Students Features Archive

Learning and living sustainability

SEEDS and Sustainable by Design, CU’s two newest Residential Academic Programs, feature an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability and innovative problem-solving.   

CU graduate strives for career combining law and education

Just prior to entering the University of Michigan Law School, Wendy Chi taught in a Bay area under-resourced school. That experience motivated her to plan a career combining education and law, and brought her to CU-Boulder.

Graduating senior excels, overcoming early life challenges

Boroka Bo, a 31-year-old senior sociology major, is graduating May 11 from the University of Colorado Boulder, 17 years after emigrating from the Transylvania region of Romania to the United States as a political refugee.

The most unique study spots on campus

 

We all have our favorite study spots. Some enjoy the comfort of their own rooms for serious studying, while others find the serenity of Norlin Library valuable when getting work done.  

On a campus as large as CU’s, there are bound to be spots as interesting and unique as the students they serve. Places where the environment can be so interesting and charming that you might find yourself paying more attention to your surroundings than your studies.

CU-Boulder/Harvard team wins $50,000 student competition

A revitalization project for downtown Houston combining residential, retail and entrepreneurial business elements won $50,000 in a national urban design competition for a joint student team from the University of Colorado Boulder and Harvard University.

Students, jobs and social media

With many employers using social media and conducting Google searches as part of their employee screening process, creating a positive and professional online presence can go a long way in helping students land a job out of school.

However, simply building a professional online appearance is not the only thing students should worry about. Minimizing a negative online presence can be just as important.

Minimizing a negative online presence

Rose Heaphy -- My trip to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Albuquerque, N.M.

Even though the Buffs fell short of advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 17 by losing to the Baylor Bears, as CU-Boulder student Rose Heaphy shows us, the Buffs were never short of fan support, even if that meant getting up in the wee hours of the morning and driving to Albuquerque, N.M.

CU students’ work makes it to the big screen

The work of a talented group of University of Colorado Boulder students and staff has made it to the big screen. The really big screen -- in fact, a more than 20-meter dome.

Spring break: be safe wherever you are

With visions of ski resorts and warm beaches on the minds of many students, CU-Boulder is urging students to exercise caution whether they remain in Colorado, travel elsewhere in the country or go abroad for spring break.

CU-Boulder's graduate programs consistently ranked among the nation's best

For more than 125 years the University of Colorado Boulder has provided an array of opportunities for students to pursue graduate-level education. CU graduate students conduct research on topics ranging from designing simple water purification systems in developing nations like Thailand to studying Roman imperial architecture in Italy and the national reputation of CU's graduate education is stellar, with numerous programs consistently ranking among the nation's best.

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