Miranda Stark sitting on a dock by the water

College of Music outstanding graduate reflects on time at CU

Dec. 19, 2019

Miranda Stark, who will graduate with degrees in music education and woodwind performance, talks about her time as an undergrad, her upcoming commencement speech and plans for the future.

Zhen Qu on campus

New ways of estimating, tracking pollution earn student Harvard postdoc spot

Dec. 16, 2019

Troubled by poor air quality since she was a child growing up in Beijing, Zhen Qu’s career studying air pollution has brought her to CU Boulder, earning a doctorate in mechanical engineering, and soon to Harvard University.

Eileen Ford

Winter grad spotlight: Eileen Ford

Dec. 3, 2019

Senior Class Council sat down Eileen Ford to get an inside look at how our winter grads are doing. Ford reflects on her college career, what she’s looking forward to after graduation and dishes advice for new Buffs.

CU Boulder student athlete McKinley Wright holds a basketball on the court.

McKinley Wright is here to lead

Dec. 2, 2019

Minnesota native McKinley Wright IV is the All-Pac-12 First Team point guard on the CU men’s basketball team. The 6-foot junior shares his thoughts on toughness, leadership and managing high expectations.

Student walks on campus with fall colors

Students in Focus: Senior reflects on time at CU, looks ahead

Oct. 7, 2019

Senior Class Council sat down with Tiara Stephan for this senior student spotlight. She dishes on what she’s up to this year, talks graduation plans, offers advice for freshmen and more.

Founders and employees of ShineOn

Students in Focus: ShineOn prepares for mass production of advanced bike light

Aug. 6, 2019

A year and a half after starting the company, CU Boulder startup ShineOn has grown to five employees and is preparing to launch its first product for cycling enthusiasts.

Hallie Adams

Curiosity about the natural world leads to career path in earth science research

June 20, 2019

Hallie Adams is returning to grad school for a PhD in geography and ecohydrology. This year she received a Graduate Research Fellowship Program award from the National Science Foundation.

Shane Smith in Army ROTC greens

Class of 2019: Shane Smith

May 8, 2019

With a political science degree and experience as the battalion commander of CU Boulder’s Army ROTC unit, Smith will continue training as a logistics officer before joining the 16th Combat Aviation Regiment at Fort Lewis.

Claire Lamman

Class of 2019: Claire Lamman

May 8, 2019

The College of Arts and Sciences outstanding graduate turned out to be much better at science than she’d thought possible. With physics and astronomy degrees in hand, she heads to Harvard this fall.

School of Education building

Class of 2019: Paying it forward in higher ed

May 8, 2019

The first cohort of master’s in higher education students graduated this spring. The School of Education program is a collaboration with departments across campus that combines scholarly work and experiential learning.

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