Volunteers distributed bottled water after Jackson, Mississippi’s water treatment plant failed

Intense heat waves, flooding are battering America’s aging infrastructure

Sept. 7, 2022

A heat wave that pushed California’s power grid to the limit and the water system failure in Mississippi are just two examples of how a growing maintenance backlog and increasing climate change are creating a golden age of infrastructure failure. CU expert Paul Chinowsky shares on The Conversation.

Philip DiStefano, Chancellor of the °µÍø½ûÇø, gives the State of Campus speech at the University Memorial Center Glenn Miller Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

State of the Campus event to return in person Sept. 13

Sept. 7, 2022

Chancellor Philip DiStefano will hold the annual State of the Campus event in person for the first time in three years. Plan to attend, hear his address and enjoy a buffet breakfast following the talk. A livestream option will be available as well.

construction workers pouring concrete

Tiny algae could help fix concrete industry’s dirty little climate secret

Sept. 7, 2022

Concrete is strong, durable, affordable and accessible. But the global concrete industry is responsible for more than 8% of greenhouse gas emissions—more than three times the emissions associated with aviation—and demand is rising. CU expert Wil Srubar shares on The Conversation: four innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry.

roads leading to Boulder

New campus budget model implemented July 1

Sept. 7, 2022

The development of policies, processes and needed support structures for the model will continue through spring 2023. Catch up on the campus's budget model implementation.

​​Onward and Upward installation at the CU Art Museum

CU Art Museum debuts comprehensive Sharkive print collection

Sept. 7, 2022

Acquired by the university in 2018, this giant collection of artwork created at Shark's Ink printmaking studio in Lyons, Colorado, spans more than four decades and illustrates a variety of printmaking techniques. The public is invited to an open house on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Campus community members attend a diversity summit session in 2018

Join the Supporting Student Resiliency series this month

Sept. 7, 2022

The Supporting Student Resiliency series provides faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students, focusing on areas critical to retention and success. Join individual sessions Sept. 13, 20 and 27, or attend all three and get a non-degree certificate.

Students attend their first day of class in Teresa Foley'sÌýIntroduction to Epidemiology

Course alerts help students stay on track during the semester

Sept. 7, 2022

Course alerts provide early notice to students who may need guidance and resources to help them succeed in a particular class. Learn more and help your students stay on track academically.

Houses on Alaska coast

How a human rights approach to climate change can spark real change

Sept. 7, 2022

Sheila Watt-Cloutier made a bold move and helped kick-start what many describe as a sea change in how the international community thinks about climate change.

Pearl Street Mall in Boulder

City, university team up to study urban heat island effect

Sept. 7, 2022

The city of Boulder plans to use CU Boulder data to study the effect of trees on urban heat for climate-mitigation planning.

An aerial view of the CU Boulder campus (Glenn Asakawa)

New sexual misconduct survey data creates road map for task force

Sept. 6, 2022

The campus released new sexual misconduct survey data, which will be reviewed by the CU Boulder Sexual Misconduct Task Force.

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