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Community Edition - June 19, 2022

Discover What's Here

Dr. Francis Ramaley and Dr. Caldwell (right) with a class in the forest near the Mountain Research Station in 1909. Students are wearing formal field dress.

Classroom in the sky: CU’s 10,000-foot Mountain Research Station turns 100

Climate & Environment News Headlines
The public is invited to celebrate at a six-night, in-person seminar series with dates June 21–29, featuring talks from local artists and scientists over dinner at the newly renovated Wildrose Dining Hall.
Group photo of students at a STEM camp

STEM camps for middle, high schoolers coming July 18–22

General Events & Exhibits
Including a new machine learning class offered in Spanish, the Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools is collaborating with CU Boulder, Northrop Grumman and IBM to offer high-quality STEM camps in Longmont. Students can choose from several tracks.
Gold Buff Marching Band member plays marching euphonium during Homecoming game

Golden Anniversary Club celebrations set for Homecoming in October

General Events & Exhibits
Alums who graduated in 1972 or earlier are invited to participate in anniversary celebrations at Homecoming. Reconnect with fellow Forever Buffs and take a trip down memory lane during this special gathering.

Research in Your Backyard

Stacey Smith, co-author on the publication and associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, peels the skin off of a Lantana fruit.

Pigment or optical illusion? What makes this berry blue

Science & Technology News Headlines
The same visual trick, called 'structural color,' that makes peacock feathers green and butterfly wings blue gives these Colorado berries their brilliant hue, new research has found.
Lucy Pao and wind turbines

Inspired by palm trees, scientists develop hurricane-resilient wind turbines

Science & Technology News Headlines
New results from real-world tests of a downwind turbine could inform and improve the wind energy industry in a world with intensifying hurricanes and a greater demand for renewable energy.
Artist's depiction of the debris disk around the star HD 53143

Scientists discover really weird debris disk around nearby star

Space News Headlines
Disks made up of rocks and dust swirl around stars across the galaxy. These features are the "fossil record of planet formation," said astrophysicist Meredith MacGregor.

In Focus

Juneteenth parade in St. Augustine, Florida, 1922

4 things to know about Juneteenth

Health & Society News Headlines
A recent survey shows more than 60% of Americans know “nothing at all” or only “a little bit” about what Juneteenth is or its importance in American history. Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders, professor of African American and Black cultural history, discusses how and why we celebrate Juneteenth.

What We're Reading

CU Boulder leaders visit Vail Valley

BVSD updates calendar to match CU Boulder spring break dates

9 CU Boulder students, alumni receive 2022–23 Fulbright awards

Researcher earns major award to study water quality challenges in rural Canadian communities

Young biochemist wins prestigious Boettcher award

The Conversation

There is no one ‘religious view’ on abortion, scholar explains

Privacy isn’t in the Constitution—but it’s everywhere in constitutional law

Ukraine: Why most people refuse to compromise on territory

Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier under assault, losing its grip

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