Community Edition - April 3, 2022
Discover What's Here
Conference on World Affairs: Make your plan for April 6–9
The full schedule of sessions is available. The free conference app is primed for downloading. Find your interests among more than 100 panel discussions, performances and keynote events, and plan to attend this renowned CU Boulder tradition, in person or virtually.
Conversation April 4 to explore MLK’s radical vision for interracial democracy
Join Anthony Siracusa, senior director of inclusive culture, and Reiland Rabaka, professor of Africana studies and director of the Center for African and African American Studies, for a conversation about Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision on a day commemorating his legacy 54 years after his assassination.
Support student, faculty ventures at New Venture Challenge championships April 12
The season's top six student and faculty teams will pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges and a live audience for tens of thousands of dollars in prize money. Come and support the next big innovation at our first in-person championship event in two years.
Explore amazing new inventions and technologies April 22
Everything CU Boulder engineering students learn culminates in capstone design projects presented at the annual Engineering Projects Expo. Campus community members, K-12 students and prospective CU engineers are encouraged to attend.
Shakespeare camps: Kids, teens invited to study theater on campus
Unlock the magic of Shakespeare’s language with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s wildly popular summer acting programs: Camp Shakespeare (ages 9–18) and Shakespeare’s Sprites (ages 6–9).
Research in Your Backyard
Why permanent daylight saving time is a bad idea
A new bill that recently passed in the U.S. Senate would make daylight saving time permanent. But many in the scientific community are calling for the opposite approach—making standard time permanent. CU Boulder sleep researcher Ken Wright explains why.
Economic optimism slips but still positive, business leaders say
The latest Leeds Business Confidence Index shows the Russia-Ukraine war and inflation, among other factors, are top concerns for Colorado business leaders.
Interactive map gets closer to pinpointing African origins erased during slave trade
When the transatlantic slave trade began in the early 19th century, there was no record of where in Africa enslaved individuals originated. Now, CU Boulder historians and statisticians are going back in time to better understand where these individuals lived before they boarded slave ships.
In Focus
New grant supports students in finishing their degrees
CU Boulder was recently awarded a $3.1 million grant to help students finish their studies. The grant, provided by the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, funds a program that helps Colorado residents economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic return to school to earn their degrees by 2025.
Community college students to get leg up on degrees in mechanical, civil engineering
CU Boulder and the Colorado Community College System have signed an agreement that streamlines the transfer process for engineering students. CU Boulder is the first in the state to offer a civil engineering transfer program.
Librarians and archivists are providing a variety of suggestion to help the community process the events unfolding in Ukraine. Each suggestion is either an item available to check out, a rare or distinct item accessible in one of the five libraries on campus or a media recommendation that’s openly available to access.