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What’s in a word: New track explores the role of language in social life

April 14, 2021

Language is part of who we are and everything we do, but what we do has significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chase Raymond, associate professor of linguistics, sheds some light on how linguistics applies to our everyday lives and how the way we communicate adapts to new challenges.

Students cleaning up the University Hill neighborhood in 2015

University Hill cleanup event canceled

April 14, 2021

Because of the forecast of inclement weather, including snow, the University Hill cleanup event for neighborhood residents has been canceled. The event was going to occur on Tuesday, April 20.

CU Boulder campus and Flatirons aerial photo

New slate of webinars explore economic recovery, COVID-19 for marginalized communities, more

April 13, 2021

The Leeds School of Business is offering additional webinars in April, covering everything from how Black youth leverage technology to what to expect in the economic recovery from COVID-19 and more.

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Boulder Faculty Assembly celebrates 9 award winners for outstanding achievements

April 13, 2021

The Boulder Faculty Assembly held a virtual ceremony April 6 to honor this year's nine BFA Excellence Award winners. In attendance were members of CU leadership, colleagues, nominators, friends and family.

Health and Wellness Services staff members

3 tips for finding and scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

April 13, 2021

All individuals 16 and over are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado. Here are some tips for finding and scheduling a vaccine appointment.

yellow tulips on the first day of spring in 2018

Pick up a finals care package

April 13, 2021

Through April 30, students are invited to pick up a grab n’ go bag from the Center for Inclusion and Social Change and talk to a staff member from CISC and the Dennis Small Cultural Center about the centers’ resources.

Model of an atom

Researchers unlock the proton’s asymmetrical secrets

April 13, 2021

Symmetry is all around us. And yet, protons—the tiny, positively charged particles at the center of every atom—are curiously asymmetrical, a fact that has long intrigued scientists. Researchers are exploring further.

The Iberá Seedeater, an endangered songbird, acting aggressively toward a fake bird as part of the behavioral experiment conducted by Sheela Turbek. (Photo provided)

Endangered songbird challenging assumptions about evolution

April 13, 2021

By looking at this newly emerged bird, a CU Boulder-led research team found an ‘evolutionary shortcut’ for speciation.

Emily Nocito walking on rocks along the Ocean City shore

Doctoral candidate works to conserve high seas from landlocked Colorado

April 13, 2021

Colorado might be a long way from an ocean, but when Emily Nocito was looking for a college where she could study high seas conservation, she chose CU Boulder's environmental studies program.

CU Boulder Police Chief Doreen Jokerst takes her oath of service with Chancellor Phil DiStefano during a swearing-in ceremony in 2018

CU Police Department pledges to advance women in policing

April 13, 2021

CUPD joins a national campaign to bring more women into policing. The campaign, based on social science research, shows that by having more women police officers, you improve public safety and community outcomes.

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