Cliff and Carol Pearson

Giving back, giving forward

Aug. 3, 2022

Alumni Cliff and Carol Pearson are investing in the next generation of Forever Buffs by funding scholarships for engineering and history students at CU. Read their story and hear about their impact from two engineering scholarship recipients.

Howard B. Waltz Music Library

Black Lives Matter movement sparks composers project

Aug. 2, 2022

A new composers project on campus encourages recommendations for scores by Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) composers. Stephanie Bonjack of the Howard B. Waltz Music Library explains.

Grassy field

Ecologist Laura Dee recognized for cutting-edge work on big environmental problems

Aug. 2, 2022

CU Boulder Assistant Professor Laura Dee has been named an Ecological Society of America Early Career Fellow, a reflection of her contributions so far and to come.

Ojos del Salado

Life at 22,000 feet: A discovery of persistence on the world's highest volcano

Aug. 2, 2022

In December 2021, a trio of CU scientists in a convoy of four-wheel-drive trucks sought to discover how life persists on Argentina and Chile’s Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest volcano and home to some of the planet’s driest areas.

illustration of girls

Class action: Fighting climate change through girls’ education

Aug. 1, 2022

CU Boulder alumna Anna Iwanciw feels her education directly impacted her views on climate change. And now she wants all women to have access to the same things she’s learned.

CU Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano, left, greets guests and students at the CU Night in Downtown Boulder event at Boulder Theater

University, city host CU Night in Downtown Boulder

July 29, 2022

Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other CU Boulder representatives joined city of Boulder leaders for an event celebrating upcoming partnerships and to share details about the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.

Buffalo Bicycle Classic riders

20 years of the Buffalo Bicycle Classic

July 27, 2022

Colorado’s largest fundraising bicycle ride for scholarships began humbly enough, with two men brainstorming as they took a long ride for a children’s charity.

Susan Thomas and Xóchitl Chávez with musicians Sam Medina and Gilbert Medina.

The music of Pueblo: Xóchitl Chávez blends expertise, heritage in research project

July 26, 2022

Alumna Xóchitl Chávez, a cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology expert who grew up in Pueblo's east side, has partnered with CU Boulder on a research project that blends her work and cultural heritage.

Annie Booth

In stride with jazz alumna Annie Booth

July 26, 2022

Annie Booth shares how the College of Music continues to impact her career as an award-winning jazz pianist, band leader, composer/arranger and educator—and offers valuable career advice.

Olivia Huizar Conner

A conversation with this year’s Graduate Diversity Recruitment Fellow

July 20, 2022

Each year, the College of Music is eligible to award a $7,500 fellowship to an incoming graduate student. Olivia Huizar Conner, who is pursuing a master’s in flute performance, shares how her background—and the fellowship—inspire her to promote diversity and inclusion in music.

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