Blind student aims to help others reach great heights

March 23, 2017

CU-Physics Learning Assistant Program Profiled by National Public Radio

Feb. 4, 2016

CU-Physics faculty members and students are highlighted in this article about the CU Learning Assistant program posted on the NPR web site. The article explains how we use Learning Assistants to improve student learning in our courses, and to encourage students to pursue careers in STEM teaching, focusing on Steve...

CU-Physics Student Project Launched to International Space Station

April 15, 2015

University of Colorado Observation and Analysis of Smectic Islands in Space (OASIS) experiment was launched by NASA to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX resupply rocket Tuesday afternoon, April 14. The experiment was conceived and built by CU-Physics faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate research students in the CU...

Two Physics Students Win Goldwater Scholarships

April 4, 2014

Congratulations to Jasmine Brewer and Ryan Dewey for being awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2014. Brewer is a junior in engineering physics, and Dewey is a junior in astrophysics and physics. They join chemical engineering and applied mathematics major Brennan Coffey as the three University of Colorado Boulder Goldwater...

The William and Dorothy O'Sullivan Graduate Award in Physics

Feb. 15, 2012

Overview We are proud to announce the second year of the O'Sullivan Family Graduate Fellowship Award, funded by William and Dorothy O'Sullivan. Their gifts the last two years, and their commitments for the future, will provide critical fellowship support for the department's best and brightest incoming graduate students. The O'Sullivan...