Community Edition - Aug. 29, 2021

Students are back on campus and classes have started, which means you can catch dozens of free performances by the College of Music and the Department of Theatre & Dance.

The Grammy-winning Takács Quartet has moved audiences and sold out halls at CU Boulder for more than three decades. Join upcoming performances in person or tune in virtually.

While playing musical instruments can emit potentially COVID-19-laden airborne particles, researchers have found that simple safety measures, such as masking instruments, social distancing and implementing time limits, significantly reduce this risk.

Air-ventilation upgrades have been badly needed in U.S. classrooms long before the pandemic. Low-tech, low-cost filtration systems can make a big difference. Professor Mark Hernandez shares on The Conversation.

Hundreds of millions of years' worth of rocks have gone missing from the Grand Canyon's geologic record. Geologists are trying to discover why.

Engineers have developed the most efficient device to date for counting single photons, or the tiny packets of energy that make up light.

Three of the nation's Power Five conferences—41 schools—have agreed to form an alliance that will provide leadership and guidance for some of the most pressing issues facing college athletics in a generation.

Students got settled into the academic year at CU Boulder as classes began, participating not only in studies but also in a host of Fall Welcome activities, which continue through Sunday, Sept. 12.

She works with a team that helps make the CU Boulder campus home for over 10,000 occupants. She was key in this year's Buffs One Read program. And the grassy areas surrounding Williams Village are among her favorite spots. Learn more about Crystal Lay.