Community Edition - Nov. 21, 2017 | CU Boulder Today

Community Edition - Nov. 21, 2017

Kid looking at rocks through a magnifying glass

CU Museum is the place for hands-on family fun this Thanksgiving

Looking for Thanksgiving break activities? Need to send the kids and grandparents out for a while? The Museum of Natural History's Family Days offer free fun for the whole family!

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Boulder Ballet performs The Nutcracker Ballet

Boulder Ballet, Boulder Phil performing the 'Nutcracker' Nov. 24鈥�26

Performances & Concerts Events & Exhibits

This Thanksgiving weekend, the curtain rises for America's favorite ballet, brought to life by Boulder Ballet and the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra at CU Boulder's Macky Auditorium.

Fiske show explores why we are so fascinated with holiday lights

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Catch the last showings of "Season of Light" Dec. 21, tracing the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season.

Holiday Festival features holiday favorites, new surprises Dec. 8鈥�10

Performances & Concerts Events & Exhibits

The Holiday Festival at Macky Auditorium brings together CU Boulder's most remarkable student and faculty talent for an unforgettable concert that's fun for adults and kids alike.

In Focus

Madalyn Kern stands in the Idea Forge with a prosthetic leg

Alumni in Focus: Adjustable prosthesis offers mobility to the masses

Alumni in Focus Campus Community

As an amputee's residual limb inevitably changes shape, the prosthetic leg socket will no longer fit, becoming nearly useless. Enter CU Boulder mechanical engineering PhD graduate Madalyn Kern.

Research in Your Backyard

Shalane Flanagan running the Boston Marathon in 2013

New shoe makes running 4 percent easier, 2-hour marathon possible, study shows

Health News Headlines

Days after Shalane Flanagan won the NYC Marathon, CU Boulder researchers have published a study that inspired the name of the shoes she wore and confirms they reduce the amount of energy used to run.

CU Boulder to lead Pac-12 research initiative on student-athlete concussions

Health News Headlines

The research initiative will establish best practices and clinical infrastructure for advancing education on traumatic brain injury in student-athletes.

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6 Good Reads

Traveling for the holidays? Or maybe you've got some extra bandwidth and are looking to get lost in literature? Perhaps stick your nose in these titles, recommended by expert book worms,听University Libraries faculty and staff.

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Catch Some Hoops

CU basketball season is in full swing, with women's games slated for Nov. 24 and 25 and men's games Nov. 26 and Dec. 6 at the Coors Events Center on the CU Boulder campus. Come show your support!

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