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Seven exceptional faculty members are CU’s newest Distinguished Professors
The University of Colorado on Friday introduced seven newly designated Distinguished Professors, the highest honor awarded to faculty across the CU system’s four campuses. Read more
Five professors honored by peers for significant achievements
Five professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have won the 2018 Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award. Read more
Public arts event lets the good times roll in Boulder
Downtown Boulder is about to become the Big Easy for an afternoon, thanks to the efforts of a University of Colorado Boulder professor. Read more
Snowpack is boon for subalpine larkspurs
These are large plants with towers, or racemes, of deep blue to purple flowers that reach heights of 6 feet. They are most spectacular when they grow intermixed with cow parsnip and loveroot. Read more
Jaipur Lit Fest draws interest, support from CU Boulder
The Boulder Public Library hosts one of the most extraordinary literature festivals in the world,... Read more
Dance-film fest celebrates 15th season at CU Boulder
'We’re the only thing like this between New York and L.A. ... Not everyone knows what dance-film is, so it’s great that we have an opportunity to create an audience for these artists.' Read more
Features
The paradox of ‘suicide in happy places’ seems not to exist
A closer look at geographic data finds no correlation between generally happy locales and rates of suicide, according to research by CU Boulder and U of California Irvine.
News from CU Boulder Today
Faculty in Focus: At 99, botanist's love of lichens still going strong
Pioneering botanist Professor Emeritus William Weber built CU Boulder's collection of flowering plants, mosses and lichens from the ground up.
Donors
Alum will support students of the (far) distant future
After spending considerable effort trying to stay in Boulder for the long term, Courtney Rowe has also found a way to leave a little bit of herself behind when she’s gone—long gone. Read more
Scholarship recipients thank donors, in person, for their help
Peter Rock is among scores of students whose tuition costs have been reduced thanks to donors and among the scholarship recipients and scholarship donors who recently shared lunch and conversation. Read more
Physician’s gratitude, desire to help is bone deep
One visit to a hospital operating room was all it took for Alex Meininger to choose a career path. Read more
Alumni
Alum will support students of the (far) distant future
After spending considerable effort trying to stay in Boulder for the long term, Courtney Rowe has also found a way to leave a little bit of herself behind when she’s gone—long gone. Read more
Unveiling success one dress at a time
Politics doesn’t necessarily draw a lot of pink-bow types, but Jillian Howison (PolSci’10), an unabashed “girly girl,” was mesmerized by a "West Wing" character. Read more
Rising star at Amazon values diversification and diversity
Even by the time he was a senior at Chatfield High School in Littleton, Colo., Cory Ketai (PolSci’16) had put together a business resume that many a recent college graduate might envy. Read more
Kudos
Seven exceptional faculty members are CU’s newest Distinguished Professors
The University of Colorado on Friday introduced seven newly designated Distinguished Professors, the highest honor awarded to faculty across the CU system’s four campuses. Read more
Five professors honored by peers for significant achievements
Five professors in the College of Arts and Sciences have won the 2018 Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award. Read more
Public arts event lets the good times roll in Boulder
Downtown Boulder is about to become the Big Easy for an afternoon, thanks to the efforts of a University of Colorado Boulder professor. Read more
Books from our faculty
English department administrator interviewed in LA Review of Books
Grant Souders is not just the face you see as you step into the office of the English department in Hellems Arts & Sciences. He is also an accomplished poet, whose debut collection, Service (Tupelo Press, 2017), has been receiving some well-deserved attention. Read more
Kingdoms of Faith
A New History of Islamic Spain About the Book : In Kingdoms of Faith ,... Read more
Is That the Sound of a Piano Coming from Several Houses Down?
"'The devil is in the details' is not a phrase that I feel I fully understood until I read Noah Eli Gordon's clever book, Is That the Sound of a Piano Coming from Several Houses Down? The problem is, as Gordon might write, that the devil, while enjoying his/her residence among the details, has no necessary relationship to them. Read more
