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.
Fall 2023 Lectures
Protecting Antarctica: Science, Diplomacy and Storytelling from the Bottom of the World
Cassandra Brooks, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023
1-2:30 p.m.
CASE 4th Floor Auditorium
Defining Beer in the Ancient World
Travis Rupp (The Beer Archaeologist), Lecturer in Classics, Art History, Anthropology, and Mechanical Engineering
Friday, Nov. 3, 2023
1- 2:30 p.m.
CASE 4th Floor Auditorium
This special Friday edition of CU on the Weekend is part of Homecoming 2023.
If You Go
A Mission to Touch the Sun
Sept. 19
Compromise in an Era of Party Polarization
Oct. 10
Reflections on Musical Time
Nov. 21
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.
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.
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.
What do you Hear? Listening to Modernist Music
Sept. 30, 1–3 p.m.
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.
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.
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.