Ariel view of piñon-juniper lands

Student broadens insight into piñon-juniper lands

March 16, 2015

Millions of acres of piñon-juniper woodlands have been subjected to numerous land-management techniques since 1950. The long-term consequences of those actions are still poorly understood, but Miranda Redmond, a CU-Boulder doctoral student has been working hard to change that.

The spruce bark beetle kill in the Gore Range stretches from Dillon many miles to the north.Photo by Jeff Mitton

Spruce bark beetle outbreaks hurt squirrel populations

March 16, 2015

In an undergraduate research effort, recent graduate Brian Hankinson found that squirrel populations decrease in areas with an increase in beetle-kill trees. The squirrels, primarily seed-consumers, were observed eating beetle larvae from infected Engelmann spruce trees. However, the squirrels weren’t able to glean enough nutritional substance from feeding on the beetle larvae to maintain their population.

Bill Wood

Biologist has blazed trails in research and teaching

March 16, 2015

William “Bill” Wood, CU-Boulder distinguished professor (emeritus) of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology was honored by the Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association in October, receiving the a lifetime achievement award in biomedical sciences. He’s also made significant contributions to efforts to effectively teach science.

Andryn Arithson pursuing myriad strategies to success, and when she’s not working in her day job, she pursues shadow puppetry. Image courtesy of Andryn Arithson.

Theatre, business alum does entrepreneurial artistry

March 5, 2015

In days of yore, the arts depended largely on a patronage system. Today, artists often rely on entrepreneurial skills to make a living. With degrees in business and theater, Andryn Arithson is one recent graduate who is making use of multiple business strategies to pursue her love of the performing arts.

Joe Romig, number 67, is on the bottom right. Photo: “Glory Colorado,” By William E. Davis.

CU legend still pushing physical, intellectual limits

Dec. 15, 2014

Joe Romig has spent his life pushing limits, whether on the football field as an undersized but overachieving All-American for the University of Colorado, in the classroom as a Rhodes Scholar with an eye for astronomy, or even in outer space as part of the NASA Voyager Missions.

“We really like the innovation that happens when some goofball from Nederland talks to a restaurateur that talks to a coder that talks to a politico, and then you put an idea or concept in the middle, and you can get a fresh aggregate of opinion on what you could do to build that concept,” says CU alumnus Ryan Ferrero. Photo: iStockphoto.

Alums’ Ignyte Lab sparks new-business success

Dec. 15, 2014

Ryan Ferrero helps startup businesses find success through Ignyte Lab, which helps entrepreneurs take their business to the next level.

CU-Boulder alumna Suzanne Heintz enjoys the University Memorial Center this fall with her mannequin “family,” which is a bit less expressive than she is. Photo: Suzanne Heintz.

But seriously, just how crazy is this woman?

Oct. 2, 2014

Suzanne Heintz spends her workdays in the broadcast industry. In her off hours, she broadcasts her art, which might strike some as odd. For the last 14 years, she’s appeared in a host of family photographs with a “husband” and “daughter,” who happen to be mannequins.

Jessica Lutz was named the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring 2013 commencement.

Outstanding grad eyes career in public health

June 1, 2013

Jessica Lutz was named the Outstanding Graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring 2013 commencement. Author of two honors theses, in linguistics and microbiology, hopes well-rounded education will prepare her for life-saving work Some people ask Jessica Lutz why she decided to write not one but...

Republic of Palau

Alum takes ‘skylarking’ advice to nation’s high court

March 1, 2013

The remote Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean can thank the late Kurt Vonnegut for the newest member of its supreme court. But give the lion’s share of credit along the way to a couple of professors at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Hana Dansky, who graduated from CU-Boulder with a degree in philosophy and environmental biology in May 2011, is the co-founder of Boulder Food Rescue. Photo By Noah Larsen.

Rescuing food and people as efficiently as possible

Dec. 1, 2012

Boulder Food Rescue sounds like the name of an organization dedicated to providing food to people who need it. And that’s what it is.

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