Teju Ravilochan

Solving the world’s biggest problems, one entrepreneur at a time

Sept. 11, 2016

Teju Ravilochan wants to solve the world’s biggest problems, one entrepreneur at a time, and he has helped create a global enterprise to advance that mission. The University of Colorado Boulder graduate is CEO and co-founder of the Unreasonable Institute, a non-profit international training center that provides business programs for early stage entrepreneurs focused on creating positive social and environmental change.

Gail Nelson

Securing the world with books, not Berettas

Sept. 11, 2016

Gail Nelson has advice for anyone pondering a career in intelligence in an extraordinarily complex 21st-century global landscape: Read, read, and then read some more, particularly classical literature and foreign-intelligence histories. And while you’re at it, become an expert in the geopolitics and cultures of one region in the world, says Nelson, who earned his PhD in political science in 1979 and has had a distinguished career in the intelligence community.

Building bridges between perilous homes and new horizons

Building bridges between perilous homes and new horizons

Sept. 11, 2016

As part of her graduate studies, CU Boulder alumna Jamie Pledger performed psychological testing and provided counseling for international refugees. Her observations do not fit neatly into popular narratives about refugees from war-torn places like Iraq

smart gun

Alum leads effort to bring ‘smart guns’ to market

Sept. 7, 2016

Margot Hirsch believes that Americans should be able to buy guns equipped with “smart-gun” technology—weapons that include a safety feature that allow them to fire only when activated by authorized users—and the CU Boulder alumna now leads a nonprofit organization dedicated to this free-market strategy.

Horsing around is serious business for this alum

Horsing around is serious business for this alum

April 27, 2016

What can you do with a liberal-arts degree? Beth Cross, who graduated from CU-Boulder in 1986 with a BA in political science, has an answer: Become an entrepreneur. She did this in a big way, co-founding Ariat International, a company that specializes in high-performance equestrian footwear and apparel.

Rising-star scientist got her start at CU-Boulder

Rising-star scientist got her start at CU-Boulder

April 27, 2016

Disbelief still lingers in Allison Cleary’s voice months after winning the grand prize in the 2015 SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists.

Bilingual pediatrician is medical ‘historian’ for patients

Bilingual pediatrician is medical ‘historian’ for patients

April 27, 2016

Alumnus and pediatrician Mike Nelson uses his degrees every day and credits a passionate professor with helping him get into medical school. Nelson followed his passions, Spanish and history, which in turn led him to medicine. Having traveled in Latin America with Amigos de las Americas, a program connecting volunteers to community-health programs, Nelson quickly learned what he could accomplish with a medical background.

Water-expert alumnus swims into current affairs

Water-expert alumnus swims into current affairs

April 27, 2016

Think of Robert R. “Bob” Crifasi as a kind of Zelig or Forrest Gump when it comes to water in Boulder, Denver and northern Colorado—he spent a quarter century getting his hands wet, both literally and figuratively, in countless ways. Crifasi, who earned bachelor’s degrees in geology and chemistry and master’s degrees in geology and environmental science from CU-Boulder, has served on the boards of—and often, pitchforked weeds, trash and the occasional dead skunk for—11 Boulder County ditch companies.

Face vocal band

Without instruments, CU alums FACE the music

March 11, 2016

The a capella group ‘could do a Metallica song, and your grandma would like it. Open your eyes, however, and you see five guys seated around a table — not an instrument in sight. Meet FACE. Since its humble 2001 beginnings in the practice rooms of the College of Music...

CU-Boulder alumni in San Diego joined meet to network and catch up on the latest news from the university. Photo courtesy of Chrissy Reneger.

Arts and Sciences hits the road to meet alums

Feb. 17, 2016

Nearly 40 alumni and friends of the College of Arts and Sciences recently gathered in San Diego for an intimate evening of networking with local Buffs. It’s part of a new effort to connect with Arts and Sciences alumni across the country while featuring the great work our students and faculty are doing on campus.

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