Young student raises hand in classroom

‘Grow your own’ teacher programs address shortage in rural districts

CU Boulder’s School of Education is helping rural school districts attract and retain new teachers by partnering with schools and organizations dedicated to the same goals.

Young student touches an animal fossil

Natural history comes to life for students statewide

CU Museum of Natural History educator Jim Hakala is on a mission to bring fossils and ancient artifacts to every Colorado fourth grader, especially those with limited access to educational resources.

Koelbel Building, home of Leeds School of Business

Business confidence turns downward going into 2019

Jan. 2, 2019

Colorado business leaders are lowering their expectations going into the new year, according to a new survey out from the Leeds School of Business.

Lori Peek

$3M center to support rapid-response research of natural disasters

Dec. 27, 2018

The National Science Foundation has granted CU Boulder $3 million to develop a new center that will bring together social scientists, natural scientists and engineers to conduct rapid-response research of natural hazards.

Governor-elect Jared Polis

Governor-elect Jared Polis donating congressional papers to CU Boulder

Dec. 27, 2018

Gov.-elect Jared Polis will archive his congressional papers in the CU Boulder Libraries Special Collections, Archives and Preservation department.

antibiotic illustration

Chemical synthesis breakthrough holds promise for future antibiotics

Dec. 20, 2018

Chemistry researchers have developed a novel way to synthesize and optimize a naturally-occurring antibiotic compound that could one day be used to fight lethal drug-resistant infections.

Rocky Mountain National Park

Longer growing seasons complicate outlook for coniferous forests

Dec. 19, 2018

Will a longer, climate-induced growing season ultimately help coniferous forests to grow or hurt them?

Senior Kenzy O'Neill makes an adjustment to his team's safecracking robot.

Safecracking class teaches engineering skills, ethical hacking

Dec. 17, 2018

Â鶹ÒùÔº in a new class offered by the ATLAS Institute are stretching their technological and design skills by taking on a challenge straight from a heist movie.

Senior couple poses for photo

‘Til death do us part

Dec. 17, 2018

Happy spouse, peaceful house? New research from CU Boulder suggests that phrase doesn’t go far enough, and that the quality of your marriage may be linked to how long you live.

Torah in Hebrew

Student constructs gender-inclusive Hebrew language rules

Dec. 12, 2018

Lior Gross and Jewish Studies instructor Eyal Rivlin publicly launched their new gender-inclusive Hebrew language—the Nonbinary Hebrew Project—in late October.

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