The Strategic Media Relations team is recognized for its work telling university stories and communicating to campus stakeholders. Learn about our awards for media relations, feature writing and crisis communications.

2022

Excellence Award Honorable Mention, Short-form

A Walk in Two Worlds

Silver Pick Award, Media Relations

How therapy, not pills, can nix chronic pain and change the brain

New wearable device turns the body into a battery

Mutation-mapping tool could yield stronger COVID boosters, universal vaccines

2021

Silver Pick Award, Media Relations

New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without nasal swab

2020

Gold Pick Award, Editorials/Op-Ed Columns

CU Boulder likes working with Montezuma County

We’re part of your community, Durango, and you’re part of ours

Guest column: The dream of college is still possible

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Gold Pick Award, Integrated Communications

Mantis Shrimp

Storm Chasing Drones

How Funny Works

Gold Pick Award, Media Relations

Volcanic eruption may explain recent purple sunrises

Silver Pick Award, Media Relations

Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost your brain

Excellence Award, Short-form

Healthy, stress-busting fat found hidden in dirt

 

2019

Gold Pick Award, Media Relations

How bright light keeps preschoolers wired at night

Gold Pick Award, Media Relations

'Chameleon' tattoos change color, may help diagnose illness

Gold Pick Award, Media Relations

Next-gen flexible robots move and heal like us

Gold Pick Award, Feature Writing

Uncovering Boulder's forgotten apple tree legacy

Gold Pick Award, Crisis Communications

How to save a life: When a rabid bat strikes, words matter

Silver Pick Award, Feature Writing

Life after death on the internet

Top Pick, Best Shortform Science Writing

Blowing the Doors off the Microbial World

Honorable Mention, Best Shortform Science Writing

Healthy, stress-busting fat found hidden in dirt