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International flags lined up for the annual Conference on World Affairs at CU Boulder

Conference on World Affairs April 12–14 to explore global climate crisis

Worldwide experts, including CU Boulder faculty, will offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis during the 2023 Conference on World Affairs. Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to join CWA events at no charge. The full schedule of sessions is available.

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Printmaking as activism: Building community through art April 5, April 7
Kal Penn
Actor, writer and producer Kal Penn to visit CU Boulder April 11
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Landmark study on history of horses in American West relies on Indigenous knowledge
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April is National Poetry Month

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Man stands on an arctic glacier

$68 million NASA contract awarded to National Snow and Ice Data Center

Under a contract valued at $68 million, the NSIDC will provide data management services focused on preserving, documenting and providing access to cryospheric data and related geophysical data. This is the seventh time the NSIDC has been selected for the work. Read more
A gray-colored mare with her spotted foal

Landmark study on history of horses in American West relies on Indigenous knowledge

Indigenous peoples as far north as Wyoming and Idaho may have begun to care for horses by the first half of the 17th Century, according to a new study by researchers from 15 countries and multiple Native American groups. Read more
Group of people pose for a photo in the City of Boulder Reservoir, 1875

Beleaguered forests are losing ground

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Tom Veblen's 40-year census research finds that climate change has tripled tree mortality and forestalled regeneration. Read more
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Campus Community

A Journey Leader tables at a Fall Welcome event

Tips for planning Fall Welcome events, programs

Campus departments are invited to plan and submit programs, events and opportunities to be included in the 2023 Fall Welcome schedule. Here are some tips to help faculty and staff plan for Fall Welcome. Read more
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How to build connection and community as a Buff

As the end of the semester nears, it’s a good time to consider whether you made the connections you’d hoped to this year. There's still time to get involved and meet new people or start considering how you might want to participate in campus activities next year. Read more
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How to prepare for fall registration

Are you ready for fall 2023? Complete these important actions now to register with confidence later. Read more
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Events & Exhibits

International flags lined up for the annual Conference on World Affairs at CU Boulder

Conference on World Affairs April 12–14 to explore global climate crisis

Worldwide experts, including CU Boulder faculty, will offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis during the 2023 Conference on World Affairs. Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to join CWA events at no charge. The full schedule of sessions is available. Read more
New Venture Challenge finals listed on the Boulder Theater sign

New Venture Challenge finals set for April 12, Boulder Theater

CU Boulder’s top student and faculty startups will pitch their business ideas to a panel of esteemed judges and you, a live audience, at the 16th annual New Venture Challenge. Come support the next big innovation, and see which startups walk away with funding. Read more
Modern African American art

Printmaking as activism: Building community through art April 5, April 7

Join this two-day event beginning with a lecture by Delita Martin, an artist and printmaker whose practice celebrates community and affirms social justice. Artist talk, reception, artist spotlight, collage making—plan to attend this CAAAS and CU Art Museum-sponsored series. Read more
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Special Reports

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Gun violence and public health

University of Colorado researchers continuously study and offer insights on the prevention of gun violence, public health impacts, media coverage of mass shootings, warning signs, resources and more. Learn more from our ongoing collection on these topics. 

A 2021 portrait of the U.S. Supreme Court justices

Abortion and the Supreme Court

Researchers share their views on the potential implications of overturning Roe v. Wade, how various religions approach abortion and more.

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Russian war in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues, the university community has voiced concern regarding the Russian attack. Find resources.

From left to right, Margaret Murnane gives tour to Joe Neguse, Philip DiStefano and Todd Saliman

Colorado’s quantum revolution

For decades, scientists and engineers from Colorado have explored a universe of tiny things in greater and greater detail. Now, their findings are transforming the state into a new Silicon Valley—this time, a Quantum Valley.

Smoke rises from the Flatirons in Boulder during the 2012 Flagstaff Fire.

Wildfires, heat and drought

Researchers offer insight into everything from how a changing climate will impact water supplies, crops and landscapes to how best to protect homes and our health from fire and smoke.

Researchers pose in their lab behind glass with the words "COVID Warriors" written on it.

Tackling COVID-19

CU Boulder's researchers reflect on an unprecedented times for research and other campus efforts amid a devastating pandemic.

Video Spotlight

'Magic’ soybeans produce life-saving drugs while going easy on the planet

Thanks to saliva, coronavirus lingers twice as long in drier air

How many CU Boulder researchers does it take to carry a log?

Bridging community, culture: Center for African and African American Studies

Going shopping with a ‘smart’ walking stick

Shining a light on what comes up when you flush

Cultivating corn: The important of Selu in Cherokee culture

Testing for E. coli in real time

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CU Snapshots

Chancellor Philip DiStefano and summit speakers Violeta Chapin and Reiland Rabaka greet each other. (Casey Cass)

Photos: The Chancellor's Annual Summit

A number of CU Boulder faculty experts addressed various aspects of democracy and social mobility in a pluralistic society—the theme of the 2023 Chancellor’s Annual Summit. 

CU head football coach Deion Sanders (Coach Prime), center in back row, poses with members of the Colorado Black Caucus lawmakers and CU leadership after a breakfast meeting at the state Capitol on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Photos: Coach Deion Sanders at the Colorado Capitol

It was all selfies and smiles at the Colorado Capitol when Coach Prime made an appearance. He joined members of the Black Caucus and others, and was recognized in the Senate Chambers.

Balloon arch at the grand opening event for the Center for African and African American Studies

Photos: Center for African and African American Studies grand opening

Hundreds of students, faculty, staff and Boulder community members packed the narrow halls of Macky Auditorium on the first day of Black History Month to celebrate the campus’s new CAAAS—the grand opening of the Center for African and African American Studies.

 

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