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Long-serving professors look back on 50 years of service

July 28, 2021

Honorees express amazement at the quality of students at CU Boulder, awe at how much the university has changed and gratitude for opportunities they’ve had

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State political maps are being redrawn with help of expert alumna

July 22, 2021

JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin, who holds a PhD from and teaches at CU Boulder, is helping Colorado redraw its political boundaries in a more equitable and democratic fashion.

A student studying an antique coin and an exhibit at the CU museum.

Students seeking museum work experience get a helping hand

July 7, 2021

Dexter and Gina Williams, friends of the university and fans of art, establish fund to pay students to work in the CU Art Museum.

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Alum teaches young workers how to lead—and belay

June 18, 2021

Michael Kester had sketched out a career in public service or public office, but the study of philosophy and leadership broadened his horizons.

Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Green New Deal author champions empathy and a thick skin

May 7, 2021

Working for a better climate won’t be easy, but will always be right, Rhiana Gunn-Wright tells CU Boulder environmental studies graduates.

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Outstanding grad seeks common ground on climate and elsewhere

April 30, 2021

Renae Marshall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Graduate for spring 2021, produced an ‘impressive’ thesis examining the fate of more than 700 decarbonization bills in the past five years.

Agriculture

Heat waves could cause 10 times more crop damage than now projected, research finds

March 16, 2021

Work by economists has implications for climate change adaptation in agriculture.

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Psychologist launches #TalkMentalIllness course for the masses

Jan. 19, 2021

After leading a ‘call to action’ on burgeoning mental-illness crisis, prof launches a massive, open online course on mental health.

The bosses of the senate

Unlocking a century’s worth of congressional testimony

Jan. 12, 2021

CU Boulder historian wins NEH-Mellon fellowship for digital publication.

Silicon Carbide

Philosopher, scientists propose new way to categorize minerals

Dec. 21, 2020

CU Boulder philosopher and planetary scientists at Carnegie Institution for Science argue that existing system of mineral classification fails to account for ‘mineral evolution.'

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