History

From the early 1900s until sometime in the 1960s, freshmen were required to wear distinctive green caps called beanies or “dinks” until Homecoming.

What if we are our worst enemy? Two professors explore the biological and cultural roots of extinction.

More than 840 pounds of rocks were brought back by the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon.

The Sports Beverage Co. of Champaign, Ill., produced Big 8 and Big 10 Football Sports Soda can collections in 1984, but little is known about why they were produced.

The gem-encrusted Presidential Chain of Office is worn by the university president during commencement ceremonies.

While excavating a 1,000-year-old seaside house in Alaska’s Seward Peninsula, researchers led by CU-Boulder made a startling discovery.

The campus climate in 1962 was one of controversy and turmoil amid debates over academic freedom, editorial independence of the student press and a recruiting scandal. Here are some highlights.

This innovative nose guard patented in 1891 by S. J. Cumnock of Lowell, Mass., was intended to protect the nose, forehead and mouth of a person playing football or a similar sport.

A popular custom originating in the 19th century, dance cards resulted from a woman’s social dilemma of choosing dance partners at parties.

Shelby Tisdale has her dream job. As director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, N.M., Shelby oversees 11,500 years of Native American history.