Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu

Building compassion, joy with Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu April 12

March 18, 2024

Reverend Nontombi Naomi Tutu will be joining the campus as a guest speaker for the Buffs One Read and the Mindful Campus Program. Tickets are free; reserve your seat today.

illustration of the sun and wind

The economic and societal impacts of space weather—March 13

March 11, 2024

In this talk sponsored by the Retired Faculty Association, Daniel Baker of LASP will discuss space weather impacts and their economic and societal costs.

Deion 'Coach Prime' Sanders book cover

Coach Prime to bring book tour to Macky on March 18

March 7, 2024

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders will speak about his new book “Elevate and Dominate: 21 Ways to Win On and Off the Field.” Tickets will include a signed book and a photo op with the coach, as well as conversations with J. Richard Stevens and Uncle Neely.

Torii in Japan.

Japan and Colorado business seminar aims to strengthen economic bonds

March 6, 2024

Business leaders will come together March 11 to celebrate business and cultural ties at the Japan-Colorado Business Seminar, presented by the Leeds School of Business in partnership with the Denver Consulate-General of Japan.

View of Earth from a space station

Dream of going to Mars? Talk to explore human health in space

March 1, 2024

Rachael Seidler, a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4.

Professor Ann Schmiesing

‘Misunderstood Ever After? The Brothers Grimm and Their Legacy’—a lecture March 14

Feb. 29, 2024

The fairy tale collection of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is acclaimed across the world, but its origins, contents and editorial history are often misunderstood. Professor Ann Schmiesing will shed light on the brothers’ work and cultural significance. Come early for pizza!

Andrea Ghez

Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez to discuss supermassive black holes March 5

Feb. 26, 2024

The 53rd George Gamow Memorial Lecture will be “From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole,” presented by 2020 Nobel Laureate and UCLA Professor Andrea Ghez.

Ruha Benjamin

Discrimination: It’s not a bug, it’s a feature—event March 6

Feb. 26, 2024

Ruha Benjamin, leading expert on how discrimination is encoded into technology and Princeton University professor, will visit CMCI to kick off a new center on race and media, along with the college’s Distinguished Lecture Series.

Ayelet Fishbach

Techniques to motivate students in the classroom—Feb. 16

Feb. 7, 2024

This talk with Ayelet Fishbach will cover how principles from the science of motivation can be implemented to help students, faculty and staff improve their performance in and out of the classroom.

Linda Sarsour

Human rights activist, organizer Linda Sarsour to speak March 5

Feb. 6, 2024

Invited by the Cultural Events Board, Linda Sarsour will give a talk on campus focusing on difficult discussions and how they can empower people with the tools and perspectives necessary to engage through a culture of humanity and understanding.

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