Physics professor writing on a blackboard in the classroom

A Nobel laureate walks into a first-year physics class...

April 25, 2024

A General Physics for Majors course designed by CU Boulder professors Eric Cornell and Paul Beale shows students the furthest reaches of science are built on fundamental concepts.

Researcher in a lab

Venture Partners report highlights growing innovation pipeline, national recognition

April 25, 2024

The campus’s commercialization arm, Venture Partners at CU Boulder, supports a groundbreaking pipeline translating research into real-world impact, as highlighted in its 2023 annual report.

Pesos and dollars

US labor market can affect ‘people who are not even here’

April 25, 2024

A recently published paper co-authored by Brian Cadena finds deep connections between the U.S. and Mexican economies.

Iron oxides stain the bed of Upper East Mancos River in southwestern Colorado

Warming climate is putting more metals into Colorado’s mountain streams

April 25, 2024

Warming temperatures are causing a steady rise in copper, zinc and sulfate in the waters of Colorado mountain streams affected by acid rock drainage. Concentrations of these metals have roughly doubled over the past 30 years, a new study finds, presenting a concern for ecosystems, downstream water quality and mining remediation.

aerial view of CU Boulder

3 CU Boulder professors named American Academy of Arts and Sciences members

April 25, 2024

Min Han and Arthur Nozik, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kristine Larson in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been named members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Offshore wind farm off the U.K. coast

How much energy can offshore wind farms in the US produce? New study sheds light

April 25, 2024

Proposed wind farms off the East Coast could meet 60% of the electricity demand of New England, even considering the wake effects, a new study shows.

A view of the CU Boulder campus, and surrounding foothills and Indian Peaks

Final Climate Action Plan released

April 25, 2024

The CU Boulder Sustainability Executive Council announced the publication of the final Climate Action Plan during a panel discussion at the Campus Sustainability Summit.

Michael Sy Uy

Michael Sy Uy to direct American Music Research Center

April 25, 2024

Michael Sy Uy will join the College of Music’s musicology faculty as an associate professor and assume leadership of the AMRC this fall, bringing to his new responsibilities a rich background in musicological research as well as a broadly based perspective on academic administration.

Signing a contract.

Goodbye to noncompete agreements? What the FTC ruling could mean for workers, businesses

April 25, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission decision means employees would have more freedom to job hop while companies may invest less in training, according to a CU researcher.

An aerial photo of the UMC fountain area

CU Boulder ranked No. 4 all time for Peace Corps volunteers

April 25, 2024

CU Boulder has been recognized as one of the all-time top Peace Corps volunteer-producing universities in the nation. More than 2,000 CU Boulder alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers since the agency’s founding in 1961.

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