Dr. Lumen M. Giffin and medical students

Remains from CU's Medical School still in Boulder

Oct. 25, 2024

Cadavers used in anatomy classes were buried in unmarked lots in Columbia Cemetery.

Peter Steinhauer in Vietnam during and after the war

Veteran sees Vietnam the country beyond the war

Oct. 25, 2024

CU Boulder alum and regent emeritus Peter Steinhauer shares Vietnam experiences with students, to be featured in the in-progress documentary Welcome Home Daddy.

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William Wei is again named Colorado’s state historian

Oct. 23, 2024

CU Boulder historian serving second term in position, focusing on an accurate and comprehensive portrayal of Colorado’s history.

Uncompahgre Wilderness in Colorado's San Juan Mountains

The Wilderness Act turns 60

Sept. 3, 2024

CU Boulder’s Paul S. Sutter looks back on the history of the Wilderness Act as it approaches its diamond jubilee.

Richard Nixon giving speech resigning the presidency

Remembering Nixon’s resignation, five decades later

Aug. 8, 2024

CU Boulder political science professor Kenneth Bickers reflects on what made the ex-president’s decision to step down following the Watergate scandal a watershed moment in American history and how it has influenced politics today.

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Thomas Andrews is new director of the Center of the American West

Aug. 7, 2024

Thomas Andrews, Â鶹ÊÓƵ professor of history, has been appointed faculty director of the Center of the American West. His appointment became effective in July.

Disappointed Colorado Rockies fans

Loving the losing baseball team

July 15, 2024

In advance of Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star game, CU Boulder history professor Martin Babicz offers thoughts on why some fans remain loyal to baseball’s perennial losers.

Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’

July 2, 2024

CU Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed since 1964.

Earthrise over moon captured by Apolo 11

Why the first Earth Day went viral (pre-social media)

April 18, 2024

CU Boulder professors explain Earth Day’s history, impact, what it’s become and if it’s still relevant.

Comb Ridge

Grooves in a sandstone cliff reveal ancient tool sharpening

Feb. 21, 2024

By rubbing a spear head against stone to form or sharpen it, a groove is gouged very similar to the grooves beside the Procession Panel.

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