Christmas light polar bears

Enjoy the whimsy of CU Night at Zoo Lights Nov. 19

Nov. 16, 2023

Get a special CU community preview of Denver Zoo Lights. Take pictures with Chip the buffalo and Milo the lynx, participate in a scavenger hunt and trivia games, ride the zoo attractions and tour the brilliantly lit animal sculptures.

Lab Venture Challenge biosciences winners holding giant checks

State, university partner to award over $1.5M to CU innovations

Nov. 16, 2023

Sixteen teams of CU faculty, researchers and graduate student innovators competed in this year’s Lab Venture Challenge. Judges from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s entrepreneurial network heard Shark-Tank-style pitches over two nights.

Provost Russ Moore, President Todd Saliman, Tandean Rustandy, Chancellor Phil DiStefano, Dean Vijay Khatri and Jason Thatcher

Investiture ceremony honors new Leeds faculty, gift from alumnus

Nov. 16, 2023

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ hosted an investiture ceremony, where university leadership honored and recognized Vijay Khatri, the Tandean Rustandy Endowed Dean for the Leeds School of Business, and Jason Thatcher, the Tandean Rustandy Endowed Esteemed Chair, who will begin early next year.

Chip the buffalo mascot with hands raised in front of a Buff Bus

Winning names unveiled for new electric Buff Buses

Nov. 16, 2023

The CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ transportation team has announced the winning names for the two newest electric Buff Buses. Find out what they are! The newbies will join two other e-buses that were previously named by campus nominators.

Professor Noel Clark

Noel Clark receives award from Royal Thai Embassy

Nov. 16, 2023

The Royal Thai Embassy’s Office of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation awarded Professor Noel Clark the 2023 Friend of Thai Science Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in STEM for the benefit of Thailand and humanity.

alumnus Markos Scheer with kelp spools

Kelp and oyster farm yields jobs and hope

Nov. 16, 2023

With help from National Geographic, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ alumnus Markos Scheer expands a kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture.

Old Main building framed by fall leaves

New plan offers fresh batch of leave coverage

Nov. 16, 2023

The university’s private Family and Medical Leave Insurance program will offer paid leave that, in combination with other leave types, can ensure more paid leave for employees facing a medical or family challenge. Learn more at Q&A sessions, offered through February.

Hazel Barnes

Chancellor invites nominations for 2024 Hazel Barnes Prize

Nov. 16, 2023

One of the most prestigious awards at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, the Hazel Barnes Prize focuses on the enriching relationship between teaching and research. Nominations are now being accepted through March 1, 2024.

Deep ocean

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ leads $5.9M marine carbon dioxide removal monitoring effort

Nov. 15, 2023

As part of a major federal endeavor to combat climate change, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is advancing marine carbon dioxide removal techniques to cut harmful greenhouse gasses by providing new methods for monitoring verification and reporting.

Moon

Scientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the moon

Nov. 15, 2023

Some dark craters on the moon are never exposed to light—ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions, and a host of missions from the U.S. and beyond are searching for it. Read from CU expert Paul Hayne on The Conversation.

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