The Power of Choice: My Journey from Wounded Warrior to World Champion

Oct. 14, 2020

by Melissa Stockwell (Comm'02) (Post Hill Press, 197 pages; 2020) Buy the Book Melissa Stockwell has been a restless force of nature from the time she was a little girl speeding around her neighborhood on her bike, to her tumbles and spills as a high-level gymnast and Olympic hopeful, to...

The Secrets of the Green Anole

Oct. 14, 2020

by Jake Shuford (Psych'16) (Independently Published, 405 pages; 2020) Buy the Book For Dr. Tim Hill—surgeon, husband, and father of two—the regenerative ability of the green anole lizard to regrow its tail if the appendage is detached is a phenomenon that, if unlocked, could sharpen his already impressive skill set...

Forms of Contention: Influence and the African American Sonnet

Oct. 9, 2020

by Hollis Robbins (MEngl'98) (University of Georgia Press, 264 pages; 2020) Buy the Book Forms of Contention argues for the centrality of sonnet writing to African American poetry, focusing on significant sonnets, key anthologies, and critical debates about poetic form to show that the influence of black sonnet writers on...

Forever Buffs Jenny Simpson and Joe Klecker

Alumni News Briefs Fall 2020

Oct. 9, 2020

The Buffs Together campaign helped students, faculty and staff in financial need.

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The Truth about Fake News

Those on the ideological fringes spread most of it, but in the end it hurts us all.

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Embracing the Challenge

Sept. 16, 2020

Edna Ma has worked in the Los Angeles area as a private practice anesthesiologist since 2007. The mother of two children also is author of two bilingual children’s books featuring English, Mandarin and pinyin.

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The Upside of Yard Signs

Sept. 7, 2020

New research suggests these simple, century-old campaign tools matter — often in a good way.

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10 Coronavirus Campus Safety Measures

Sept. 4, 2020

With the semester underway and students back on campus, here are some of the protections CU Boulder is implementing for faculty, staff and students: Before the first day of class in August, everyone took a required online course about COVID-19 safety. Each day before coming to campus, students, faculty and...

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Winning Legs

Sepp Kuss grew up riding his bike through the mountains of Durango. This year, he is competing in the Tour de France.

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Photo of the Week: COVID-Ready Campus

Aug. 28, 2020

After spending the summer updating campus for the pandemic, CU Boulder officially welcomed students for the fall semester Aug. 24.

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