elementary students wearing masks in classroom

COVIDhas spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools—but it’s notan instant fix

Aug. 26, 2021

Air-ventilation upgrades have been badly needed in U.S. classrooms long before the pandemic. Low-tech, low-cost filtration systems can make a big difference. Professor Mark Hernandez shares on The Conversation.

First year students attend 2021 Kickoff and Spirit Night at Folsom Field on Aug. 20, 2021. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

The week in photos: Welcoming students

Aug. 26, 2021

Students got settled into the academic year at CU Boulder as classes began, participating not only in studies but also in a host of Fall Welcome activities, which continue through Sunday, Sept. 12.

Sun filters through trees by Macky Auditorium on campus in June 2020

Diversity, equity and inclusion update: August 2021 edition

Aug. 26, 2021

Read about the 2021 Campus Culture Survey, the latest on the IDEA Council's work and other news in this monthly diversity, equity and inclusion update.

The Hope spacecraft

LASP duo takes you inside Emirates Mars Mission

Aug. 26, 2021

Heather Reed and Pete Withnell share insights into the extraordinary international collaboration that made this mission possible and the more terrestrial effects of the mission on their family. Listen to the latest episode of Buff Innovator Insights.

Students eating pizza during Connect at The Rec event in 2018

10 things to do this weekend: Buff Meetups, 'Stranger Things' laser show, more

Aug. 26, 2021

This weekend brings ice bumper cars, Drag Queen Bingo, yoga and fitness classes, a free screening of “Fast & Furious 9,” a Chautauqua hike for grad students and more.

Libraries on the CU Boulder campus

Welcome to the University Libraries: Undergraduate student edition

Aug. 25, 2021

The University Libraries are excited to welcome new and returning students to CU Boulder! Learn more about the libraries’ resources and services available to you this fall and how we can help you in your path to discovery.

Students in Barcelona, Spain

Education Abroad is open for business

Aug. 25, 2021

Education Abroad is happy to announce its grand reopening for in-person advising this fall and is kicking off the semester with the annual fall fair on Sept. 9.

Chieri Kamada

International student reflects on COVID-19 experiences

Aug. 25, 2021

The recent unexpected and turbulent times have been difficult for many students, but international students have often been met with even more challenges and considerable roadblocks. Chieri Kamada is among them.

Recyclable materials and cans

CU alum creates robots to sort recyclables

Aug. 25, 2021

Matanya Horowitz's company produces artificial intelligence-aided robots to automate identifying, sorting and processing the myriad items that are collected for recycling—at a rate the company says is twice as fast as humans and 99% accurate.

People working together in a meeting

CU Boulder to co-lead new research consortium to boost tech innovation

Aug. 25, 2021

Created with a new $15 million dollar award announced by the National Science Foundation, the I-Corps Hub West Region will help engineers and scientists from top research universities across the Western United States cultivate deep technology businesses.

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