Audience members listen to a keynote speaker at the 2022 Conference on World Affairs

Students: 9 sessions not to miss at the Conference on World Affairs

April 4, 2023

The 75th Conference on World Affairs will be held on campus April 12–14, bringing together worldwide experts to offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis. Read through a list of free panels and programs, curated just for students.

GPS directions displayed on a smartphone mounted in a vehicle

CU on the Weekend April 15 to explore how GPS changed everything

April 4, 2023

How is it that a system originally intended to support worldwide military operations has created such broad-reaching benefits? And how has the landscape of GPS capability continued to evolve? Dive in with Distinguished Professor Penina Axelrad.

Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz to headline climate concert April 13

April 3, 2023

The Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert on April 13 in Boulder, Colorado, will feature Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers and special guests, including Yola. Proceeds will benefit United Nations Human Rights and musicians impacted by climate change.

Full Tilt Motion Labs entrepreneurs pose with their $5000 check at the 2022 New Venture Challenge championships at the Boulder Theater on April 12, 2022. Clockwise from bottom left: Jamie Voros, Christen Malloy, Robert Olson and Glenn Holzhauer. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

New Venture Challenge finals set for April 12

March 30, 2023

CU Boulder’s top student and faculty startups will pitch their business ideas to a panel of esteemed judges and you, a live audience, at the 16th annual New Venture Challenge. Come support the next big innovation, and see which startups walk away with funding.

Modern African American art

Printmaking as activism: Building community through art April 5, April 7

March 30, 2023

Join this two-day event beginning with a lecture by Delita Martin, an artist and printmaker whose practice celebrates community and affirms social justice. Artist talk, reception, artist spotlight, collage making—plan to attend this CAAAS and CU Art Museum-sponsored series.

Kal Penn

Actor, writer and producer Kal Penn to visit CU Boulder April 11

March 30, 2023

Join the Distinguished Speakers Board as it welcomes Kal Penn—actor, writer, producer and former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement—for a talk about his experiences as an actor and his time in politics.

Shelly Miller

Engineering’s Shelly Miller to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture April 20

March 30, 2023

Professor Shelly Miller was recently honored with the 2022 Distinguished Research Lectureship—one of the highest awards bestowed upon a faculty member at CU Boulder by their peers.

Panelists speak at an event on campus

Interested in academic careers in higher ed? Join networking panel April 6

March 28, 2023

Not sure how to get to the next stage of your career? Looking to network with other faculty and lecturers across campus? All faculty, postdocs and graduate teaching assistants are invited to join a panel discussion, breakout sessions catered to different career stages and more.

Norlin Library at sunset

Support democracy and beat back the ban April 4

March 27, 2023

Come to the University Libraries to grab a free banned book and conversation about free speech, book challenges and censorship. The libraries also have a banned books resource guide.

Panelists sit in chairs on stage facing audience members

Coloradan Conversations to explore the polarization of politics April 18

March 24, 2023

Hear from CU experts about the rise of political branding strategies and how differing approaches to identity and social issues contribute to contemporary patterns of polarization. Afterward, continue the conversation at a catered reception.

Pages