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The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a three-session series through early April amid an explosion of interest in artificial intelligence. The colloquia, sponsored by Boulder Faculty Assembly and Academic Affairs, will include guest presentations and open discussions.

Judith Winkel is a child survivor of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. This virtual event is co-organized by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History.

The March 4 installment of CU on the Weekend will explore influential trends in Black power and soul music, punk, jam bands and Jewish soul. Jay Keister, Reiland Rabaka, Micheal Sebulsky and Jeremy Smith, guided by moderator Keith Waters, will discuss the musical and cultural legacies of several artists and groups.

New CU Boulder research finds that overweight populations have a 22% higher mortality risk than those of healthy weight, while obese populations have as much as double the risk. The study found that about 1 in 6 adult deaths in the U.S. are related to excess weight or obesity.

The campus community is invited to events coinciding with Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and raising awareness about issues and identities in the transgender community. Read up on this and more.

Benjamin Lourie’s career has made twists and turns, taking him to outer Mongolia and back to Moscow, where he opened a Tex-Mex restaurant near Red Square—two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

For first-year doctoral student Laura Klein, a visit to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire, inspired The Jane Austen Playlist: Love and Music of Regency England. On Feb. 25, Klein will capture the essence of Austen’s six major novels in a dramatized performance.

Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science. He leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab and helps protect human life through safer autonomous systems.

Good opera doesn’t always have to be about spurned lovers and bitter betrayal. Take in a tale of magic, wonder and hope with CU Presents and the Eklund Opera Program. Single-ticket discounts are available for youth, CU students and employees, and others.

The assistant professor of computer science has just received $900,000 over the next five years to learn how fireflies in a swarm synchronize their lighting displays. She's using LEDs, VR and big tents in the wilderness to signal to the fireflies...and they're signaling back.