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May 31, 2021, marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre (formerly the Tulsa Race Riot), an 18-hour long period of death and destruction as white Tulsans, deputized by the government, raided the Greenwood district of Tulsa, a then-thriving Black community known as Black Wall Street.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano is announcing an investment pool of $25 million over five years to support campus diversity initiatives. Read about this and get other news in the new monthly diversity, equity and inclusion update.

CU Boulder ranks No. 44 overall globally in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities, down slightly from the same spot it held in 2019. Among U.S. universities, CU Boulder ranked No. 27.

He researches and teaches how humans use and affect the natural environment. Despite the perks of his home office, he misses running into colleagues at SEEC. And he's got a compliment or two for students and CU Boulder Dining. Learn more about Peter Newton.

CU Boulder is launching a campus reading program with the goal of building community. "American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures" is edited by actress and activist America Ferrera and available through the University Libraries.

CU Boulder Senior Vice Provost Katherine Eggert announced two finalists for the position of dean of undergraduate education and vice provost: Daryl Joji Maeda and Lori Poloni-Staudinger.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano applauded Gov. Jared Polis for signing a bill into law that ends a state requirement for higher education admissions to consider national assessment scores.

The American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy awarded Ann-Marie Madigan its Vera Rubin Early Career Award for her research spanning the outer solar system to black holes at the centers of galaxies.

Users do spend some time thinking about whether information is true; the decision to share it (even if it’s fake news) depends on the topic and the type of message. Doctoral media researcher Gregory Gondwe and colleagues share on The Conversation.

Connecting with others and belonging to a community can improve a number of areas of mental health. Recovery is one way to find connection with others who are working to live healthier, more balanced lives.