Richard O'Neill, left, and the Tacaks Quartet

Richard O'Neill's time has arrived

Oct. 23, 2020

Violist Richard O'Neill is joining the College of Music faculty and the Takács Quartet this year.

Lori Peek

Natural Hazards Center director recounts evacuation amid wildfires, urges preparedness

Oct. 21, 2020

The director of CU Boulder's Natural Hazards Center speaks from personal experience as an evacuee of the Calwood Fire when she warns others: "the time is now to make provisions for whatever risks you may face."

A yard sign

Who puts up election yard signs and why?

Sept. 8, 2020

In a new book, CU Boulder's Anand Sokhey details his research on whether yard signs work, what they say about us and how they shape our neighborhoods.

Engraving by George Cruikshank of a scene from Rob Roy. (Walter Scott Image Collection, Edinburgh University; CC BY 2.0.)

Literature as malware

Aug. 28, 2020

A new book from Associate Professor Nicole Mansfield Wright explores the impact of literature about privilege and victimhood on our era.

The Ralphie statue on the CU Boulder campus

CU Boulder welcomes 95 new faculty members

Aug. 25, 2020

New faculty members, many of whom recently attended a Faculty Affairs orientation, bring to CU Boulder expertise in everything from bioinspired robotics and indigenous religious traditions to Vikings and the dynamics of climate variability and change.

A physics test and pen

What to know if you're teaching physics labs remotely

Aug. 11, 2020

The pandemic upended schools in the spring of 2020, sending students and faculty home. With an NSF RAPID grant, JILA Fellow Heather Lewandowski asked instructors what worked—and what didn't—as they moved their lab courses online.

Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram works in the lab while wearing a mask

Return to research: Animal Inspired Movement and Robotics Lab hits the ground running

July 17, 2020

After working remotely, engineering researchers are gradually and safely returning to campus to continue their work in the lab. Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram shares his experience.

A silhouette of Washington's logo with an asterisk.

How a CU law professor helped change Washington’s football mascot

July 13, 2020

Carla Fredericks, an associate professor of law, helped organize a campaign that changed the NFL.

Researchers in the Labbe Lab

Return to research: A new normal for the Labbe Lab

July 6, 2020

After working remotely, engineering researchers are gradually and safely returning to campus to continue their work in the lab. Assistant Professor Nicole Labbe shares about her return to research.

A member of a robotics research team working in a lab after a return to on-campus research

Robotics researchers ready to start field-testing their code

June 26, 2020

After months of remote work due to COVID-19, Chris Heckman and some of his team are headed back to the lab for testing and experimentation.

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