The bronze faculty medal, reflecting the seal of the university

Celebrating faculty achievements: 11th Annual Fall Convocation

Sept. 26, 2016

This Friday, members of the campus community are invited to join Chancellor DiStefano and Provost Moore for the annual presentation of CU Boulder faculty awards and the introduction of faculty members receiving tenure and promotion. The ceremony will be preceded by two programs earlier in the day, hosted in collaboration with Family Weekend.

McKell Carter, assistant professor of psychology and neuroscience is interviewed and filmed by  Quentin Domart, a French journalist directing the documentary.

Research in documentary film gets inside the mind of a poker player

Sept. 26, 2016

Professor McKell Carter studies how social information influences the decisions people make, as well as how people predict others' behaviors. His expertise will be part of a French documentary that delves into the minds of world-class poker players.

Split portraits of Andrew Schwartz (left) and Fredy Gonzalez (right).

Two CU Boulder professors tapped for 2016-17 Fulbright Scholar grants

Sept. 23, 2016

The past secret societies of Chinese immigrants around the globe, and an emerging leader in crowdfunding securities -- New Zealand -- are the basis of research and teaching that two CU Boulder faculty members are undertaking overseas this academic year as recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards.

Noah Finkelstein with the Flatirons in the background.

Professor receives grant to showcase physics education research in Brazil

Sept. 23, 2016

Noah Finkelstein, who co-directs the Center for STEM Learning at CU Boulder and is a principal investigator for the Physics Education Research group, plans to showcase CU Boulder research at Brazilian universities in November after being awarded a grant from a prestigious lectureship program for physicists.

Portrait of Nick Zyzda at the stacks in Norlin Library

Student gains insight into PhD career path with UROP

Sept. 22, 2016

CU Boulder’s rank as a tier-one research university holds merit with both faculty and students. Case in point: CU Boulder senior Nick Zyzda, who began working on his ambitious Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures research project, “Madness and Science in Georg Buchner’s Lenz,” this past summer with CU Boulder professor and mentor Dr. Arne Höcker.

CU Boulder Nobel Laureates

Behind the scenes: CU Boulder's Nobel laureates gather for campus photo

Sept. 19, 2016

Four of CU Boulder's five Nobel laureates gathered recently on campus for a photo in front of the Duane Physics Building. Click through for a short, behind-the-scenes video of the photo session.

A computer surrounded with symbols of accessibility

Universal Design Fellowship

Sept. 19, 2016

Are you hoping to adopt accessible pedagogy practices or make your course more accessible? Then you should apply for OIT's Universal Design Fellowship. The $1,000 fellowship award can be used for travel to an accessibility or professional conference, or used for materials for classroom use.

Student studying

Focus on Academics: Study tips

Sept. 19, 2016

A big part of being successful as a Buff is learning to study like a pro. Click through for some study tips and resources.

Lawyers in courtroom.

Carrigan Cup Trial Competition Sept. 19

Sept. 16, 2016

Join Colorado Law on Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building Wittemyer Courtroom for the Carrigan Cup Trial Competition, where student competitors will perform an entire trial before a panel of distinguished trial judges and trial lawyers.

Three women hold a large Colorado flag and post for a photo on a mountain top in Patagonia.

Study Abroad: Record number of students receive Gilman awards

Sept. 16, 2016

A record nine CU Boulder students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the fall 2016 semester or the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarships will take the students to such reaches as Brighton, England; Barcelona, Spain; Monteverde, Cost Rica; Valparaiso, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Osaka, Japan.

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