Cyclist on open road with sunset in the background

Summer health tips: The great outdoors

June 14, 2016

Summer brings plenty of opportunities to get outdoors, get some vitamin D and to stay active. Click through for some summer health tips.

Alice Madden

Alice Madden named executive director of Getches-Wilkinson Center

June 13, 2016

Environmental policy leader Alice Madden has been named executive director of Colorado Law's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, effective July 11.

Students walking down the street

Microtravel: How to get away without going away

June 9, 2016

Summer is getaway season, but even if you’re low on time or funds, you don’t have to miss out! Set aside a day or two for microtravel. Make a list of all the things you’ve been dying to do in town, find a new restaurant to try, or just pack a lunch and hit the trails. Make it happen with this month’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

Aaron Clauset, assistant professor of computer science

Facebook to food webs: Clauset explores the nuances of network science

June 3, 2016

Aaron Clauset, assistant professor of computer science and faculty member of the BioFrontiers Institute, recently accepted the 2016 Erdős-Rényi Prize in Network Science. The international prize is awarded annually to a researcher under 40 who has made fundamental contributions to the advancement of network science. We asked Clauset five questions about how he uses network science in his research.

CPR, first aid certification course at The Rec June 25

May 31, 2016

This six-hour Standard CPR/first aid/AED course, open to CU students, faculty/staff and affiliates, meets the standards for current Red Cross emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The course covers everything from burns and broken bones, to choking and heart attacks. This is an extended course that includes adult, infant and junior CPR...

 Ann Schmiesing

Schmiesing named interim dean of Graduate School

May 31, 2016

Ann Schmiesing, professor of German and Scandinavian Studies, has been named interim vice provost and dean of the Graduate School effective June 20. Provost Russell L. Moore announced the appointment Tuesday, May 31.

CASE building rendering

A continuum of services under one roof: CASE construction begins this August

May 26, 2016

Construction on the new Center for Academic Success and Engagement (or CASE building), which will be built atop the Euclid Autopark, will begin this August. This new building, which will initially house key components of the Office of Admissions and eventually various other important student and academic services, has been designed to serve as a gateway to campus for visitors and prospective students and families.

Cutting the ribbon at the formal dedication ceremony of Geometry Point

Playing with math at Geometry Point in Lafayette

May 26, 2016

After five years and the hard work of nearly 200 students, faculty and community members, Geometry Point at Romero Park in Lafayette is now open. Filled with colorful geometric shapes, math equations and artful displays of arithmetic, the park was designed to make math fun.

 Students working on laptops

College of Music alum creates open-source, free music creation platform

May 25, 2016

Hugh Lobel, a 2015 Doctor of Musical Arts graduate, is making it easier for anyone to compose their own music using his new platform, Music_SDP.

 3 men standing on the edge of a river in the San Luis Valley

Learning to be lawyers one ditch at a time

May 24, 2016

For Professor Sarah Krakoff and students from CU-Boulder, spring marks a transition from the halls of the Wolf Law Building to the fields of the San Luis Valley. Since 2012, Krakoff and her law students have regularly trekked to one of the largest high altitude deserts in the world, where they clear debris from irrigation ditches or acequias and provide free legal assistance to farmers whose water rights are in question.

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