Education & Outreach
- Learners recently dived in for an immersive Arctic education experience at CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Fiske Planetarium.
- Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ representatives recently showcased the university in Washington, D.C., meeting with alumni, donors, media and legislators to share successes from ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ and discuss upcoming priorities.
- CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ and the Colorado Community College System have signed an agreement that streamlines the transfer process for engineering students. CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is the first in the state to offer a civil engineering transfer program.
- βI goed to school, and my friends were not listening.β Layne Hubbard, who earned her doctorate from CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ in 2021, is developing new technology to help young kids take charge of their own stories.
- When you were in high school science class, was one of your lead instructors a sculptor? Maybe, but you probably didnβt know about it. Working with teaching artists is one way CU Science Discovery approached its recent field course to foster STEM engagement and career exploration among Colorado high school students.
- As Longmont recovers from a period of uncertainty, residents can share their vision for the downtown area, thanks in part to CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Community Engagement, Design and Research Center.
- Educators and the community are invited to join a virtual conversation on cultivating compassion and dignity in schools. The Oct. 25 event offers Colorado educators a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help interview the Dalai Lama.
- In a massive undertaking, a team of educational researchers traveled to 32 kindergarten classrooms to discover how young children spend their time during a typical day at school.
- Social robots tend to be associated with futuristic science fiction movies, like Vision, the android from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or C-3PO from Star Wars. In reality, they have rewarding applications in the present day.
- ATLAS Instructor Annie Margaret is creating a summer program for middle-school girls that will provide strategies adolescents can use to minimize the negative psychological impacts of social media.