Alumni in Focus

Under direct pressure from organizing groups and a civically engaged public mobilized by state violence against Black men, women and children, school districts are reducing or eliminating contracts with police, specifically school resource officers.

When Colorado went on lockdown last March, alumna Jessica Gilman was in her lab analyzing air samples. Gilman had spent the previous summer in a plane as part of research into wildfire smoke, its chemistry and effects on human health.

A Forever Buff is using his technology background to help small and medium-size companies order personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barbara Pierpoint reflects on the importance of the arts in communities and how her love of the oboe lead her to a passion for music education.

While researching for her dissertation, Evelyn Skoy found that Black Lives Matter protests are not associated with upticks in crime but are linked with fewer police killings of Black people.

Learn about the work and achievements of several distinguished members of the CU community in a special series of videos. The series showcases how CU women have made a positive impact both on campus and in their own communities.

Gerardo Muñoz says his favorite experience at CU Boulder was simply discovering professors who "genuinely cared" about teaching. Muñoz himself now cares about teaching so much that he was named Colorado’s teacher of the year.

Rock climber and CU Boulder alumnus Garrett Cease uses wellness techniques with his students to bring a sense of balance into the classroom.

Through his research, a CU Boulder history graduate inspired the removal of a "Lost Cause" scholar’s name from a prestigious Civil War book award.

Akhil Rao has won a dissertation award of which only two are given annually in recognition of unusually significant contributions to one's discipline.