Christine Darden working as an engineer in 1976. (Credit: NASA)

Register to hear NASA legend Christine Darden speak Feb. 23

Feb. 19, 2021

The BOLD Center and the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences will host a special presentation by NASA's Christine Darden. Darden will be speaking as a part of Black History Month celebrations, sharing her fascinating life experiences as an engineer.

Helmut Müller-Sievers

Helmut Müller-Sievers to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture March 10

Feb. 19, 2021

Helmut Müller-Sievers, a professor in the Department of German and Slavic Languages and Literature, will deliver a virtual lecture, “On Common Ground­—Goethe, the Modern Novel and the Diversity of Experience."

Panelists at an upcoming Coloradan Conversations event

Tune in Feb. 24 for Coloradan Conversations: From discussion to action

Feb. 18, 2021

Join CU students, Forever Buffs and expert panelists to discuss anti-racism and how we move forward. This first virtual Coloradan Conversation will bring stories from the Coloradan alumni magazine to life.

Tyrone Glover

Criminalizing race: A practitioner’s perspective on policing and mass incarceration—Feb. 23

Feb. 12, 2021

In this installment of the Race and the Law series, alumnus Tyrone Glover will explore the link between the Black criminal inferiority narrative and the making of modern American systems of policing and criminal justice.

A scientist with beakers

Explore the magic of chemistry Feb. 20

Feb. 12, 2021

Designed for a family audience, this CU Wizards webinar will feature an exciting discussion with CU Boulder Professor Tanja Cuk. Register today for the free event.

Kristen Carpenter

Join lecture Feb. 18—a case study on Indigenous peoples in the US

Feb. 9, 2021

Professor Kristen Carpenter will review the legal history of governmental suppression of Indigenous peoples’ religions in the United States and consider the potential for reform based on a human rights approach to religion.

A stock image of money

Inside the mind of the white-collar criminal—an event Feb. 24

Feb. 4, 2021

From the financial fraudsters of Enron to Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff, the failings of corporate titans are regular fixtures in the news. But what drives wealthy and powerful people to commit white-collar crime?

Computer code on a screen

Lauren Klein to speak on data feminism Feb. 10

Jan. 29, 2021

Join the Department of Information Science and the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship in an exploration of data feminism with Lauren Klein, an associate professor at Emory University.

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton: The man behind the musical

Jan. 29, 2021

You'll want to be "in the room" on March 1 for a live multidisciplinary faculty panel discussion about Alexander Hamilton in the context of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit original Broadway production Hamilton. This virtual event is free and open to the public.

An illustration of a SpaceX capsule approaching Mars

Do habitable worlds require magnetic fields?

Jan. 27, 2021

LASP scientist Dave Brain will explain why it’s obviously true that planets require magnetic fields in order to be habitable. And then he will explain why it’s obviously false. Join on Feb. 3.

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