Hellems arts and sciences building

Path forward for college leadership to come from provost next week

May 8, 2024

Provost Russell Moore is continuing deliberations on restructuring the leadership of the College of Arts and Sciences and expects to announce a path forward the week of May 13.

Building on campus on a spring day

Council discusses climate plan, energy plant at April meeting

May 8, 2024

At its April meeting, the Campus Sustainability Executive Council discussed the next steps for the Climate Action Plan and proposed alternatives to the West District Energy Plant updates.

Charles Lipscomb, Grad student in Aerospace Engineering, reads a book while enjoying the nice weather. Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado

Enrich your course with the Buffs One Read selection

May 7, 2024

Build community in your courses with resources on this year’s selection for Buffs One Read, “Solito: A Memoir,” by Javier Zamora. There’s a Canvas course and more tools to help you integrate this book.

Primate with large, brown eyes and big ears in the branches of a tree at night

In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change

May 7, 2024

Researchers led by CU Boulder primatologist Michelle Sauther walked the paths of the Lajuma Research Centre in South Africa at night, keeping an eye out for the glowing eyes of galago primates, or bushbabies. The team's findings reveal troubling hints about how small animals may adapt to extreme temperatures.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano

From the chancellor: Farewell, CU Boulder!

May 7, 2024

As Philip DiStefano closes his final semester as chancellor, he shares his gratitude and appreciation for all you have contributed to CU Boulder. Read more.

Illustration of Venus seen from space with colored spheres flying around

Venus has almost no water. A new study may reveal why

May 6, 2024

Billions of years ago, Venus may have held as much water as Earth. Now, it harbors 100,000 times less water than our planet. A new study from planetary scientists at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) dives into how that water disappeared.

Bill Porter appears at the Met Gala in entirely gold beaded attire, including large wings extending beyond his hands.

Is it fashion or costume? Sometimes it’s both

May 6, 2024

Associate Professor Markas Henry reflects on the sometimes vague or even non-existent line between clothing and show—a distintion that can blur at the annual Met Gala.

Tissue stained pink seen under a microscope

Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer

May 6, 2024

Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient history of our planet. A new study suggests that these same tiny atoms could one day lead to new ways to track the growth of cancer.

The CU Boulder Art Museum in the summer with people walking by, down the sidewalk.

17 arts, humanities projects receive grants

May 6, 2024

A Research & Innovation Office grant program announced nearly $95,000 in combined funding for 17 projects exploring topics in disciplines from Asian languages and environmental design to composition and Classics.

Researchers taking photos in Antarctica

Ice shelves fracture under weight of meltwater lakes

May 6, 2024

For the first time in the field, CIRES-led research shows that ice shelves don’t just buckle under the weight of meltwater lakes—they fracture.

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