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CU-Boulder campus events to showcase Earth Week April 18-24

April 18, 2016

University of Colorado Boulder students, faculty, and staff and the Boulder community will be celebrating Earth Week from April 18-24 on campus with a variety of different events.

Concert in Boettcher Concert Hall

CU-Boulder ensembles, El Sistema Colorado to give free concert at Denver’s Boettcher Hall

April 14, 2016

Stravinsky’s century-old masterpiece “The Rite of Spring” and Miles Davis’ landmark “Birth of the Cool” are on the program at a free Boettcher Concert Hall showcase on April 26, featuring performances by CU-Boulder’s College of Music ensembles and children from El Sistema Colorado.

Man BASE jumping off a building

Extreme athletes, performance take center stage June 10-11 at 2nd International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress

April 13, 2016

From BASE jumping to ice climbing to ultra running, medical professionals from around the world will share state-of-the-art insight and present cutting-edge research at the 2 nd International Extreme Sports Medicine Congress, taking place June 10-11 at the St. Julien Hotel and Spa in Boulder, Colorado.

Brian Domitrovic

CU-Boulder scholar in conservative thought lectures on U.S. economic growth in Grand Junction

April 7, 2016

America’s relatively slow economic growth can be accelerated, as it has been in the past, according to Brian Domitrovic, visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at the University of Colorado Boulder.

a purple butterfly

CU Museum of Natural History to debut ‘Becoming Butterflies’ exhibit April 9, host free Family Day activities

April 6, 2016

The CU Museum of Natural History invites the public to learn about the fascinating world of butterflies and the extraordinary role they play in human life at the new “Becoming Butterflies” exhibit, opening Saturday, April 9 on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.

Actor in Shakespeare play

All-female Shakespeare play teaches students about violence prevention

April 5, 2016

Could the powerful words of William Shakespeare end violence in schools? Since 2011, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) and CU-Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) have worked together to present annual school tours, where CSF actors perform a truncated Shakespeare play and lead workshops to discuss bullying, violence and unhealthy relationships in the Bard’s writing.

Large telescope pointing to the night sky

Sommers-Bausch Observatory to hold ‘Messier marathon’ stargazing event on April 1

March 30, 2016

Nebulas and distant galaxies will be in the telescope sights at the Sommers-Bausch Observatory on Friday night as University of Colorado Boulder students scan the sky for over 100 deep space objects known collectively as the “Messier catalogue.”

Flags

App, evening sessions among new features of CU-Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs

March 30, 2016

The University of Colorado Boulder’s 68th annual Conference on World Affairs, a week of ideas and discussion on every topic imaginable, kicks off Monday. Among the day’s events are a noon plenary address by Robert Inglis on how free enterprise can solve climate change and the colorful flag procession at 6:30 p.m. on the Norlin Quadrangle. This year’s conference features 200 diverse panels, plenaries and performances. Student and community volunteers assembled the thought-provoking program, inviting speakers from around the world to this year’s event.

Children creating colorful paper sculptures

CU-Boulder hosts first Mathematics and the Arts Festival

March 30, 2016

Juggling. Origami. Group sculpture projects. See
.Math is fun. This is the underlying message behind the first Mathematics and the Arts Festival being held Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, at the University of Colorado Boulder.

 Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden

'It's On Us Week of Action' brings Vice President Biden to CU-Boulder

March 29, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden will visit CU-Boulder next week to deliver a speech on the importance of preventing sexual assault on college campuses across the country. The Office of the Vice President chose to visit CU-Boulder due to our strong efforts to support the “It’s On Us” campaign denouncing sexual violence and encouraging bystanders to be more effective in prevention efforts.

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