Jonathan Templin, awarded the inaugural Robert L. Linn Memorial Lecture held alternately at CU Boulder and UCLA, will discuss bettering assessment practice and policy on Friday at Old Main.
Benjamin Cook, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, presents his CIRES Distinguished Lecture "The past and future of drought in the Western United States" at 3 p.m. Sept. 29.
The Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy presents "Science, Religion, and Land: the West and the Rest" on Oct. 9 and "Animals, Fetuses, and Morality" on Oct. 10.
Faculty and staff are invited to explore innovative approaches to creating a culture supportive of undergraduate research, as well as Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program funding.
Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of New York and a pioneer in addressing access to justice, will deliver the sixth John Paul Stevens Lecture, "Changing the Dialogue on Access to Justice."
On Sept. 21, Professor Michael Huemer will discuss why people are especially irrational about politics, and how and why they adopt the beliefs they want to adopt. The bad news? You're probably being irrational, too.
Three faculty experts will speak on the complexity of preparing, gender inequalities in disasters, and the principles and challenges of using insurance to manage catastrophic risk.
Historian and Georgetown University professor Michael Kazin will join Patty Limerick Sept. 21 for a conversation about the changing meanings and practices of populism in American history.
Professor Mary Wood will discuss the Atmospheric Trust Litigation in the context of climate urgency and the federal government's policy to spur production of fossil fuels at the Getches-Wilkinson Center's Distinguished Lecture.
Brian Deese will provide an insider's view on science and technology policy research at the event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research.