Lectures & Presentations
- From Ziploc bags to plastics used to grow new tissues, polymeric materials have transformed our everyday lives. Join 2017 distinguished research lecturer Chris N. Bowman to learn more.
- Hear a talk by the first transgender athlete to make the men's U.S. national team and a catalyst for change for the International Olympic Committee policy on transgender athletes.
- Erik Gerding will discuss movements toward the deregulation of the securities and banking industries and the impact of such deregulation on the legal profession and our economy.
- This 7 p.m. discussion at Fiske Planetarium will explore the link between extreme events, from fires to flooding, heat waves and droughts, and climate change.
- Take this crash course Nov. 29 to explore whether blockchain, or digital-distributed ledger technology, and initial coin offerings are poised to upend industries, or are overhyped.
- John Holdren, President Barack Obama's science advisor for eight years, will be on campus Thursday, Nov. 16, to talk about the past and future of U.S. science and technology policy.
- On Nov. 16, listen in on a talk by Stephen Presser, a leading American legal historian and candidate for Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy 2018–19.
- A CU Boulder theater alumni will share his experience with disability at an upcoming workshop offered by CU Boulder and a local arts group.
- What behaviors is academic freedom supposed to protect? What restrictions should it allow? Why does academic freedom matter in the first place? Hear various views on the hotly contested subject.
- Social entrepreneurs Daniel Epstein and Eric Glustrom will candidly share their stories and experiences as founders of organizations designed to make an impact on the world's toughest challenges.