Professor Thomas T. Veblen performing research in forest

Veblen to lecture on human, climate impact on forests and wildfires

April 17, 2017

Professor Thomas T. Veblen will deliver a Distinguished Research Lecture titled "Wildfire regime shifts in Patagonian-Andean forest ecosystems: Feedbacks and consequences in the face of climate and land-use changes" April 25.

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Workshop to explore the thrilling science of neuroplasticity

April 13, 2017

The human adult brain was once believed by neuroscientists to be "fixed, ended, immutable," but recent advances have revealed this three-pound organ to be remarkably dynamic. Learn more at the May 2 workshop.

Professor Clara Bargellini

Visiting scholar to lecture on historiography of New Spain art

April 12, 2017

Clara Bargellini has always had an interest in methodological and historiographic problems. On April 19, the professor will speak on the historiography, collection and reception of New Spain art.

Carbondale Branch Library exterior

CU Boulder Peak to Peak Lecture Series comes to Carbondale

April 12, 2017

On Saturday, April 15, Professor Samuel Boyd will present "Magic, the Bible, and the Biblical Imagination in Jewish Mysticism" at the Carbondale Branch Library in Carbondale, Colorado.

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Leeds faculty to discuss how politics shape the global landscape

April 12, 2017

The current political climate offers great opportunity to engage in civil discourse. Tomorrow, April 13, Leeds School of Business will host a moderated discussion on how business has been impacted by political changes.

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CU Museum of Natural History to highlight Junius Henderson

April 10, 2017

The CU Museum of Natural History boasts the largest natural-history collection in the region. On April 12, Mona Lambrecht will lecture on the life of the building's namesake, Junius Henderson, who first curated the impressive collection more than 80 years ago.

Ancient Greek structure at the Acropolis in Athens

Public lecture on ancient Greek law April 10

April 6, 2017

On Monday, Professor Sara Forsdyke will attempt to resolve the long-running debate about the extent to which the ideal of the rule of law determined the decisions of the courts of democratic Athens.

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Should Christians exercise 'The Benedict Option'?

April 4, 2017

Tomorrow, April 5, author Rod Dreher will present "The Benedict Option: The Future of Religious Conservatism in Post-Christian America," urging Christians to emulate St. Benedict’s retreat from the chaos and decadence of the collapsing Roman Empire.

Scenic landscape

Pulwarty talks 'research on adaptation in a changing world' April 7

April 3, 2017

On April 7, NOAA's Roger S. Pulwarty will present "Slow onsets, abrupt changes, and fast reflexes: Research on adaptation in a changing world" as part of the CIRES Distinguished Lecture Series.

The grandmother and two great-aunts of Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom in 1929

Boulder County Latino History Project findings to be discussed April 13

April 3, 2017

On April 13, Marjorie K. McIntosh and Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom will present "Latinos of Boulder County Colorado 1900–1980," a discussion of the Boulder County Latino History Project findings.

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