Fernando Valenzuela pitching

Remembering the player behind ‘Fernandomania’

Oct. 24, 2024

Fernando Valenzuela, who died Tuesday, was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.

Men playing outdoor basketball in Tanzania

Balancing opportunity and exploitation as the NBA forges new ground in Africa

Oct. 22, 2024

The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season today highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.

Murat Iyigun playing guitar onstage

He will, he will rock you

Oct. 10, 2024

Pursuing a passion for music, CU Boulder economist Murat Iyigun transforms from recognized expert on economics of the family and economic history to regional rock star with a growing musical reputation.

pizza topped with I Voted stickers

Talking politics with a side of pizza

Oct. 10, 2024

New Politics & Pizza sessions give students and experts and space for productive and lively discussion of timely political topics.

Denver Broncos play Washington Chiefs; Fox News truck

Uncovering the surprising similarities between sports and politics

Oct. 10, 2024

In just a few decades, Fox went from being ‘the fourth network’ airing The Simpsons and baseball to being a leading voice in U.S. politics.

Man looking at photos of people disappeared in Nepal's civil war

Pursuing long-awaited justice for victims of Nepal's 'People's War'

Sept. 20, 2024

Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims.

Rai Farrelly and Ukraine and U.S. flags

Building bridges between Boulder and Ukraine

Sept. 18, 2024

CU scholar Rai Farrelly is partnering with English language teachers in Ukraine this semester through a U.S. Department of State program.

Cooper Baldwin

Scholar learns that ‘language links us all’

Sept. 5, 2024

Political science undergrad Cooper Baldwin wins prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to learn ‘one of the most critical languages for future United States policy.'

Cover of EA Sports College Football 25 video game

Does that player in the video game look familiar?

Aug. 26, 2024

Fifteen years after Ed O’Bannon’s groundbreaking lawsuit, college athletes continue to benefit from greater control of their name, image and likeness.

Red exit sign in Hindi and English

From harmony to civil war: when language turns deadly

Aug. 26, 2024

CU Boulder political scientist Jaroslav Tir argues it’s not just what a government says about its ethnic minorities, but also the language it uses that can be threatening.

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