Step Afrika! performing on stage

Artist Series season for 2023–24 features eclectic mix of world-class performers

April 5, 2023

The 86th season of CU Presents’ Artist Series features an exciting lineup that includes familiar favorites, world-class artists and one-of-a-kind collaborations.

students from the Psychedelic Club and Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Public invited to cannabis, psychedelic symposium April 15

April 5, 2023

The 10th annual Cannabis & Psychedelic Symposium will take place virtually on April 15 and is free and open to the public. The event is dedicated to fostering education and activism on psychoactive substances and the cultures, policies, economics and medicinal applications surrounding them.

a music dance performance on campus

Catch a CU Boulder performance of Chicago April 27–30

April 5, 2023

Theatergoers will have the chance to see a professional production by the Musical Theatre Program. A fresh take on the iconic musical Chicago, viewers can expect “a little bit of movie and a little bit of Broadway.”

Pam Ronald

Award-winning plant geneticist Pam Ronald to give lecture April 27

April 5, 2023

Invited to give the Rose M. Litman Lecture, Pam Ronald will give a talk discussing the development of climate-resilient rice varieties, the genetic basis for plant resistance and CRISPR-mediated strategies used to enhance carbon sequestration of rice.

Audience members listen to a keynote speaker at the 2022 Conference on World Affairs

Students: 9 sessions not to miss at the Conference on World Affairs

April 4, 2023

The 75th Conference on World Affairs will be held on campus April 12–14, bringing together worldwide experts to offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis. Read through a list of free panels and programs, curated just for students.

GPS directions displayed on a smartphone mounted in a vehicle

CU on the Weekend April 15 to explore how GPS changed everything

April 4, 2023

How is it that a system originally intended to support worldwide military operations has created such broad-reaching benefits? And how has the landscape of GPS capability continued to evolve? Dive in with Distinguished Professor Penina Axelrad.

Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers

Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz to headline climate concert April 13

April 3, 2023

The Right Here, Right Now Mini Global Climate Concert on April 13 in Boulder, Colorado, will feature Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers and special guests, including Yola. Proceeds will benefit United Nations Human Rights and musicians impacted by climate change.

Full Tilt Motion Labs entrepreneurs pose with their $5000 check at the 2022 New Venture Challenge championships at the Boulder Theater on April 12, 2022. Clockwise from bottom left: Jamie Voros, Christen Malloy, Robert Olson and Glenn Holzhauer. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

New Venture Challenge finals set for April 12

March 30, 2023

CU Boulder’s top student and faculty startups will pitch their business ideas to a panel of esteemed judges and you, a live audience, at the 16th annual New Venture Challenge. Come support the next big innovation, and see which startups walk away with funding.

Modern African American art

Printmaking as activism: Building community through art April 5, April 7

March 30, 2023

Join this two-day event beginning with a lecture by Delita Martin, an artist and printmaker whose practice celebrates community and affirms social justice. Artist talk, reception, artist spotlight, collage making—plan to attend this CAAAS and CU Art Museum-sponsored series.

Kal Penn

Actor, writer and producer Kal Penn to visit CU Boulder April 11

March 30, 2023

Join the Distinguished Speakers Board as it welcomes Kal Penn—actor, writer, producer and former associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement—for a talk about his experiences as an actor and his time in politics.

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