Peter Steinhauer in Vietnam during and after the war

Veteran sees Vietnam the country beyond the war

Oct. 25, 2024

CU Boulder alum and regent emeritus Peter Steinhauer shares Vietnam experiences with students, to be featured in the in-progress documentary Welcome Home Daddy.

Patrick Hamilton and George Perez book cover

Flying with the man behind the capes

Sept. 18, 2024

CU Boulder alumnus Patrick Hamilton discusses his new book on influential comic book artist George Pérez during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Mary Rippon and CU Boulder Old Main building

Professor Mary Rippon led a secret, separate life

Sept. 17, 2024

In book, CU Boulder alumnus Silvia Pettem details a little-known chapter of the trailblazing faculty member's story.

Studio portraits of Aba Arthur

Bringing multitudes to life

Aug. 28, 2024

From Oprah to Wakanda, CU Boulder alum Aba Arthur has charted a career in which the most impressive thing isn’t necessarily the glow of Hollywood, but the joy of finding her voice in a new world that hasn’t been universally welcoming.

Dalton Trumbo speaks before Congress

Remembering CU’s brave one from the Red Scare

July 8, 2024

Caught up in anti-communist hysteria following World War II, former CU Boulder student Dalton Trumbo today is recognized as a fierce proponent of free speech, with a fountain outside the University Memorial Center named in his honor.

Susan Averett and Disparate Measures book cover

For some women, STEM may not be the great equalizer

June 17, 2024

In newly published book, CU economics alumna Susan Averett analyzes whether STEM fields offer an equal path to prosperity for all women.

Gail Nelson in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan did not have to be Vietnam 2.0, says former intelligence advisor

May 30, 2024

Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and CU Boulder alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.

Blair Seidlitz

Physicist’s dissertation gets top marks from American Physical Society

May 24, 2024

Blair Seidlitz, now a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University, studied near-collisions of nuclear beams at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and he did so despite having severely limited vision.

Jesse Stommel and Undoing the Grade book cover

English alum flunks grades in new book

May 15, 2024

Jesse Stommel compiles two decades of eyebrow-raising in Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop.

Collage of Baker family CU photos

Forever Buffs family hails sixth generation (and counting!) of CU students

May 8, 2024

As Ainsley Baker accepts her integrative physiology degree this week, she joins a family history that dates back to 1886.

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