Jarasun Yaqra’li-l-Mawt (Death Knell), 2010. Same Alshaibi.

Award-winning artist reframes war’s aftermath

May 10, 2021

CU Boulder alumna, Iraqi war refugee and artist Sama Alshaibi is one of the newest recipients of the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship.

White Sands

From Poland to Mexico, to Boulder and White Sands

March 24, 2021

Felita Waxman and her husband, Milt, an artificial intelligence and signal detection pioneer, made scholarship bequests to physics and applied mathematics.

Pandemic podcast

Trio rises above the spin with successful ‘Pandemic’ podcast

March 23, 2021

CU Boulder grads and campus minister celebrate a year of their globally popular podcast, which is lauded for ‘clear, level-headed’ information.

Winery

Wine and music-making alumni craft success with legs

March 17, 2021

Innovation and Entrepreneurship panel series spotlights three alums who have translated their degrees into successful careers.

Flag of Brazil

Power of connection brings oxygen to Brazilian pandemic victims

March 12, 2021

Two CU Boulder anthropology alums facilitate rapid COVID relief in Brazil by coordinating an effort to deliver breathing devices.

U.S.-Mexico Border  Jacumba Hot Springs, California

Award prompts students to rethink the last year and the West

March 9, 2021

The Thompson awards from the Center of the American West urge students to write about the West and show them the year that was for a $500 prize.

Liquid water

Physicist wins top award for research at Large Hadron Collider

March 9, 2021

ATLAS award recognizes dissertation work investigating quark-gluon plasma.

Persuasive Prints (Installation view), CU Art Museum, February 6–March 12, 2020. Photo by Patrick Campbell, © University of Colorado Boulder.

Math alum sows seeds of diversity in art

March 4, 2021

$25K gift establishes Diversity Acquisition Fund at CU Boulder Art Museum.

Inspiration of buffalo in the stars

Three degrees of inspiration

March 1, 2021

Alumni are making a difference across the globe; meet a trio of them.

Destruction by Thomas Cole

Alumnus who loves to teach aims to ‘humanize’ history

Feb. 17, 2021

This year’s teacher of the year credits CU Boulder professors and his parents for the honor

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