The town of Yanhuitlan with ancient mountaintop city of Cerro Jazmin in background (Oaxaca Highlands)

Scholars aim to unlock mystery of the Mesoamerican collapse

Oct. 8, 2020

A global team of researchers led by a CU Boulder professor has received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study the classic-period collapse in Mesoamerica.

CU researchers in the lab

Get smart fast: Your top research stories of the week Oct. 9

Oct. 8, 2020

Here’s some CU news you can use: Former CU postdoc smashes glass ceiling with historic Nobel win; the truth about fake news; lessons from inside an asteroid and more.

Dean of Students JB Banks

From Dean Banks: Share your feedback and experiences

Oct. 8, 2020

All current undergraduate students are encouraged to apply and join the new Dean of Students Leadership and Values Council by Oct. 16.

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Adapting your assessment strategies to the remote environment

Oct. 8, 2020

Stephanie Foster, assessment lead at the Center for Teaching & Learning, shares some useful assessment techniques appropriate for various teaching modalities this fall.

Norlin Library

Quiz: How much do CU Boulder Libraries subscription resources cost?

Oct. 8, 2020

Test your knowledge of the value of some of the resources the University Libraries provide. Learn more about the value of purchased subscription resources and open access that the Libraries provide.

Artist's depiction of NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swooping toward Bennu to collect a sample of material from the asteroid's surface.

Scientists peer inside an asteroid

Oct. 8, 2020

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft rendezvoused with the asteroid Bennu in late 2018. Now, researchers think they know what this chunk of space debris is like on the inside.

student joins virtual event on laptop outside

12 things to do this weekend: Virtual challenge course, CU on the Weekend, more

Oct. 8, 2020

This weekend brings talks on a variety of topics, an event centered on reclaiming Native American food traditions, professional development workshops, a Buffs Around the World cultural escape room and more.

Tom cech and Jennifer doudna

Former CU Boulder postdoc Jennifer Doudna smashes glass ceiling with historic Nobel win

Oct. 7, 2020

Thirty years after beginning her training as a postdoctoral scholar in the CU Boulder lab of Nobel laureate Thomas Cech, biochemist Jennifer Doudna won her own Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-development of the revolutionary genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

Professor Sona Dimidjian, the inaugural Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, studies mental health and wellness among women, children and families.

Newest endowed chair supports research excellence in education, neuroscience and more

Oct. 7, 2020

CU Boulder’s newest endowed professorial chair—the Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence—is the first of its kind. This $2.5 million fund allows the chancellor to support top-tier faculty in social science, education, neuropsychology and psychology.

Odor 2 Action scientist John Crimaldi in lab

CU Boulder awarded $613.9 million for high-impact research in 2020

Oct. 7, 2020

CU Boulder research attracted $613.9 million in funding in fiscal year 2020 for groundbreaking studies that, among other things, crack the code of the teenage brain, advance electric transportation and aim to understand how odors guide behavior.

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