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Colorado to join Big 12 Conference in 2024–25

July 27, 2023

The CU Board of Regents unanimously approved a resolution allowing CU Boulder to join the Big 12 Conference. Read statements from President Todd Saliman; Chancellor Philip DiStefano and Athletic Director Rick George; and Regent Callie Rennison.

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Rebranding is risky business, but here’s why trading Twitter for X just might work

July 27, 2023

Companies change their name for many reasons, all with the hope of creating “stronger, favorable, unique associations." Get CU Marketing Professor Donald Lichtenstein’s take.

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Dying for data: The ill-fated USS Jeannette and scientific discovery

July 27, 2023

In July 1879, the USS Jeannette left port in San Francisco en route to the North Pole. What lay at the top of the world was still shrouded in mystery. Was it a warm inland sea, a sheet of ice or open ocean? The crew set out to discover.

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Diversity, equity and inclusion update: July 2023 issue

July 27, 2023

Several campus initiatives seeking to eliminate barriers to the academic, research and career success of students, faculty and staff are underway through a seed grant program led by the Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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Should we see ‘Barbie’ or ‘Oppenheimer?’ Why you should always state a preference

July 26, 2023

A recent study on joint decision-making found that no-preference communication has a negative impact on relationships.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place to celebrate CU Boulder's electric bus program.

2 more electric buses join the Buff Bus fleet

July 26, 2023

In another win for CU Boulder’s sustainability initiatives, two new electric Buff Buses have hit the streets. The campus has now replaced four aging diesel buses, with plans to electrify more of the fleet.

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Buffs basketball trio named to honors court

July 25, 2023

CU’s Tristan da Silva, Jalen Gabbidon and Ethan Wright were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, representing their outstanding achievement in the classroom.

Luis Navarro

CU Boulder scientist advancing space weather research with major NASA grant

July 25, 2023

Luis Navarro has earned a four-year $700,000 NASA Heliophysics grant to answer important and complex scientific questions about Earth’s extreme upper atmosphere.

Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

July 25, 2023

Svenja Knappe, who is a physicist by training but calls the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering home, is an ideal person to be at the center of a growing cluster of quantum researchers who are ushering in the second quantum revolution on campus and abroad.

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CU Boulder, Fort Lewis College support Native American astrophysics students

July 25, 2023

A new program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is helping Native American undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College delve into astrophysics and more fully participate in scientific research that frequently happens on Indigenous lands.

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