Professor Thomas T. Veblen will deliver a Distinguished Research Lecture titled "Wildfire regime shifts in Patagonian-Andean forest ecosystems: Feedbacks and consequences in the face of climate and land-use changes" April 25.
The human adult brain was once believed by neuroscientists to be "fixed, ended, immutable," but recent advances have revealed this three-pound organ to be remarkably dynamic. Learn more at the May 2 workshop.
Clara Bargellini has always had an interest in methodological and historiographic problems. On April 19, the professor will speak on the historiography, collection and reception of New Spain art.
On Saturday, April 15, Professor Samuel Boyd will present "Magic, the Bible, and the Biblical Imagination in Jewish Mysticism" at the Carbondale Branch Library in Carbondale, Colorado.
The current political climate offers great opportunity to engage in civil discourse. Tomorrow, April 13, Leeds School of Business will host a moderated discussion on how business has been impacted by political changes.
The CU Museum of Natural History boasts the largest natural-history collection in the region. On April 12, Mona Lambrecht will lecture on the life of the building's namesake, Junius Henderson, who first curated the impressive collection more than 80 years ago.
On Monday, Professor Sara Forsdyke will attempt to resolve the long-running debate about the extent to which the ideal of the rule of law determined the decisions of the courts of democratic Athens.
Tomorrow, April 5, author Rod Dreher will present "The Benedict Option: The Future of Religious Conservatism in Post-Christian America," urging Christians to emulate St. Benedict’s retreat from the chaos and decadence of the collapsing Roman Empire.
On April 7, NOAA's Roger S. Pulwarty will present "Slow onsets, abrupt changes, and fast reflexes: Research on adaptation in a changing world" as part of the CIRES Distinguished Lecture Series.
On April 13, Marjorie K. McIntosh and Linda Arroyo-Holmstrom will present "Latinos of Boulder County Colorado 1900–1980," a discussion of the Boulder County Latino History Project findings.