Community Edition - May 7, 2019
Join the CU Boulder campus in honoring our newest graduates at the spring commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 9, where 8,619 degrees will be awarded.
Discover What’s Here
Get the inside scoop on the Buffs May 16–17
Join Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Athletic Director Rick George and new Football Coach Mel Tucker on the Chancellor’s 2019 State Tour, coming to Vail, Roaring Fork Valley, Grand Junction and Durango.
Talk to explore exhibit on our country’s relationship with American Indians
How is it that Indians can be so present and so absent in American life? Join Cécile R. Ganteaume for a Curator’s Talk on the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indians’ exhibit May 14.
Research in Your Backyard
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne pollutants akin to an oil refinery or an auto garage.
How to manage your digital afterlife and why it matters
If you were to die tomorrow, what would happen to your Facebook page? A CU Boulder researcher says it’s critical to make decisions about how friends and foes can engage with you once you’re no longer here.
In adolescence, a possible connection between Coke and coke
How does caffeine affect the growing brains and bodies of teens? New research suggests there is a connection between caffeine consumption during adolescence and cocaine use in adulthood.
Constellation of weather satellites to cover the globe
Want more accurate weather forecasts? You’re in luck: Last month, the first in a planned fleet of satellites launched that will one day record weather data at every point on the globe every 15 minutes.
In Focus
With a new prototype under their belts, four students are just getting started in their mission to bring the walker into the 21st century.