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CU on the Weekend

CU on the Weekend

Do you love to learn? Are you interested in the arts and humanities, science or music? Brush up on your knowledge through free public lectures offered through our office. The series runs during the fall and spring semesters and features some of CU Boulder's most dynamic faculty.

Spring 2023 lectures will be in a hybrid format. You will be able to choose between attending in person or virtually. Both formats will include audience participation. 

Attend in person: Registration will not be required to attend in person, but seats will be strictly limited to 200 people. Please click below on the individual lecture boxes for location and parking information.

Attend virtually:  A live-stream of the in-person lecture will be hosted in a Zoom Webinar format. Registration to attend virtually is required for each lecture and is available by clicking on the individual lecture boxes below. Registration is not available over the phone. Note that the Zoom Room will open shortly before each lecture. You do not need to download Zoom to your computer to join the webinar once you are registered.

 

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Spring 2023 Lectures

Illustration showing a woman standing before track lines that have become jumbled as other women run off in front of her.

A Study of Inequity in Sport

Nicholas Villanueva, Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Director of Critical Sports Studies

Saturday, February 4, 2023 • 1-2:30 p.m. • CASE 4th Floor Auditorium

Learn more or register

collage of influential musicians from the 1970s

Music of the “Long” ‘70s: Black Power, Punk, Jambands, and Jewish Soul

Jay Keister, Associate Professor, College of Music
Reiland Rabaka, Founder & Director, Center for African & African American Studies
Michael Sebulsky, Lecturer, College of Music
Jeremy L. Smith, Professor, College of Music
Keith Waters, Professor, College of Music

Saturday, March 4, 2023 •
1- 2:30 p.m. • CASE 4th Floor Auditorium

Learn more or register 

GPS illustration

How GPS Changed Everything

Penina Axelrod, Distinguished Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences

Saturday, April 15, 2023 •
1- 2:30 p.m. • Venue TBD

Learn more or register

If You Go

General Information
Spring 2023 lectures will be offered in a hybrid format. You can choose to attend in person or virtually. Registration is not required to attend in person, but seats will be strictly limited to 200 people. Location and parking information can be found on each lecture's individual page. Registration to attend virtually is required and available on each lecture's individual page. Note that you do not need to download Zoom to your computer to join the webinar once you are registered. You will receive a link to the webinar once you register. The lectures are in English. Our office coordinates the programming, which is supported by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing Education at CU Boulder.

Event Announcements
Never miss another lecture! Sign up to receive emails by completing this form. Learn about CU on the Weekend and other community outreach events by following CU Outreach on Twitter and Facebook.

Cancellation Policy
All programs are subject to change. If you signed up for emailed event reminders, you will receive notification if a program is cancelled or rescheduled. This web page is the primary source for most up-to-date lecture information. Please check back here the day of the event.

Event Recording
Recorded lectures can be accessed on the individual lecture webpages. See "Past Lectures" below.

Contact
For questions, email weekend@colorado.edu.

Past Lectures

Fall 2022

America's Broken Political Process and the Path Forward
Sept. 17

What Do You Do When the Earth Shakes? Children, Adults, and Generational Gaps in Protective Action Behavior
Oct. 22

Spring 2022

Where Have You Experienced Biology Today?
Feb. 12

Camping Grounds: Public Nature in American History
March 12

Tales From Under the Mediterranean: Reminiscences of a Maritime Archaeologist
April 23

Presente! Latina Legislative Leadership in the Colorado General Assembly
May 14

Fall 2021

Creative (Climate) Communications for a Better World
Sept. 25

Can Humans Live with Wildfire?
Nov. 13

Rights of Indigenous People and Developing International Law
Dec. 4

Spring 2021

Coyotes, Wolves and Why Their Return Matters
Feb. 6

Pursuing Citizenship in an Era of Enforcement
March 13

Face to Face with the Radical Right
April 24

Fall 2020

A Mission to Touch the Sun
Sept. 19

Compromise in an Era of Party Polarization
Oct. 10

Reflections on Musical Time
Nov. 21

Spring 2020

The Growing Field of Cannabis Research
Feb. 15

Fall 2019

Jazz, Dada and the Music of Paris after World War I
Sept. 28

An Arctic Perspective on Contemporary Global Warming
Oct. 12

Performance and Politics: The Rise and Fall of the Brazilian Left
Nov. 16

Media Challenges in Campaign 2020
Dec. 7

Spring 2019

Learning to Live with Megafires
Jan. 26, 1–3 p.m.

Pop Music Video and the Cuban Nation
Feb. 23, 1–3 p.m.

Ancient Aliens and Contemporary Archaeology
March 16, 1–3 p.m.

Christians, Muslims and Jews in Medieval Spain
April 21, 1–3 p.m.

Fall 2018

Bernstein as Teacher: Exploring the Language of Music
Sept. 8, 1–3 p.m.

Building for Eternity: The Romans Conquer the Sea
Oct. 13, 1–3 p.m.

The Knowledge Illusion
Nov. 3, 1–3 p.m.

CU Rockets: The Heroes of Future NASA Missions
Dec. 1, 1–3 p.m.

Spring 2018

The Dark Side of Government Speech
Jan. 27, 1–3 p.m.

Plants That Unmask Criminals
Feb. 24, 1–4 p.m.

The Wild Lives of Asteroids
March 17, 1–3 p.m.

Environmental History of the High Rockies
April 21, 1–3 p.m.

Fall 2017

What do you Hear? Listening to Modernist Music
Sept. 30, 1–3 p.m.  

Future of Energy in Colorado Series

Balancing Oil, Gas, Air and Water Resources
Oct. 14, 1–4 p.m.

Keeping Politics From Derailing Critical Climate Action
Nov. 4, 1–3 p.m.

How Renewable Technologies can Transform Energy
Dec. 9, 1–4 p.m.

Spring 2017

What Darwin Didn't Know About Animal Evolution 
Feb. 11, 1–3 p.m.

Korey Wise and Other Wrongful Convictions
Feb. 25, 1–4 p.m.

Mayan Commoners and Their Uncommon Lives
March 11, 1–4 p.m.

Chinese and American Views on the Media's Role
April 22, 1–3 p.m.

Fall 2016

CU in the Great War
Sept. 24, 1–3 p.m.

The Undertold Story of how Latinos Shaped Boulder County
Oct. 22, 9–11 a.m.

Justice in a Warming World
Nov. 5, 9–11 a.m.

A Musical Exploration of Grief Beyond Words
Nov. 12, 1–3 p.m.

Shattering and Steaming Mars a Recipe for Life?
Dec. 3, 1–4 p.m.

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