A colorful Chinese dragon sculpture with a bright blue sky in the background.

Lunar New Year begins auspicious, perhaps fertile, Year of the Dragon

Feb. 8, 2024

CU Boulder Asian languages faculty members Yingjie Li and Yu Zhang reflect on what some consider the luckiest year in the Chinese zodiac.

Taylor Swift cheering in a stadium box wearing a Kansas City Chiefs sweatshirt

‘No girls allowed’: What the Taylor Swift backlash says about football and politics

Feb. 8, 2024

This year, the pop megastar has become a regular at Kansas City Chiefs NFL games, but not everyone is happy about seeing her on screen. CU Boulder’s Jamie Skerski gives her take on why Swift is facing such a backlash, and how it reflects a boys-only culture in the world of football.

The dark, far side of the moon

Lunar science is entering a new phase

Feb. 8, 2024

For the first time since 1972, NASA is putting science experiments on the moon in 2024—landers that will study solar wind and peer into the universe’s dark ages. Read from CU expert Jack Burns on The Conversation.

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From hydrogen power and hypersonics to gene editing: CU faculty to share breakthroughs at AAAS conference

Feb. 8, 2024

Hundreds of scientists and journalists will flock to the Colorado Convention Center Feb. 15 to 17 to hear from the world’s leading scientists at the American association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting.

SEEC building on campus

Join the Net Zero Campus Forum Exchange Feb. 15

Feb. 8, 2024

The Colorado Net Zero Campus Forum Exchange is coming to CU Boulder for a day of focused exploration of sustainability efforts in laboratories.

Chancellor Phil DiStefano and Professor Reiland Rabaka, smiling, point to the crowd from a podium

Luminaries celebrate a more diverse, welcoming campus

Feb. 8, 2024

Aba Arthur, a costar of “The Color Purple,” recently joined the Colorado governor, the CU president and the CU Boulder chancellor along with a cadre of artists to celebrate the Center for African and African American Studies and Black History Month.

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Low-cost date ideas on and off campus

Feb. 8, 2024

There are many ways to have fun on a budget. Check out these low-cost date ideas for options both on campus and around Boulder.

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‘Anonymous’ Feb. 16–25 fuses the ancient and the contemporary

Feb. 8, 2024

Cecilia Pang, professor and associate chair of theater, says the drama transforms the ancient text of “The Odyssey” into a pressing treatise regarding the plight of modern refugees across the world.

Reiland Rabaka recording a podcast episode

Hearing music, finding connection in many rhythms of life

Feb. 8, 2024

Professor Reiland Rabaka joins “The Ampersand” to discuss art, activism, the importance of building community and how his first-grade teacher introduced him to W.E.B. Du Bois and changed his life.

 D’Andra Mull

Connecting with community this February

Feb. 8, 2024

With the spring semester well underway, February is a great time to connect with those who are important to us and find community on campus. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs D’Andra Mull shares advice for students this month.

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