CU Boulder senior Cat Archer outside of her sorority house

Students in Focus: Senior advises first-years to ease into clubs, groups

Aug. 30, 2017

Senior Cat Archer took her time choosing activities to get involved in, which kept her from feeling overwhelmed during her freshman year.

Aaron Johnson rides bicycle on road with motorists

Students in Focus: Biking bad

Aug. 9, 2017

CU Boulder doctoral candidate Aaron Johnson says bicyclists don't break the law at greater frequency than motorists, but when they do, motorists seem to selectively notice.

Chance Lytle

Students in Focus: Balancing voice training with football

Aug. 2, 2017

Having been an athlete for 10 years and a musician for almost as long, sophomore Chance Lytle has learned to balance his two passions, finding serenity in the constant back and forth.

Senior engineering student Susie Gomez-Burgos

Student inspires next generation of engineers

June 21, 2017

When senior engineering student Susie Gomez-Burgos isn't studying, she spends much of her time inspiring children, Latina girls in particular, to become mathematicians and science whizzes.

ATLAS doctoral student Lila Finch with Luminous Science project

Luminous Science: Lending artistic form to scientific function

May 30, 2017

In the lobby of the ATLAS center, a nine-foot illuminated tree sculpture created by PhD student Lila Finch uses colored LEDs to demonstrate the health of a hydroponic garden growing one floor above.

Ozell Williams at Folsom Field

Class of 2017: Tumbling toward a bright future

May 12, 2017

Ozell Williams may be walking at this spring’s graduation ceremony, but he tumbled his way there. Now he hopes to leave behind a legacy at CU that will inspire future students and athletes.

Chidobe Awuzie on the football field

Class of 2017: From Buff to Cowboy

May 10, 2017

When Chidobe Awuzie arrived at CU Boulder in 2013, he had a goal and a dream: to earn a college degree and the chance to play in the National Football League (NFL).

Graduation cap: I did it

Class of 2017: Favorite memories and advice

May 10, 2017

Graduating CU Boulder students share some of their favorite moments from their time on campus.

Adriana Alvarez in classroom

Class of 2017: Improving bilingual education

May 10, 2017

As a child immigrant and bilingual student, Adriana Alvarez says she often felt isolated in school. Now graduating with a PhD, the former school teacher continues to promote biliteracy and challenge the injustices faced by emerging bilingual students.

Kaylee Ortega

Class of 2017: Advocating for health equity

May 10, 2017

Kaylee Ortega credits a host of student groups, scholarships and support services with giving her the tools she needed to fulfill her academic dreams of pursuing public policy work to level the healthcare playing field for underrepresented communities.

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