Campus News

William Shakespeare filled his works with references to the stars in the night sky. Join the Alumni Association at CU Boulder's renowned Fiske Planetarium for an enchanting evening as actors and scientists bring those references to life and give them meaning during Shakespeare and the Stars on Thursday, Aug. 25. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m.

Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam lined up a unique team-building exercise for her staff this year. Joining Chancellor DiStefano's office, senior university administrators, faculty, staff and student-volunteers, she and her team rolled up their sleeves to help new students move into their residence halls.

On Thursday, Aug. 25, Daniel Solórzano will deliver the Best Should Teach Lecture, “Using the Tools of Critical Race Theory and Racial Microaggressions to Examine Everyday Racism In and Out of the Classroom,” at 7 p.m. in the University Memorial Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.

Researchers at CU Boulder are seeking participants for two different studies on pain. Pain is always tolerable. Both studies offer compensation.

Register today for CU Night at the Rockies through the CU Boulder Alumni Association to get discounted game tickets, access to our pregame at Blake Street Tavern with free appetizers and a free CU-themed Rockies baseball cap. Join the fun on Friday, Aug. 19. Less than 50 tickets remain for this fun summer event at the ballpark in Denver. Get yours today.

A solar storm that jammed radar and radio communications at the height of the Cold War could have led to a disastrous military conflict if not for the U.S. Air Force’s budding efforts to monitor the sun’s activity, a new study finds.

Weather permitting, Facilities Management Outdoor Services staff will be applying an organic dry poultry waste fertilizer to campus lawns during the week of Monday, Aug. 8.

One factor can make children seven times more likely to attend college. That factor: Having a college savings account in their name. An Aug. 16 workshop at CU Boulder shows you how to start one.

Through CU Boulder's Office of Industry Collaboration, entrepreneur Bart Foster has teamed up with members of the campus community to look into an optical solution, how to recycle the byproduct of eyeglass lenses. Made out of three or more types of plastic, currently several tons of the material are dumped into landfills each year.

The Student Recreation Center will be closed Aug. 8-12 for annual maintenance.