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CU Boulder innovators awarded $1.25M in commercialization funding

Nov. 11, 2022

Twelve teams of faculty, researchers and graduate students competed for a combined $1.25 million in startup funding grants in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges heard Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and the other for physical sciences and engineering.

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Faces of community-engaged scholarship: Jesús Muñoz

Nov. 11, 2022

Read a Q&A highlighting graduate student Jesús Muñoz, a ballet and modern dancer with roots in Mexican and Cuban folkloric, Afro-Cuban and Cuban popular and contemporary dance, who wanted to connect his thesis to communities outside of academia.

A World War II veterans' trailer park on the CU Boulder campus.

The history of Vetsville: How CU housed thousands of World War II veterans

Nov. 11, 2022

When CU Boulder’s student population nearly doubled during the end of World War II, the university set out to house more than 4,600 vets—many with spouses and children—who received GI Bill benefits.

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Second Saturdays at the CU Art Museum

Nov. 10, 2022

Get creative with the CU Art Museum on the second Saturday of each month. Organizers will put together a different art-themed program each time, and the community is invited to drop in. Join, enjoy and even pick up a new skill—next session Dec. 10.

A drone image taken from near Kittredge Pond on the CU Boulder campus.

Campus drives $3.3B in economic impact

Nov. 10, 2022

CU Boulder had a statewide economic impact of $3.3 billion in the 2020–21 academic year, according to a new analysis from the Leeds School of Business research division.

Students participate in a climate-based lesson during a workshop at CU Boulder. Photo credit: CIRES/CU Boulder

CU Boulder educators to bring climate, human rights content into classrooms

Nov. 10, 2022

At the global climate summit next month, teachers and aspiring teachers will be in the audience and working with an educator's guide created at CU Boulder to help their students understand how climate change is impacting people and communities and how they can help. Participating teachers may apply for graduate credit and a stipend—deadline Nov. 16.

An illustration of the Flemming Building on the CU Boulder campus.

Building our legacy: School of Education launches honorary naming initiative

Nov. 10, 2022

The CU Boulder School of Education has a unique opportunity to rename our campus building in honor of a distinguished educator, and we want your help. The deadline for nominations is Nov. 18.

Johnny Hergert and Camila Uzcategui

$1.3M investment latest milestone for CU Boulder startup

Nov. 10, 2022

Vitro3D, a startup founded by CU Boulder doctoral students, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The venture involves novel, high-speed volumetric 3D printing technology with potential applications in industries such as dental, medical and drug development.

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Is affirmative action in college admissions on its way out? Expert weighs in

Nov. 10, 2022

CU Boulder researcher Michele Moses talks about the future of affirmative action in higher education and how arguments around college admissions point to deeper divisions in U.S. society.

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4 CU Boulder faculty members become distinguished professors

Nov. 10, 2022

One of the highest CU system honors, four faculty members from the CU Boulder campus are now distinguished professors, recognized for their outstanding contributions as researchers and educators.

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