George Norlin Awardee Janine Davidson addresses the audience during the 2023 Alumni Awards

Alumni awardees show what Buff pride looks like

Nov. 3, 2023

Buff pride filled the air at the 94th Alumni Awards event, the official kick off of Homecoming festivities and one of the university's longest standing traditions. A variety of awards honor some of CU Boulder’s best and brightest alumni, faculty, student and staff members.

Aerial view of campus

Research & Innovation Seed Grant Program accepting proposals

Nov. 3, 2023

The Research & Innovation Seed Grant program—designed to stimulate new areas of research, scholarship and creativity on the CU Boulder campus—is accepting proposals through Jan. 22.

CU staff members at the all-staff celebration in spring 2022

WorkWell at CU Boulder

Nov. 3, 2023

WorkWell at CU strives to advance a culture of whole-person wellness for the university’s faculty and staff to further promote employee well-being and engagement. Learn more about employee well-being.

statue outside of the UMC during fall

Nominate by Nov. 15 for Women Who Make a Difference

Nov. 2, 2023

The Center for Inclusion and Social Change invites you to nominate marvelous women in your community to be celebrated at a dinner recognizing mothers, grandmothers, advocates, friends, storytellers—any woman who has impacted your life in a positive way!

1923 Renaissance basketball team, New York City

A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball

Nov. 2, 2023

In 1923, one of the top professional basketball franchises began play in Harlem, challenging the dominance of white sports. Today there are no Black majority owners in any of the four major North American sports leagues. Read from CU expert Jared Bahir Browsh on The Conversation.

The majestic Flatirons above Boulder framed in fall colors.

CU Boulder logs another record-breaking year in research funding

Nov. 2, 2023

CU Boulder researchers attracted a record $684.2 million in fiscal year 2022–23 for studies that, among other things, elevate quantum science in Colorado, solve mysteries about the sun and provide even better data on sea ice, ice sheets, glaciers and more.

CU Boulder students in front of NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center

CU Boulder chapter sweeps First Nations Launch challenge

Nov. 1, 2023

CU Boulder’s chapter of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society participated in the 2023 First Nations Launch as the “CU Trailblazers,” sweeping first place in all their categories and a grand prize trip to the Kennedy Space Center.

Student practices Chinese calligraphy

Learning culture through beautiful brush strokes

Nov. 1, 2023

At an evening of Chinese calligraphy, CU Boulder students studying Chinese practiced an art whose history dates back millennia.

Richard Jessor

8 decades later, Marine (and distinguished professor) to revisit Iwo Jima

Nov. 1, 2023

Richard Jessor, CU Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of the Institute of Behavioral Science, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.

hand holds a smartphone while the other hand scrolls through a facebook profile on a laptop

Social media is a lot like junk food. Here’s how to make healthy choices

Nov. 1, 2023

In the wake of a historic lawsuit filed against the social media giant Meta by more than 30 states, the ATLAS Institute’s Annie Margaret shares her take on how apps like Facebook and Instagram are affecting the mental health of young people. It’s not too late, she says, for people of all ages to build a healthier relationship with their smartphones.

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