Beaver

Scientists call for ‘Western Rewilding Network’ to support wolf, beaver populations, improve biodiversity on public lands

Aug. 9, 2022

In a paper published this week, CU Boulder Professor Joanna Lambert and 19 other scientists call for a portion of federal land in 11 states to be used to ‘rewild’ the American West.

Chip the buffalo and campus community members volunteer during move-in

Are you ready for Fall Welcome?

Aug. 8, 2022

鶹Ƶ 8,000 new students and their families will arrive on campus next week, marking the start of Fall Welcome. Here’s what faculty and staff need to know to get ready.

Researcher holds a chip

Incentives not a guarantee of more US-made semiconductors

Aug. 8, 2022

A $52 billion federal package to incentivize U.S. production of semiconductor chips has energized the high-tech sector, but experts aren’t convinced it will be the end to dramatic shortages that have created pain points throughout the supply chain.

Black Lives Matter advocates with signs and megaphone on campus

Boulder is the happiest city in the US...for some

Aug. 8, 2022

Fifteen years ago in a documentary filmmaking class, alumna Katrina Miller received a standing ovation for a short movie about her friend, a Black student who’d received a racially charged letter. Now she is once again using documentary film as a vehicle for social change, sparking important conversations about race and inclusion in Boulder.

Stock image of a person in Nepal

Alum aims to improve Nepal’s air quality

Aug. 8, 2022

Nepal has some of the worst air quality in the world. The Health Effects Institute estimates more than 42,000 deaths were attributed to air pollution in the country in 2019 alone.

Client actors in a therapy group for aphasia perform in a theatrical production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Scholars in speech therapy, theater help aphasia clients stage a play

Aug. 8, 2022

A recent production of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by a therapy group for aphasia—a neurological condition that impairs the ability to speak and understand language—aimed to help participants gain confidence in communication and other skills.

Barrel of gin

Talking research relevance: Creative Distillation podcast wraps up season

Aug. 8, 2022

Andy Wu, assistant professor at the Harvard Business School, joins Leeds School of Business's Jeff York and Brad Werner to discuss his journey from entrepreneurship to academia.

Prairie voles

Professor, postdoc, grad student teach cutting-edge science in Estonia

Aug. 8, 2022

CU Boulder neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson has found a new way to contribute to global science education. She and her team will spend much of August helping European high school students learn the finer points of gene manipulation in prairie voles.

Sorority sisters volunteer during move-in

Should you join a fraternity or sorority? Here are some reasons to consider it

Aug. 5, 2022

With the start of the school year quickly approaching, you may be searching for new experiences to connect with other students. There are many ways to find community at CU Boulder, and as you explore options consider participating in Greek life.

Lionel Shriver

Abominations: Why hasn’t Lionel Shriver been canceled already?

Aug. 4, 2022

Join Aug. 31 as controversial novelist and commentator Lionel Shriver, in conversation with Benjamin Teitelbaum, discusses her first nonfiction book “Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction.”

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