Student Edition - June 16, 2017
Campus Community
Top research stories of the week: June 16 edition
This week's research news includes a breakdown of MAVEN's top 10 discoveries about Mars, a look at crickets as a superfood and a study delving into facial expressions as survival mechanisms.
Board of Regents approves operating budget for 2017–18, 3 new degrees, new aerospace engineering building
At its regular meeting, the Board of Regents voted to approve the operating budget for the CU system and all four campuses; three new CU Boulder degrees; seven capital construction projects on the Boulder campus; and a contract extension for football Head Coach Mike MacIntyre.
Student team wins satellite launch slot on NASA's newest rocket
A CU Boulder student satellite team has won a free ride to space as one of three national winners in NASA's Cube Quest Challenge small satellite competition.
New flagship aerospace facility approved by CU regents
CU Boulder will begin construction this fall of the new 139,000-square-foot, $82.5 million building, designed to help mark the engineering college as a national leader in aerospace education and research.
Campus Safety
5 tips for outdoor summer safety
Sticking around this summer? Here are five ways to stay safe while enjoying great festivals, hiking and other outdoor activities in and around Boulder.
Events & Exhibits
Colorado Shakespeare Festival shakes things up with female Hamlet
This summer's "Hamlet," running June 23 through Aug. 13, will be the festival's ninth production of the Shakespearean masterpiece but the first to be staged indoors with a woman in the title role.
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Join CU Boulder for a summer night of Rockies baseball
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Come watch the Colorado Rockies take on the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, Aug. 18, at Coors Field in Denver. You'll get a special CU-themed Rockies hat and save on game tickets when you purchase through the Alumni Association. Visit the event page to purchase tickets. For questions, please email pamela.dadaos@colorado.edu.
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9 News: Researchers at CU start Healthy Aging Project
Denver 7: CU Boulder to build new $82.5 million aerospace building on campus
Westword: CU Scientists Discover the Evolutionary Advantage of the Stink Eye
9 News: Arvada 8-year-old ponders existence of mermaids, receives detailed letter from real scientist
The Denver Post: Blind CU student blasts through barriers — and now aims to help others envision science and tech careers