GameStop store

Why GameStop? Why 2021?

March 3, 2021

How could a group of small-scale investors muster the capital to force share prices up 20-fold? Two professors present a theory that suggests how that happened in “The sky’s the limit: Asset prices can be indeterminate when margin traders are all in.â€

Kate Lanter and her son in her home office

Adding an MBA to a full plate, student adjusts to world of change

Jan. 15, 2021

For graduate student Kate Lanter, 2020 was a busy year. She is one semester away from completing the two-year evening MBA program at the Leeds School of Business. She works full time. And in August she gave birth to her second son.

2020 graduate student liaison group

Graduate liaisons offer bridge between students and the Graduate School

Jan. 12, 2021

Six graduate liaisons serve as primary contacts to peers in their representative areas—sharing information about events and initiatives, supporting cross-disciplinary connections, brainstorming program ideas and services, and more.

Adam Forreider

Attracted by top ranking, geology student returns to his roots

Nov. 17, 2020

Adam Forreider had been working toward a career in business when he began to doubt it was the right path for him. He changed his major to geology and transferred to CU Boulder.

flower blossom outside a residence hall

Graduate School, Career Services host talks on nonacademic job searches

Nov. 12, 2020

To further aid graduate students who are beginning to think about career pathways, the Graduate School, in partnership with Career Services, has created a series of special panels to connect students with alumni who have made transitions to successful careers beyond academia.

Denise Fernandes and Shelby McAuliffe in their exhibit

Exhibition digs into complex social issues of fracking

Oct. 28, 2020

Wanting to better understand the contentious and complicated issues surrounding fracking in Colorado, two graduate students have collaborated to present their yearlong research in a visual exhibit.

Jaret Anderson stands near a brick wall

Making the most of opportunities, aerospace student explores software engineering

Oct. 15, 2020

Jaret Anderson, a senior studying aerospace engineering, developed an interest in studying software engineering after adapting to online courses during the school year.

Hannah Richardson in a field

First-year student turns coronavirus chaos into self-produced album

Oct. 13, 2020

While at home during the pandemic, undergraduate Hannah Richardson used her closet as a recording studio to produce an album.

Leslie Blood leads an in-person seminar for graduate students pre-COVID

How to survive and thrive in graduate school

Oct. 6, 2020

The Graduate School offers a variety of resources to assist graduate students through the research and writing phases of their master’s or doctorate degree. Learn how the Grad+ seminars can help you.

Areyana Proctor

Media student captures life stories with video startup Mamabird Interviews

Sept. 8, 2020

Determined to make the most of her life and have an impact on the world, sophomore Areyana Proctor helped launch a video production company that produces legacy interviews to preserve families’ history and memories.

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