Death of a Salesman book cover and scenes from the movie and staged plays

After 75 years, ā€˜Death of a Salesmanā€™ still packs a gut punch

Feb. 22, 2024

CU Boulder theater professor Bud Coleman reflects on Arthur Millerā€™s Pulitzer-winning play and why itā€™s a story that still has meaning.

Man leans over a shelf holding three bison skulls stored in casts

With historic visit, Lakota elders grow partnership with university

Feb. 16, 2024

A delegation from the Black Hills of South Dakota exchanged gifts with researchers and explored the potential to expand their award-winning scientific collaboration with researchers from CU Boulder and around the world.

Motown artists collage

And the Motown beat goes on

Feb. 15, 2024

Upon the 65th anniversary of the Motown record label, a CU Boulder professor says that, from Taylor Swift to K-pop, ā€œItā€™s all Motown; they are not creating anything new.ā€

Beatles playing on The Ed Sullivan Show

They wanted to hold your hand (and fansā€™ ecstatic screams still echo)

Feb. 12, 2024

Sixty years after The Beatlesā€™ first appearance on ā€œThe Ed Sullivan Show,ā€ CU Boulder historian Martin Babicz reflects on their impact on U.S. culture and politics.

Book pages shaped into hearts

Labor of love: What romance writing can teach us about thriving in the gig economy

Feb. 9, 2024

Romance authors were early adopters of digital self-publishing. A new book by Christine Larson explores how their willingness to experiment and their close networks helped them thrive when the publishing industry shunned their work.

A colorful Chinese dragon sculpture with a bright blue sky in the background.

Lunar New Year begins auspicious, perhaps fertile, Year of the Dragon

Feb. 8, 2024

CU Boulder Asian languages faculty members Yingjie Li and Yu Zhang reflect on what some consider the luckiest year in the Chinese zodiac.

Analog TV in a retro 1970s style living room

For legacy media studios, streaming has dried up revenue. Can they change the channel?

Feb. 7, 2024

An expert from the College of Media, Communication and Information notes that, in its ongoing conquest of legacy media studios, the tech industry has made use of a very old playbook.

a still from the original Scarface film

Say hello to my little friend, the gangster movie

Feb. 2, 2024

At what would have been Al Caponeā€™s 125th birthday, CU Boulder cinema researcher Tiel Lundy explains the enduring popularity of gangsters in film and the American imagination.

David Humphrey at the podium during a Juneteenth event on campus

4 questions on Black History Month: Commemoration and celebration

Jan. 31, 2024

In this monthā€™s campus update, David Humphrey, assistant vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, discusses why itā€™s important to keep history relevant and alive.

Author Kelly Sears and cover art for her new animated short

Filmmaker sees familiar images in unfamiliar ways

Jan. 18, 2024

CU Boulder Associate Professor Kelly Sears is premiering her short animated feature ā€œThe Lost Seasonā€ at the Sundance Film Festival.

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