the McMurdo Dry Valleys

How Earth’s most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Sept. 4, 2024

An atmospheric river brought warm, humid air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new CU Boulder-led study reveals what happened to Antarctica’s smallest animals.

Dallas Goldtooth

Hear ‘Reservation Dogs’ actor, environmental activist Dallas Goldtooth speak Sept. 24

Sept. 4, 2024

Comedian, actor and activist Dallas Goldtooth will speak at CU Boulder at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The event will take place at Macky Auditorium and tickets are available now.

Wild horses

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on society—new science rewrites where, when it happened

Sept. 3, 2024

New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it’s time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses. Read from CU expert William Taylor on The Conversation.

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New Horizons takes best measurements yet of the universe's eerie glow

Sept. 3, 2024

Over billions of years, the universe's stars and galaxies have left behind an imperceptibly faint light in space. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled to the edge of Earth's solar system and captured the most accurate measurement of this glow to date.

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Workshop Sept. 6 to highlight Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Sept. 3, 2024

The GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students from across the country in STEM fields, providing three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000, as well as professional development and research opportunities.

students talk at CUnity Fest

18 things to do: Check out Bike Fest; attend soccer, volleyball games; more

Sept. 3, 2024

This week brings an on-campus student job fair, a trip to the farmers market, a grad student social, the annual Bike Fest and Used Bike Sale, a campus sustainability tour, Free Fiske Thursday and more.

PRSA Colorado award winners at ceremony

CU Boulder Strategic Relations and Communications wins multiple awards

Sept. 3, 2024

The Colorado chapter of the Public Relations Society of America honored CU Boulder’s Department of Strategic Relations and Communications with two gold and two silver awards for exceptional work in the communications field.

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Request for proposals: Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants

Sept. 3, 2024

Are you interested in funding to develop or expand a community-engaged scholarship project? Do you want to create a public outreach event or develop community partnerships? Look into getting a grant.

Environmental design students on College Day

Administrative stewardship of Environmental Design moves to CMCI

Sept. 3, 2024

The integration of the College of Media, Communication and Information and the Program in Environmental Design met a major milestone on July 1.

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When you notice behaviors of concern

Sept. 3, 2024

When in doubt about someone’s safety, or your own, seek help. Here’s more info from the Division of Public Safety.

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