Beyond Boulder

CU Boulder senior Runzhe Li is attending the major U.N. climate conference, COP28, as an independent scholar. At CU Boulder, Li is majoring in economics with a minor in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

Richard Jessor, CU Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of the Institute of Behavioral Science, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.

Described by students as the most hands-on, entrepreneurial learning experience of their college careers, the Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa summer course transforms students into consultants to help low-income, emerging entrepreneurs in the early stages of building their businesses.

“Star Trek” hero, and Shakespeare thespian Patrick Stewart shared his wit and wisdom with attendees at CU Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom as part of a national book tour.

CU Boulder and Ball Aerospace have been collaborating for decades to solve mysteries of the universe. That partnership was also the university’s first commercial spinoff, and it greased the gears of an entrepreneurial engine that continues to power innovation within the university and far beyond.

Elizabeth Shevchenko Wittenberg was born in China, detained in World War II Japan and fully embraced her American life. A scholarship named for her describes her life in 54 words—here is the rest of the story.

Naya O'Reilly, a scuba diver and environmental studies doctoral student, spent the summer in Madagascar studying sustainable oceans as part of a fellowship with the NSF-funded Global Sustainability Scholars.

Sanggay Tashi, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, will use a $50,000 award to do on-the-ground research into Tibetan nomads as they adapt to a changing world.

Balaji Rajagopalan grew up in a small railroad town near Hyderabad, India, in a home without running water. Now a professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources, Rajagopalan was recently honored with a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship and an opportunity to make a difference in his native country.

From trailblazing research to cultivating the future workforce, the University of Colorado has been the epicenter of the state’s space research sector since 1948.