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UROP celebrates summer student grant recipients

May 4, 2023

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program is pleased to announce the recipients of this summer’s student grants. These outstanding students represent a wide range of disciplines and demonstrate how undergraduates advance the university's research and creative mission.

Rita Garson

5 decades after starting college, tenacious student to graduate

May 3, 2023

Rita Garson, now 76, will celebrate her special day at CU Boulder with her sister, adult children and grandchildren, two of whom are also alumni.

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CMCI and ENVD discussing plans, timeline for integration

May 3, 2023

The College of Media, Communication and Information and the Program in Environmental Design are discussing integration and are set to provide a plan to Provost Russell Moore by June 1.

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Saving on textbooks is about to get easier: Look for CU Book Access this fall

May 3, 2023

Beginning this fall, degree-seeking undergraduate students will have access to a new, flat-rate course materials program called CU Book Access.

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Presenting tomorrow’s leaders: The class of 2023

May 3, 2023

Read words of wisdom from some of the many talented and innovative students who are graduating and starting on their next adventures. As they become Forever Buffs, they leave their inspirational legacies—with advice and reflection—for those who follow.

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Fact or fiction? New sci-fi series Extrapolations explores a climate-changed future

May 3, 2023

Black Mirror meets Don’t Look Up in Apple TV’s dystopian drama about living through climate change impacts. Not for the faint of heart, Extrapolations depicts a future with rising temperatures, sea levels and global tensions—all mostly within the realm of possibility, according to CU experts.

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Attention graduates: Do you know about affinity celebrations and legacy cords?

May 2, 2023

Affinity groups hold special recognition ceremonies for graduates. Find yours and plan to join, wearing your special stole. There are also first-generation stoles for first-generation graduates and legacy cords for students whose parents, stepparents or grandparents attended CU Boulder. Learn more about each of these traditions!

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Machine learning helps scientists identify the environmental preferences of microbes

May 2, 2023

Researchers have figured out a way to predict bacteria’s environmental pH preferences from a quick look at their genomes, using machine learning. Led by experts at CU Boulder, the new approach promises to help guide ecological restoration efforts, agriculture and even the development of health-related probiotics.

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Professional development opportunities open for registration

May 2, 2023

Learning opportunities are available in a variety of workplace topics, including management skills, inclusive practices and personal productivity. Plan the expertise you’d like to build with sessions on everything from “getting things done” to “seven habits of highly effective people” and more.

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Refresh and recharge with the University Libraries’ new nap pods

May 2, 2023

Need a study or work break? Refresh and recharge with one of the University Libraries’ nap pods, available at the Norlin Library and the Gemmill Engineering, Mathematics & Physics Library.

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