Students moving in on the CU Boulder campus.

3 reasons to volunteer for Fall Welcome

July 22, 2019

Fall Welcome is almost here, and the university wants you to help welcome new students and families to CU Boulder.

Clark Brigger

Clark V. Brigger to join CU Boulder as executive director of admissions

July 19, 2019

Brigger brings more than a decade of experience leading admissions at Research 1 universities.

Lunar Ranging Retroreflector on the surface of the moon

Apollo 11's last working experiment on the moon

July 19, 2019

Fifty years after it was first laid out on the moon, the Laser Ranging Retroreflector experiment, the brainchild of JILA's James Faller, is still in use.

Girl and a dog dressed as heroes, standing on a bed

Work-Life Win: Finding caregivers using employee perks

July 18, 2019

As fall approaches, there is often the need for families to search for and establish the care of loved ones. CU Boulder employee perks provide discounts and resources to help find and coordinate care.

A technician installs solar panels on the roof of the building which houses the University of Colorado Center for Innovation and Creativity in Boulder.

CU Boulder to host congressional climate crisis hearing

July 18, 2019

CU Boulder will host the first field hearing of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis on Thursday, Aug. 1; clean energy transition will be the topic of the hearing.

A student performance of Shakespeare

Space still available for Camp Shakespeare second session

July 17, 2019

Space is still available for this summer's final session of Camp Shakespeare, starting Monday, July 22 and running through Aug. 9.

Art of a woman being bullied by male coworkers.

Sexual harassment declining in #MeToo era, gender harassment rising, new studies suggest

July 17, 2019

From 2016 to 2018, American women experienced significantly lower levels of sexual harassment in the workplace, but increasing levels of gender harassment.

Moon

Moon landing at 50: How we got there and what we're still learning about our celestial neighbor

July 16, 2019

Fifty years ago, a mammoth effort by hundreds of thousands of Americans culminated in Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. This week, the Brainwaves podcast looks at the history and future of lunar exploration.

Joep van Dijk travels by bike as part of his journey to CU Boulder

From Amsterdam to Boulder by rail, boat, bus and bike

July 16, 2019

An INSTAAR climate researcher eschews air travel on an 8,000-mile ‘commute’ to take up his new position at the university.

A scorpion robot

Toolkit allows broad audience to make artificial muscles

July 15, 2019

Researchers in Assistant Professor Christoph Keplinger’s lab released a toolkit to show scientists, hobbyists and entrepreneurs how to create their own artificial muscles. They hope this will bring researchers one step closer to developing wearable, surgical and collaborative robots that safely and effectively help humans.

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