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Ralphie explained: How this bison became a buffalo

Sept. 12, 2023

Ralphie the Buffalo is technically a North American bison. Brooke Neely, a research associate with the Center of the American West, sheds light on how CU’s iconic bison mascot became known as a buffalo.

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Keynote speaker Geoffrey Cohen to explore pathways to social well-being

Sept. 12, 2023

Cohen will close out the annual Health & Wellness Summit, explaining the critical role authentic connection plays in emotional and physical well-being—and how we can use communication skills to achieve it.

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Meet Keala Gapin, CU Boulder Astronaut Scholar

Sept. 12, 2023

Keala Gapin, a chemical and biological engineering senior, is the recipient of a 2023 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, an organization founded by the Mercury 7 astronauts and sustained by successive generations of NASA astronauts.

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Â鶹ÒùÔº redesign central space in Environmental Design building

Sept. 12, 2023

As part of an independent study course, students put their skills into practice, installing new carpet tiles to mitigate sound reflection, adding updated lighting systems and constructing floor-to-ceiling shelving units built to accommodate and showcase a variety of design materials.

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The sustainable runner: Alumna pens a ‘guide to climate advocacy’

Sept. 12, 2023

Zoё Rom, environmental journalist and editor-in-chief of Trail Runner magazine, leverages stories from running and other endurance sports to start climate discussions.

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Pioneering physics center gets $25M

Sept. 12, 2023

For nearly two decades, physicists at JILA have pioneered record-fast lasers that can fit on a table and have chilled clouds of atoms to just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. With a new award, their work is just getting started.

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Celebrate National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week Sept. 18–22

Sept. 12, 2023

The week, which includes both virtual and in-person activities, is an opportunity to acknowledge the impact of CU Boulder postdocs and their mentors. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs annually provides two prizes.

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Volunteer at the national science writers conference, hosted by CU

Sept. 12, 2023

The national gathering of leading science journalists and communicators will be held at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz Oct. 6–10. Volunteers are needed to support tours, check-in and other activities. Get involved.

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3 things to know about Hellems

Sept. 12, 2023

As renovations continue from the summer at Hellems Arts and Sciences, learn three things you may not have known about the classroom building and renovation project.

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Small but not simple, bacteria compute without thinking

Sept. 12, 2023

New CU Boulder research shows that bacteria harness physical laws to operate at the edge of chaos and use calcium to independently diversify and find a place to settle down.

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