Aerial photo of Old Main

Improvements to take effect for course alert process

Aug. 18, 2021

With the aim of helping students keep on track in their classes, feedback-based changes to the undergraduate course alert process will give instructors more flexibility and students more time to respond.

Students move into residence halls at CU Boulder for the fall 2021 semester.

The week in photos: Students move in

Aug. 18, 2021

There was a special sense of excitement as students moved into campus residence halls this week––with many family members and numerous volunteers rolling up their sleeves in the tradition of move-in, eager to contribute to a robust campus experience for our Buffs.

Students on a campus rooftop during 2019 Fall Welcome

6 free things to do around campus this week

Aug. 18, 2021

Outdoor film screening of “Mean Girls,” bumper cars on ice, the Sophomore Stampede Event and volunteer projects––see what's coming up this week.

Back-to-school experts available on teacher shortages, digital learning, more

Aug. 17, 2021

This week, students in the Boulder Valley School District are scheduled to return to their classrooms for a new school year, with students in Denver Public Schools set to follow Aug. 23. Experts from across CU Boulder are available to discuss the challenges that K-12 schools in Colorado and beyond...

Assistant Professor Marina Vance

Marina Vance uses passion for drawing to educate, inspire

Aug. 17, 2021

Sharing her research in aerosol particle transformation in easily accessible ways, Assistant Professor Marina Vance creates animated science videos.

A wildfire in Oregon

Hannah Brenkert-Smith to collaborate on $2.3 million NSF grant aimed at wildfire risk reduction

Aug. 17, 2021

A project team involving a CU Boulder researcher will assess fuel treatments as a strategy to reduce wildfire risk in the boreal forest of Alaska and western Canada. The project is funded by NSF’s Navigating the New Arctic program.

Artist's depiction of three new species of fossil condylarths: From left to right, Conacodon hettingeri, Miniconus jeanninae and Beornus honeyi. (Credit: Banana Art Studio)

Paleontologists discover 3 new species of primitive ungulates

Aug. 17, 2021

The new species, mouse- to cat-sized ancestors of today's hoofed animals like cattle and deer, offer scientists a new window into what the American West looked like just after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

A photo showing part of Taylor Passios' honors thesis installation

Student examines hypochodria loop as part of honors thesis

Aug. 16, 2021

For her honors thesis, media production major Taylor Passios turned her apartment into an immersive exhibit to illuminate the role of online information overload in COVID-19-related hypochondria.

The aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre, during which mobs of white residents attacked Black residents and businesses of the Greenwood District in June 1921.

What America’s social justice activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

Aug. 16, 2021

Digging deeply into the nation’s past can help illuminate the racial struggles facing the U.S. today. Anthony Siracusa, senior director of inclusive culture and initiatives, shares on The Conversation.

five University Libraries on campus

Welcome to the University Libraries: Graduate student edition

Aug. 16, 2021

Graduate students, check out this quick resource for all the services, collections and featured offerings of the University Libraries.

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