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Panel to address parents’ rights and public education

Jan. 20, 2016

How does parental choice affect public education? On Wednesday, Jan. 27, a panel of scholars from the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education and the Center for Values and Social Policy will tackle the legal and philosophical issues parents face as they make decisions related to state testing, vaccinations and school choice.

The body of a patient who passed away in Guinea is given back to the family for their funeral after being decontaminated by a team from Doctors Without Borders. Photo Amandine Colin/MSF

Profs to discuss ebola, contagion and quarantine

Oct. 6, 2014

On Oct. 14, three professors will discuss Ebola in a talk entitled, “Ebola: Contagion and Quarantine” as part of the Social Sciences Today Forum series.

Frank Wilczek, 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics, is scheduled to give the 46th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder on April 26.

Nobel Laureate to deliver Gamow Lecture

March 1, 2011

Frank Wilczek likens Large Hadron Collider to Egyptian pyramids and praises “landmark” work of team involving CU physicist To Frank Wilczek, the Large Hadron Collider may be the defining symbol of modern culture—like the pyramids of ancient Egypt, only better. He has the credentials to back that bold assertion. Wilczek,...

Peter Hunt, associate professor and chair of classics, demonstrates a mock blood sacrifice during a spear-and-formation exercise in his Alexander the Great and the Rise of Macedonia class. Photo by Noah Larsen.

Ancient Greek army storms CU’s Norlin quad

March 1, 2011

It’s one thing to study Alexander the Great and the rise of Macedonia. It’s another to re-enact the battle tactics of his day. University of Colorado students of classics experienced the latter as they marched around the Norlin quad with PVC spears recently. “It’s all very educational, but it’s also...

CU climate scientist, skeptic debate

June 1, 2009

University of Colorado climatologist James White joined Chris Horner of the Competitive Enterprise Institute in a recent debate about the causes and appropriate responses to the Earth’s changing climate. White, a professor of geological sciences and director of CU’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, explained the current scientific understanding...

CU Theatre and Dance Chair Bud Coleman, center, shares a warm moment with members of the Fine Arts Academy at Far Eastern State University in Russia. Coleman collaborated with his Russian colleagues to produce an American musical, set in New York, but performed in Russian.

CU on stage in Russia? Da

June 1, 2009

The behind-the-scenes work for a production is never easy, even under ideal circumstances. Imagine, then, preparing for an American musical set in New York, to be produced in Russia and to be directed, choreographed and costumed by artists from Colorado. Things quickly become complicated. This tremendous task was recently undertaken...

Sen. Chuck Hagel

Sen. Chuck Hagel headlines World Affairs Conference

Dec. 1, 2008

Crowd-pleaser Roger Ebert to return as well The Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder is proud to announce the kick-off of its Sixty-first year with an opening keynote address by Senator Chuck Hagel on “Twenty-First Century International Relations” at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, April 6...

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