Richard Johnson, MD

Johnson to lecture on climate change, evolution of humans

Jan. 26, 2017

On Friday, Jan. 27, the Distinguished Lecture Series will feature Richard Johnson, MD. The lecture, titled "Climate Change and the Evolution of Humans," discusses a mutation in uric acid metabolism that likely occurred in Europe as a survival advantage for apes living there.

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OIEC information sessions on Colorado pregnancy legislation

Jan. 26, 2017

The Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC) has scheduled information sessions to educate CU Boulder employees on the law requiring Colorado employers to assess potential accommodations for conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Image of solar flares

Surprising solar flares: Studying the sun as a star

Jan. 26, 2017

In this Feb. 1 talk, LASP Solar Scientist and Associate Director Tom Woods will discuss our understanding of solar flares and coronal mass ejections, based on more than two decades of observations of the sun as a star.

Illustration of classroom embracing diverse learning

Diversity in the classroom: Join the conversation

Jan. 26, 2017

Diverse Learners Awareness Week, Feb. 20 to 24, is a time for the university to celebrate the diversity of ways in which people learn. Watch the video, as the campus community discusses the challenges of welcoming diversity in education.

Greg Rieker, project with team members while atop their mobile laboratory in rural Colorado

CU Boulder team to track methane leaks using lasers

Jan. 26, 2017

A team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers has secured a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy to monitor potentially dangerous emissions from natural gas storage facilities across the U.S.

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Public seminar series to focus on bipolar disorder

Jan. 25, 2017

The CU Boulder Robert D. Sutherland (RDS) Center for the Evaluation and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder hopes to increase understanding about bipolar disorder through a free public seminar series that begins Jan. 30.

Niki Tulk

What if someone had listened to Ophelia?

Jan. 25, 2017

Writer-director Niki Tulk's "Ophelia | Leaves" gathers poetry, soundscapes, video projections and cello into a meditation on the spirit of "Hamlet's" Ophelia as she might have existed. The production premieres Jan. 27 and 28.

Old Main in winter

Tonight's events: What you need to know if attending BuffsUnited, Milo or Laverne

Jan. 25, 2017

The University of Colorado Boulder will hold a trio of student- and faculty-hosted events tonight. Here is what the campus community needs to know before attending them.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Alan Townsend

Townsend returns to CU Boulder, joins Research & Innovation Office

Jan. 25, 2017

Alan Townsend returns to the University of Colorado Boulder as the associate vice chancellor for research and professor of environmental studies after serving as dean and professor at Duke University.

U.S. Air Force Academy Concert Band performance

U.S. Air Force Academy band, CU College of Music partner for concert

Jan. 25, 2017

On Feb. 9 and 10, the College of Music’s band department hosts the U.S. Air Force Academy Concert Band for a series of master classes and a joint concert in honor of the Air Force's 70th birthday.

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