Sara Sawyer

Virus hunter: Preventing the next pandemic

July 27, 2022

Dozens of viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19, have jumped from animals to humans, often with deadly consequences. Sara Sawyer wants to know which one is next.

Students at Mountain Research Station in June

From oceans to the atmosphere: Community college students dive into research at CU Boulder

July 27, 2022

A CIRES-based summer research program has community college students hard at work on research projects in offices, labs and field sites in and around Boulder.

Susan Thomas and Xóchitl Chávez with musicians Sam Medina and Gilbert Medina.

The music of Pueblo: Xóchitl Chávez blends expertise, heritage in research project

July 26, 2022

Alumna Xóchitl Chávez, a cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology expert who grew up in Pueblo's east side, has partnered with CU Boulder on a research project that blends her work and cultural heritage.

Annie Booth

In stride with jazz alumna Annie Booth

July 26, 2022

Annie Booth shares how the College of Music continues to impact her career as an award-winning jazz pianist, band leader, composer/arranger and educator—and offers valuable career advice.

spring flowers on campus

Build your resilience and community with help from the Resiliency Program

July 26, 2022

Consider joining the semester-long Resiliency Program. It's designed to help you improve your academic experience on campus through connection with peers and support from staff. The deadline to apply is Aug. 1.

Kevin MacLennan addresses first-year students at the 2015 CU Kickoff at Folsom Field

Kevin MacLennan to retire after nearly 30 years of service to CU Boulder

July 26, 2022

Kevin MacLennan, associate vice chancellor of enrollment management, will be retiring from the university after nearly 30 years of service, effective Sept. 1.

Theresa Hernandez

Theresa Hernández to apply health expertise in position that prepares student-athletes for life success

July 26, 2022

CU Boulder’s Theresa Hernández will become the first director of Athletics’ Crawford Family WHOLE Student-Athlete Program, a nationally recognized initiative, effective Aug. 1.

laser beam

Russians reportedly building satellite-blinding laser; CU expert explains the technology

July 26, 2022

Build a powerful enough laser, and you can shine it into space. Aim it well, and you can blind satellites. Aerospace engineering professor Iain Boyd discusses on The Conversation.

A filament of ultra-hot, ionized gas, or "plasma," leaps off the surface of the sun.

These scientists watch the sun to better understand Earth

July 26, 2022

For decades, a community of "data stewards" has toiled behind the scenes to build records showing that humans, and not the sun, are responsible for driving the planet's climate into dangerous territory.

aftermath of Marshall Fire in Boulder area

Collaborators preserve voices from the fire

July 25, 2022

A CU Boulder anthropology professor and students have collaborated with a local museum to preserve narratives from the devastating Marshall Fire.

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