Community Edition - Sept. 26, 2021
As part of the 2021 State of the Campus event, Chancellor Philip DiStefano reflects on the past pandemic year with gratitude and gives a look ahead to a year focused on student well-being, improving diversity, equity and inclusion, and continuing the rigorous academic work that makes CU Boulder a leading research university.
The Road Back: CU Boulder's Response to COVID-19
During an unprecedented time in our lives, we knew that as Buffs we had a choice to make: Be part of the problem or part of the solution. We leaned in and discovered solutions that helped society move forward together, as one resilient community.
In Focus
Boulder City Council approves annexation of CU Boulder South
The annexation agreement between city council and CU Boulder strikes a balance between flood mitigation, open space protections, housing needs and community interests.
Discover What's Here
CU Museum of Natural History to reopen Sept. 27
After a closure that lasted over a year, the CU Museum of Natural History will be reopening its doors to the campus and community Monday, Sept. 27.
Forever Buffs Spotlight: Michael Scheuerman screening Sept. 30
Attend an exclusive screening of an Oscar-nominated documentary produced by alumnus Michael Scheuerman. Attendees can join in person or virtually to watch the documentary about women fighting famine on the frontlines of a forgotten war in Yemen.
CU Boulder researchers to tackle asteroids, swarming robots at ScienceWriters2021
Register by Sept. 30 for ScienceWriters2021, the nation's premier science communications workshop. The Oct. 8–11 event, which is all virtual this year, will feature an array of panels and speakers, including CU Boulder faculty on how insects can influence robots and what can be learned from asteroids.
CU Boulder expert to examine ancient Greek vessels in Oct. 12 event
Sarah James, associate professor of Classics at CU Boulder, will present "Exotic Contents, Exquisite Containers: Perfume Bottles and Jewelry Boxes of Ancient Greece" in a virtual program at 6 p.m.
Compassion and dignity: A conversation Oct. 25 with the Dalai Lama and educators
Join His Holiness the Dalai Lama, along with world-renowned scholars and K-12 educators, in a virtual conversation on cultivating compassion and dignity in schools.
Research in Your Backyard
Cool it: Nano-scale discovery could help prevent overheating in electronics
When you shrink down to very small scales, heat doesn't always behave the way you think it should. New findings from the nano realm could help researchers gain a better handle on the flow of heat in electronic devices.
New cereal box-sized satellite to explore alien planets
For years, many scientists didn't think that CubeSats, or unusually small spacecraft, could take on serious science questions. Now, for the first time, a NASA-funded CubeSat mission will explore planets orbiting far-away stars.
Major research center for green building technology launches at CU Boulder
A major research center for sustainable building technology, the Building Energy Smart Technologies (BEST) Center, is a new five-year, multiple-university initiative funded by the National Science Foundation.