Karolin Luger

CU Boulder faculty member added to list of distinguished professors

March 1, 2023

With regent approval in February, the University of Colorado announced Karolin Luger as a newly designated distinguished professor. Being named a distinguished professor is the highest honor bestowed upon faculty across the system's four campuses. Luger joins a nine-member 2022 cohort.

Students line up outside Alferd Packer Grill

March menus at Alferd Packer Grill to show environmental impacts

Feb. 28, 2023

Environmental Buffs at the Alferd Packer Grill will be able to study menus at each station displaying a carbon label next to their respective dish or ingredient. These labels will be colored either red, yellow or green, indicating the environmental impact of the ingredient or dish.

Robyn Macdonald

Video: Aerospace professor talks computational modeling of hypersonic flows

Feb. 28, 2023

Robyn Macdonald, assistant professor of aerospace engineering sciences, discusses the broad applications of her research and the advantages for prospective students who choose to study in her new lab.

A painting by Jodocus Sebastiaen van den Abeele illustrating Franciscan monks in a cloister

Historian’s work on mindful, medieval monks gets rave reviews

Feb. 28, 2023

CU Boulder alumna and University of Georgia history professor Jamie Kreiner thinks a lot about thinking. She shares “medieval cognitive practices” with her students to help them manage distraction, and her new book on the topic has earned rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and more—a rare feat for a scholarly work.

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7 tips for creating an effective budget

Feb. 28, 2023

Budgeting can be daunting, especially if it’s your first time managing your own finances. Here are a few simple steps you can take to create an effective budget.

Two people rolling recycling bins on campus

How being sustainable can boost your hirability

Feb. 27, 2023

Practicing sustainability offers many benefits for your future. Not only are environmentally-friendly practices and activities beneficial for the planet, but participating in programs, organizations and other opportunities tied to sustainability can help you with your job or internship search.

students studying in a library on campus

10 things to do this week: Explore old Hollywood, enjoy a pasta bar, more

Feb. 27, 2023

This week brings a talk by Molly Bloom, a drop-in resume help session, a party at The Connection, a career fair, the Women’s Leadership Symposium, self-care tips, Babylon movie screening and more.

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Having built a business in Russia, alum fled as war began

Feb. 23, 2023

Benjamin Lourie’s career has made twists and turns, taking him to outer Mongolia and back to Moscow, where he opened a Tex-Mex restaurant near Red Square—two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Majid Zamani in the classroom

Working toward safer autonomous systems

Feb. 23, 2023

Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science. He leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab and helps protect human life through safer autonomous systems.

Orit Peleg

Talking with the fireflies: Orit Peleg receives CAREER Award

Feb. 23, 2023

The assistant professor of computer science has just received $900,000 over the next five years to learn how fireflies in a swarm synchronize their lighting displays. She's using LEDs, VR and big tents in the wilderness to signal to the fireflies...and they're signaling back.

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