How to Help a Friend: Adjusting to college life

Sept. 3, 2013

By Mifa Kim, peer educator with Counseling and Psychological Services My name is Mifa Kim. I’m a senior studying psychology and a peer educator at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). I am spreading the word about the How to Help a Friend (HTHAF) campaign, an online resource with information and advice on how CU community members can help friends or other people in their lives who may be encountering various challenges.

Soot suspect in mid-1800s Alps glacier retreat

Sept. 3, 2013

Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that soot, or black carbon, sent into the air by a rapidly industrializing Europe, likely caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers in the European Alps.

Chancellor’s Corner: Why change and innovation are the keys to our future

Aug. 30, 2013

As the new academic year begins, I want to welcome all of you back to the campus community. We have an exciting year ahead – one that promises a remarkable set of changes for the campus that will transform how we do business and in a real sense, who we are. The good news is that we’ve been on a path toward change and transformation for the last six years via the course we’ve charted with our Flagship 2030 strategic plan. And over the last year, we’ve accelerated the pace of transformation with a number of key initiatives that are altering the landscape of the university. READ MORE >>

Find your niche: Student Involvement Week kicks off Sept. 3

Aug. 30, 2013

With hundreds of student groups, clubs and organizations on campus, CU-Boulder students have numerous opportunities to find their niche. Beginning Sept. 3, CU-Boulder will hold its annual Student Involvement Week, which includes a variety of events and fairs offering students information about different clubs and organizations on campus and in the great Boulder community.

The No. 1 health hazard for college students?

Aug. 30, 2013

By Dr. Donald Misch, assistant vice chancellor for health and wellness As assistant vice chancellor for health and wellness, I have a strong interest in making sure you are safe and well during your time at CU-Boulder. A key to being safe is knowing the dangers of over-consuming alcohol and mixing drugs and alcohol. I want to urge you to observe a few basic but vital guidelines to make sure that, if you choose to drink, you do so responsibly.

$6 million CU-Boulder instrument to fly on Sept. 6 NASA mission to moon

Aug. 29, 2013

A $6 million instrument designed to study the behavior of lunar dust will be riding on a NASA mission to the moon now slated for launch on Friday, Sept. 6, from the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Fans urged to show sportsmanship and responsibility during CU-CSU game

Aug. 29, 2013

officials are urging CU fans to show sportsmanship and take buses or carpool with a designated driver to the 4 p.m. Rocky Mountain Showdown football game with Colorado State University on Sunday, Sept. 1.

Facts about Party Registration

Aug. 29, 2013

Unlike a nuisance party ticket, Party Registation is free. Register your Friday or Saturday night party with Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations to receive a 20 minute warning if a noise complaint is made on your house. Find out how it works.

Search committee for CU-Boulder College of Music dean announced

Aug. 28, 2013

Provost Russell L. Moore today announced the formation of a search committee to lead a national search for a new dean of the College of Music. John Stevenson, dean of the Graduate School, will chair the committee.

Let Freedom Ring: CU-Boulder commemorates 50th anniversary of 'I Have a Dream'

Aug. 28, 2013

The power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words have resonated through the last half-century and shaped CU’s learning and living environment from civics classes and student groups, to internships with the “I Have A Dream” Foundation. Today, the campus participated in the international observation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech . Vice Chancellor Bob Boswell marked the occasion as he “Let Freedom Ring” from the Center for Community’s bell at 3 p.m.

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