Compassion Day event

CU Boulder brings community together for days of compassion

Dec. 4, 2023

CU Boulder Days of Compassion featured a compassion exercise led by Thupten Jinpa, a film screening and panel discussion, along with multiple ways to engage with compassion in your daily life.

Loch Ness monster illustration

The Loch Ness monster: Myth or reality?

Dec. 4, 2023

Marking the 90th anniversary this month of the first “photograph” of the Loch Ness monster, a CU Boulder scholar muses on what qualifies as truth and fiction, and the overlap of conspiracy theories and myths.

Intermediate ceramics student Katie Sieker at Café Aion packing dishes she made.

Form and function with a hummus appetizer

Dec. 4, 2023

A hands-on project lets CU Boulder intermediate ceramics students create functional and unique pieces for Boulder’s Café Aion restaurant.

'Hektor wirft Paris seine Weichlichkeit vor' by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1786

‘Alien familiarity’ of ‘The Iliad’ gets a makeover

Dec. 4, 2023

It’s not easy to create a work of literature that truly lasts. In a critically acclaimed new translation of “The Iliad,” CU Boulder classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.

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19 things to do: Get pampered at spa night, fuel for finals, more

Dec. 4, 2023

This week brings a free Coach Prime event, finals prep, the December Housing Fair, post-graduation planning, laser shows, a chance to revamp your closet, the Engineering Expo, a celebration of ’90s cinema and more.

Pine trees covered in snow on the CU Boulder campus

Diversity, equity and inclusion update: December 2023 issue

Dec. 1, 2023

Read more about the campus’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day convocation, upcoming deadlines for submitting DEI Impact Grant applications, how to join an employee affinity group and more.

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Test of CU Boulder alert system set for Dec. 5: What to know

Dec. 1, 2023

Campus officials will conduct an alerts test at midday on Dec. 5. The test involves checking the university’s systems for sending text messages, emails, social media posts, computer desktop alerts and website announcements in the event of emergencies. Learn more about CU alerts.

Superstar Jaylyn Sherrod

Elevate your lunch break: Go to a women’s basketball game Dec. 5

Dec. 1, 2023

Catch the No. 7-ranked CU women’s basketball team for a lunch-time showdown beginning at 11 a.m., Dec. 5, against the University of Texas at Arlington. 鶹Ժ get in for free, and all other tickets are just $5.

Deion 'Coach Prime' Sanders

Help celebrate Coach Prime’s award Dec. 6

Dec. 1, 2023

The public is invited to the CU Events Center to watch Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders accept his recently announced Sportsperson of the Year award by Sports Illustrated. The free event will include giveaways, a docuseries screening and more.

Vladimir Putin sits in a crowd at a sporting event

Who supports Putin? Men, older generations and traditionalists, study shows

Nov. 30, 2023

In a new study led by CU Boulder, researchers surveyed more than 8,400 people in six former Soviet Union nations about their support for the controversial Russian leader. In Ukraine, at least, Russia's long and bloody invasion seems to have backfired on the leader.

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