Community Edition - July 17, 2022

artist's depiction of climate change, sustainability, pollution

Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit panels, panelists announced

Leading Indigenous voices on climate change and human rights, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Environment, the vice chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the 2020 TIME Magazine Kid of the Year—these are among the 33 panelists who have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Global Climate Summit this fall.

Discover What’s Here

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CU Night in Downtown Boulder set for July 27

General Events & Exhibits

Learn about CU Boulder projects and partnerships, including the campus of the future and the university’s leadership on climate change action, plus enjoy food, exhibits and Band on the Bricks—join CU Night in Downtown Boulder.

Filmmakers collaborate to reveal new perspectives on microscopic world of bacteria

Exhibits Events & Exhibits

A series of films, canvases and a dynamic living wall expose the multifaceted worlds of cyanobacteria in an exhibition at Denver Museum of Nature & Science. “Refresh” reveals microscopic landscapes that allow us to ponder how these prehistoric organisms shaped our world and how they could help us move toward a cleaner future.

Research in Your Backyard

Students reveal the history behind Boulder’s park names

Arts & Humanities News Headlines

CU Boulder’s Department of History partnered with Boulder Parks and Recreation Department to assess the names of their 82 parks and learn what stories the park names were celebrating, what stories might be missing and how the park names reflect the Boulder community’s values today.

Image of clouds of interstellar gas and dust in the Carina Nebula

‘You ain’t seen nothing yet’: New space telescope gives first glimpses of universe

Space News Headlines

Astrophysicist John Bally takes a look at the first images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope—an instrument that is gazing farther into space and time than anything ever built by humans.

Amid climate change and conflict, more resilient food systems a must, report shows

Climate & Environment News Headlines

A new CU Boulder-led study ranks the top 32 threats to food security over the next two decades, pointing to climate change and conflict as top culprits and calling for more coordination in building resilient food systems around the globe.