Rabbi Diana Villa with colleagues at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem

Women, beyond the ordained, lead religious groups in many ways

Dec. 8, 2021

Women are trying to make religious communities more inclusive, and women’s ordination is only one piece of this ongoing work. Deborah Whitehead, scholar of gender and U.S. religious history, shares on The Conversation.

CU Boulder and CU Anschutz Medical Campus

AB Nexus grant program announces fall 2021 awards

Dec. 8, 2021

Seven new grants have been awarded to CU Anschutz Medical Campus and CU Boulder faculty who are collaborating to improve human wellbeing through innovative research projects.

Artist’s representation of NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) in Earth’s orbit. Credit: NASA

Students, staff ready to operate NASA’s new IXPE mission to study black holes

Dec. 7, 2021

Years of preparation will culminate this week when LASP students and staff assume control of the nearly $200 million IXPE mission just after it lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Coors Events Center on the CU Boulder campus

CU Athletics toy drive continues Dec. 8–10

Dec. 7, 2021

The Athletic Department is hosting a holiday toy drive this month to benefit A Precious Child. CU will be collecting new toys, books and puzzles for distribution this holiday season.

Mountains and night sky

Earth and planetary science research at CU Boulder

Dec. 7, 2021

CU Boulder is globally ranked for earth and atmospheric science. Learn about upcoming conferences and read the latest research news from CU experts.

lobby of CASE building

Dec. 10: Join Staff Council’s town hall with chief operating officer, provost

Dec. 7, 2021

Staff Council is hosting an end-of-the-semester town hall webinar for employees featuring Patrick O’Rourke and Russell Moore. The speakers will discuss the events of the past semester and answer questions about the upcoming spring term.

Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders on Jeopardy!

The coolest, nerdiest thing one can do: What is ‘Jeopardy!’?

Dec. 7, 2021

CU Boulder history professor Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders will make an appearance this week on the first-ever "Jeopardy!" professors tournament, competing for a $100,000 grand prize and a spot in the show’s upcoming tournament of champions.

Bruce Jakosky

Celebrating CU’s Bruce Jakosky and his dedication to the MAVEN mission to Mars

Dec. 7, 2021

The word “maven” means an expert or connoisseur, an appellation that also appropriately describes Bruce Jakosky and his knowledge of––and affinity for––the planet Mars. He has dedicated the last 18 years to making the MAVEN mission to Mars a success.

Elizabeth Meyer

Elizabeth Meyer receives award for excellence in gender equity in education research

Dec. 7, 2021

The American Educational Research Association selected CU Boulder Associate Professor Elizabeth Meyer for the AERA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research. There will be a ceremony at 4 p.m. on Dec. 7.

A glass block marks Saturn's spot in the solar system, along with its moons Tethys, Rhea and Dione.

Hear planets sing as you ‘walk’ through space in new solar system model

Dec. 7, 2021

For about 35 years, the Colorado Scale Model Solar System has delighted campus visitors by shrinking Earth's cosmic neighborhood down to a short walk. Now the exhibit is getting a new update and an interactive smartphone app.

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