Insect with orange head and black and brown wings sits on a leaf

Searching for Colorado’s little-known fireflies

July 12, 2024

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.

Participants of the South, Southeast, and West Asia (SSEWA) 2024 Summer Workshop

Workshop taps into sports to energize history, social studies education

July 12, 2024

The Center for Asian Studies’ South, Southeast and West Asia Outreach Program recently hosted a summer workshop for teachers, focused on sports and colonialism, just in time for the Paris Olympics.

scales of justice

Participate in an implicit bias training July 23

July 12, 2024

Learn how our thought processes prioritize certain aspects of our interactions, communication patterns and evaluations, and come away with a variety of strategies that you can use to mitigate implicit bias.

The Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building

Russell Moore announces dean search, encourages nominations

July 12, 2024

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s national search for a new dean of its School of Education is underway, with Provost Russell Moore encouraging nominations and applications.

Man and women stand side-by-side with camera in the background. Woman carries a clipboard labeled "NASA"

‘Fly Me to the Moon’: Scholar weighs in on our fascination with conspiracy theories

July 11, 2024

In a new rom-com, Scarlett Johansson plays a PR maven hired to film a fake version of the moon landing. Media scholar Rick Stevens gives his take on why conspiracy theories around the moon landing have such staying power.

Associate Professor Manu Prakash of Stanford University

Frugal Science—a free public lecture July 15

July 11, 2024

Associate Professor Manu Prakash of Stanford University will discuss his view on global health, climate change and the democratization of science.

Derrick White (Courtesy CU Athletics)

Derrick White named to USA Basketball, heading to Olympic Games

July 11, 2024

Former Buffalo Derrick White, who helped lead the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in June, has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, which will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Ann Schmiesing

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Ann Schmiesing named interim chancellor at CU Denver

July 11, 2024

Effective Aug. 26, Ann Schmiesing will be the interim chancellor at CU’s Denver campus, as announced by President Todd Saliman. Schmiesing currently serves as vice chancellor for academic resource management at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.

 CUPD Officer Simon wearing his cowboy hat while on patrol on July 6, 2024.

Some CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ police sporting new look

July 10, 2024

Uniformed CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ police officers and residential service officers are now allowed to wear cowboy hats. The Stetson style, which is optional, offers extra protection from the elements.

Brooke Marten and Professor Sherri Cook following Marten's successful thesis defense

Grad student turning trash into cash

July 10, 2024

Brooke Marten is engineering a better environment, focused on what happens to trash after it is carted off to the landfill—and ways to turn it into a valuable product.

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