 11, 2022

Twelve teams of faculty, researchers and graduate students competed for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges heard Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and the other for physical sciences and engineering.

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Faces of community-engaged scholarship: Jesús Muñoz

Nov. 11, 2022

Read a Q&A highlighting graduate student Jesús Muñoz, a ballet and modern dancer with roots in Mexican and Cuban folkloric, Afro-Cuban and Cuban popular and contemporary dance, who wanted to connect his thesis to communities outside of academia.

A World War II veterans' trailer park on the CU Boulder campus.

The history of Vetsville: How CU housed thousands of World War II veterans

Nov. 11, 2022

When CU Boulder’s student population nearly doubled during the end of World War II, the university set out to house more than 4,600 vets—many with spouses and children—who received GI Bill benefits.

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Second Saturdays at the CU Art Museum

Nov. 10, 2022

Get creative with the CU Art Museum on the second Saturday of each month. Organizers will put together a different art-themed program each time, and the community is invited to drop in. Join, enjoy and even pick up a new skill—next session Dec. 10.

A drone image taken from near Kittredge Pond on the CU Boulder campus.

Campus drives $3.3B in economic impact

Nov. 10, 2022

CU Boulder had a statewide economic impact of $3.3 billion in the 2020–21 academic year, according to a new analysis from the Leeds School of Business research division.

Students participate in a climate-based lesson during a workshop at CU Boulder. Photo credit: CIRES/CU Boulder

CU Boulder educators to bring climate, human rights content into classrooms

Nov. 10, 2022

At the global climate summit next month, teachers and aspiring teachers will be in the audience and working with an educator's guide created at CU Boulder to help their students understand how climate change is impacting people and communities and how they can help. Participating teachers may apply for graduate credit and a stipend—deadline Nov. 16.

An illustration of the Flemming Building on the CU Boulder campus.

Building our legacy: School of Education launches honorary naming initiative

Nov. 10, 2022

The CU Boulder School of Education has a unique opportunity to rename our campus building in honor of a distinguished educator, and we want your help. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 18.

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