Taking in 2021: Reflecting on the year at CU Boulder
A look back at 2021 shows a community of perseverance. Buffs safely made a number of COVID-19 comebacks with favorite traditions; showed dedication to inclusive excellence; worked toward healing in the midst of heartbreak and injustice; welcomed newcomers such as Ralphie VI; won prestigious awards for scholarship and expertise; cheered on Olympians and remarkable student-athletes; listened to the perspectives of a variety of guest speakers; and more.
COVID-19 comebacks
Photos: Class of 2021 gears up for graduation
CU Art Museum re-opens with new shows, artist-in-residence
Buffs Back Together event celebrates faculty, staff and grad students’ return to campus
Enrollment bounces back in fall 2021
Classes of 2020, 2021 reunite for a Night on Norlin
The Buffalo Bicycle Classic is back Sept. 12
Attend the inaugural Culture Crawl Oct. 7
Remarkable individuals
Students
3 CU Boulder students offered 2021–22 Fulbright awards
2 CU undergrads named prestigious Goldwater Scholars
CU student named Truman Scholar
CU Boulder graduate earns prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship
Faculty
CU Boulder violist Richard O’Neill wins Grammy
Professor Barbara Demmig-Adams wins 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize
Jun Ye wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
6 CU Boulder faculty members become distinguished professors
Champion of blue-collar monsters Stephen Graham Jones keeps racking up awards
Patricia Limerick elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Christopher Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Inventors recognizes Mark Rentschler, Greg Rieker and Tin Tin Su
National Academy of Inventors honors Richard Noble, Theodore Randolph
Astrophysicist Jack Burns elected to International Academy of Astronautics
Growing in our commitment to inclusive excellence
Chancellor Philip DiStefano announces $25 million investment pool to support diversity initiatives
CU Boulder announces Center for African and African American Studies; Center for African and African American Studies to have home in Macky Auditorium
CU Boulder paves way for Pac-12 schools to increase women in policing
CU regents approve renaming of 2 campus buildings
Chancellor names Sonia DeLuca Fernández senior vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion
Warm welcomes, fond farewells
Healing in the midst of heartbreak, injustice
Campus remembers shooting victims
Twin trees planted to honor CU Boulder’s beloved Peggy Coppom, the late Betty Hoover
Your top 10 favorite pro tips
The dean’s list of advice: 3 tips for Halloween weekend
4 practical tips for dating during a pandemic
Living off campus or commuting to Boulder? Tips and reminders
Tips to help you create a better sleep schedule
5 tips to help you prepare for ski season
3 tips to create an at-home gym (for free)
4 tips for meeting people and connecting if you’re an introvert
3 tips for finding and scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine appointment
Addressing costs, advocating for the campus community
CU Boulder to cover fees, increase stipends for graduate students on appointment
Chancellor advocates for state funding for renovation projects
S’ko Buffs
CU announces Colorado Athletics Visibility Award
CU Athletic Hall of Fame to welcome 9 new members during Homecoming events Nov. 4–6
Alumna Sage Hurta honored as co-Pac-12 woman of the year
Cassidy Gray wins NCAA championship, Buffs skiing third after day 1
McKinley Wright IV invited to NBA Draft Combine
Olympian and Buff Magnus Boee is National Nordic Skier of the Year
Stewarding sustainability
Chancellor names inaugural members of University Sustainability Council
Campus adds 16 electric vehicle stations including Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant spaces
CU Boulder wins national solar decathlon challenge; First-place solar decathlon winners receive visit from US secretary of energy, US senator
Fleet of e-scooters provides new way to get around east Boulder
CU’s indoor pool first in US to include phthalate-free liner
New research in health, climate, space
5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk
Is your body clock off schedule? Prebiotics may help
CU Boulder to lead new NASA Space Tech Research Institute
Emirates Mars Mission to reach Martian orbit on Feb. 9
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado’s subalpine forests
What we’re looking forward to in 2022 and beyond
