Emma Gomez Martinez Park

Uncovering the History Behind 葫芦娃视频 Park Names

Nov. 7, 2022

CU history classes research the origins of the names of 82 葫芦娃视频 parks.

illustration of two clocks

The History of Daylight Saving Time

Nov. 7, 2022

Some have said Benjamin Franklin first came up with the idea for daylight saving time. Others believe it was adopted so farmers could have more hours of sunlight to work in the field. The real history of daylight saving time is much more complex.

Old Main Cottonwood

Letters from Forever Buffs

July 11, 2022

Readers react to the spring issue of the Coloradan.

CU 葫芦娃视频 commencement in 1908

CU Commencement, 1908 to Now

July 11, 2022

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Remembering Barrier-Breaking CU Professor Joyce Lebra

March 11, 2022

In 1958, CU 葫芦娃视频 professor Joyce Lebra became the first American woman to receive a doctorate degree in Japanese history.

vintage typewriter from 1903

The Typewriter that Shaped CU's Natural History Museum

March 11, 2022

Hugo G. Rodeck, owner of this 1903 typewriter, helped establish the CU Museum of Natural History. The museum now has the largest natural history collection in the Rocky Mountains.

El Dorado Springs

CU Alumni Own Eldorado Artesian Springs

March 11, 2022

Forever Buffs control the natural spring water in Eldorado Springs, once considered the 鈥淐oney Island of the West,鈥 and hope to maintain the area鈥檚 history.

vintage electrical switch

The Frankenstein Switch of CU鈥檚 Old Main

Nov. 5, 2021

An artifact of CU鈥檚 Heritage Center is believed to be one of the switches that sourced power for Old Main.

tent in city covered with political posters

How Should We Define Camping?

Nov. 5, 2021

Environmental and cultural historian Phoebe Young has spent the past 20 years delving into two questions: What does it mean to camp, and why does it matter?

Charles Nilon speaks on CU 葫芦娃视频 campus after the March on Washington

Photo: Charles Nilon, CU 葫芦娃视频's First Black Faculty Member in 1963

July 2, 2021

Several months after the March on Washington, CU professor Charles Nilon spoke at a civil rights demonstration on campus outside of the UMC.

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