Community Edition - Sept. 3, 2019
Campus has been bustling in recents weeks with everything from a tour by CU President Mark Kennedy to Fall Welcome activities for students.
Discover What's Here
CU on the Weekend lectures begin Sept. 28
Join us this fall for lectures about the media and politics, arctic warming, jazz in Paris and Brazilian performance featuring some of CU Boulder's most dynamic faculty.
Best Should Teach Ceremony on Sept. 12 to honor outstanding faculty, graduate students, local teachers
The CU Boulder Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony will celebrate excellence in teaching, recognizing five outstanding faculty members, four K-12 teachers and many graduate student teachers.
Research in Your Backyard
Autism rates increasing fastest among blacks and Hispanics
Autism prevalence, which has historically been higher among white children, is now more common among black youth in most states and climbing faster among Hispanic youth than any other groups.
Sleeping too much—or too little—boosts heart attack risk
Even if you are a non-smoker who exercises and has no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease, skimping on sleep—or getting too much of it—can boost your risk of heart attack.
Turning trauma into learning in the classroom
In a new book, education researcher Elizabeth Dutro lays out a road map for teachers to bring the difficult life experiences of their students into everyday classwork.
The mysterious genetics of bird migration
A gene newly associated with the migratory patterns of golden-winged and blue-winged warblers could lend insight into the longstanding question of how birds migrate across such long distances.
In Focus
Ball Corporation and the University of Colorado Boulder have announced a partnership to introduce Ball's infinitely recyclable aluminum cup to collegiate football fans at CU's Folsom Field during the 2019 season.