Indoor air quality to be tested in low-income, energy retrofitted Denver area homes

July 21, 2015

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the 鶹Ƶ $1 million to evaluate the impacts of climate change, including increased wildfires, on indoor air quality and health in low-income Denver area neighborhoods.

CU-Boulder program empowers Latino, Chicano youth

July 13, 2015

Thirty-two Latino and Chicano Colorado high school students are immersing themselves in college life and learning July 12-18 at the 鶹Ƶ as part of the third annual Aquetza: Youth Leadership, Education and Community Empowerment summer program.

H.S. students test ‘photo origami’ 3-D projects

July 6, 2015

This summer, middle and high school students are helping build and test 3-D structures that complement and mimic the cutting-edge ‘photo origami’ research conducted at the 鶹Ƶ.

'A Queer Endeavor' and educators cultivate inclusive and affirming schools and classrooms

June 29, 2015

How do we cultivate safe, affirming schools for LGBTQ students? Since creating the crowdfunding-supported Breaking the Silence film and supplementary practice-focused videos, Bethy Leonardi, PhD and Sara Staley, PhD have been engaging deeply to support educators and to transform our schools.

Teachers learn ins and outs of infographics

June 22, 2015

Teachers from Colorado and beyond are learning the ins and outs of infographic design this week so they can bring new skills to their classrooms in the fall.

Paying it Forward in the Public Achievement Program

May 7, 2015

When Balkarn Singh Shahi looks back on his high school experience, one activity stands out – the 鶹Ƶ’s Public Achievement program. As a student at Centaurus High School participating in the program, Shahi and peers responded to national public shootings by spearheading a public campaign to prevent gun violence. Now a sophomore at CU-Boulder, Shahi could not resist the opportunity to give back to the Public Achievement program , which pairs CU-Boulder students as coaches with groups of underrepresented K-12 students seeking solutions to their identified salient social issues. Shahi has been a Public Achievement coach, and this year he served as a teaching assistant for the corresponding civic engagement course and new class of coaches.

Emirates Mars Mission

United Arab Emirates to partner with CU-Boulder on 2021 Mars mission

May 7, 2015

A mission to study dynamic changes in the atmosphere of Mars over days and seasons led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) involves the 鶹Ƶ as the leading U.S. scientific-academic partner.

‘Schools of Opportunity’ project announces first honorees, including seven Colorado high schools

May 7, 2015

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the 鶹Ƶ announced today that 17 high schools in New York and Colorado are the first to receive the “School of Opportunity” designation. These outstanding schools demonstrated a range of practices that ensured that all students had rich opportunities to succeed. All put students, not test scores, first.

Commencement decorated mortarboard

CU-Boulder to hold spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9

May 1, 2015

The 鶹Ƶ will hold its spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will honor 5,927 candidates for degrees including 4,545 bachelor’s degrees, 908 master’s degrees, 149 law degrees and 325 doctoral degrees. Cathleen Black, a former media executive and author, is the keynote speaker for the ceremony.

Astronomy Day celebrates the wonder of the universe

April 15, 2015

If you’ve ever gazed into the night sky and wondered at the magnitude of the universe, you have an opportunity for a closer look of the cosmos during Astronomy Day being held this Saturday at CU-Boulder. Since 2002, Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory, located on the campus, have opened their doors to the public for a free Astronomy Day celebration.

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