Officials at the University of Colorado at Boulder are seeking information about the apparent theft of an historic piece of sandstone planned as the seat for a bronze sculpture in memory of the late Bruce Ekstrand, former vice chancellor for academic affairs.
The 50-year-old sandstone slab was reported missing Wednesday afternoon from a construction site at Old Main on the Boulder campus. It was to have been used as a seating surface for a Robert Frost scuplture in remembrance of Ekstrand.
Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Geron Corp. have discovered the human gene for the active component of an enzyme known as telomerase that lengthens the ends of chromosomes, a finding that may lead to improved cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Fall semester registration for the Senior Auditors program that allows Coloradans to audit regular daytime classes at the University of Colorado at Boulder is set for Sept. 2 and Sept. 3.
To be eligible for Senior Auditors, people must be age 55 or older and be Colorado residents.
Registration will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 2 and 9 a.m. to noon on Sept. 3 at the Koenig Alumni Center on the southeast corner of University Avenue and Broadway.
Historic Boulder, Inc., is hosting a series of walking tours at CU-Boulder through Sept. 12 in an effort to reveal campus history to the public.
The route includes campus notables such as Macky Auditorium, Norlin Library, Old Main and the University Memorial Center. The tours offer a scenic interpretive walk across Varsity Lake Bridge on the northwest corner of campus, a taste of Shakespeare at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theater, visits to the Womens Cottage and Temporary Building No. 1, and an informative stop at Sewall Halls famous Lions Fountain.
A team led by University of Colorado at Boulder astronomers has been selected to design a new $25 million spectrograph for the Hubble Space Telescope that will be built jointly by CU and Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. in Boulder.
Historic Boulder, Inc., is hosting a series of walking tours at CU-Boulder through Sept. 12 in an effort to reveal campus history to the public.
The route includes campus notables such as Macky Auditorium, Norlin Library, Old Main and the University Memorial Center. The tours offer a scenic interpretive walk across Varsity Lake Bridge on the northwest corner of campus, a taste of Shakespeare at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theater, visits to the Womens Cottage and Temporary Building No. 1, and an informative stop at Sewall Halls famous Lions Fountain.
The University of Colorado at Boulder Campus Staff Council is sponsoring a drive to benefit victims of the recent flooding in Fort Collins.
Donations of non-perishable food, baby items, personal hygiene items and cleaning supplies are needed, according to the American Red Cross.
Collection boxes have been set up in most buildings on the main campus as well as some on the East Campus. Donations also may be given to Staff Council representatives.
Warm summer nights are perfect for gazing into the sky in search of the occasional shooting star.
Summer sky watchers are in for a special treat early next week when the Perseid meteor shower makes its annual appearance in the northeastern sky.
People in rural areas will have the best view of the celestial event in which shooting stars seem to rain from the night sky.
John Bernhard, vice chancellor for administration and finance at the University of Colorado at Denver, has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of vice chancellor for administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Bernhard said he made the decision after considerable thought and after receiving a lot of advice.
It was a close call from my perspective, Bernhard said. It would have been an honor to be a part of Chancellor Dick Byynys team, but the job was not structured in a way that took best advantage of my background and experience.
Chinese Student Benefits From CU-Boulders Accessibility
Among the more than 1,000 students graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Saturday, Aug. 9, will be one student whose dream of a college education took her from her home in Guangzhou, China, to CU, where she was finally able to earn a masters degree 21 years after finishing middle school in China.
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