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Buff Undergraduate Success gets updated charge, outlines projects for spring and summer

April 10, 2024

Buff Undergraduate Success is working under an updated charge, is welcoming news members and celebrating all-time-high retention rates.

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Regents to recognize CU Boulder distinguished professors April 11

April 10, 2024

At its meeting on April 11, the University of Colorado Board of Regents will recognize CU’s most recent slate of distinguished professors, including Brian Argrow, Marie Banich, Shemin Ge and Dragan Maksimovic from the Boulder campus.

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Ants in Colorado are on the move due to climate change

April 10, 2024

Ant species living in Boulder’s foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, potentially affecting local ecosystems, suggests a new CU Boulder study.

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CU Boulder leading effort to improve water quality in Rockies’ rivers

April 10, 2024

CU Boulder and Colorado State University researchers are teaming up to improve river water quality using machine learning.

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Remembering 715, a number that transcended baseball

April 10, 2024

Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, CU Boulder scholar Jared Bahir Browsh reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.

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Student leaders, chancellor lobby in DC for increased financial aid, stable research funding

April 10, 2024

Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Professor Stefanie Johnson and student leaders met with members of the Colorado congressional delegation, part of an annual event to connect with students and alumni studying and working in the nation’s capital.

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US News & World Report: CU Boulder graduate programs rank among nation’s best

April 9, 2024

CU Boulder graduate programs ranking in the top 10 nationally include atomic/molecular/optical physics, environmental law, geology and physical chemistry. See more top rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

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‘An epidemic of loneliness’: How the pandemic changed life for aging adults

April 9, 2024

Four years after the U.S. began to slowly emerge from mandatory COVID-19 lockdowns, a study of 7,000 aging adults suggests that for many, life has never been the same.

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Faculty guidelines for student-centered grading in Canvas

April 9, 2024

As part of the Buff Undergraduate Success initiative, the Canvas Grading Faculty Working Group created guidelines for CU educators for student-centered and equity-minded grading practices. Consider incorporating these guidelines into your upcoming courses.

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3 things faculty, staff should know about using content and trigger warnings

April 9, 2024

When difficult topics come up in class or discussions, content warnings may feel like an obvious solution or a default strategy to prepare students. Here are a few things you should know about content warnings and how to implement more trauma-informed practices in your classroom.

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