Enacting Climate Solutions Through Human Rights Climate Commitments panel

Panel explores human rights impacts of climate change, ways to collectively move forward

April 21, 2023

A Conference on World Affairs panel April 14 on a rights-based approach to addressing climate change vacillated between optimism at momentum around potential solutions and the grim truth that emissions keep rising and the Earth—and all of humanity—face dire consequences.

Chip interacts with residents of Graduate and Family Housing who were evacuated due to flooding at a special lunch served up by CU football team members and coaches and CU Women's Lacrosse players. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Staff Council hosting kids day April 27; RSVP soon

April 21, 2023

Register by noon on April 25 for CU Boulder Campus Kids Day, and bring your youngsters for a meet-and-greet with Chip—the costumed mascot—pizza, ice skating and more.

student moving out

How to navigate your return home for the summer

April 21, 2023

Returning home after being away at college can create conflict if family members have different expectations. Set up a time to discuss the plan for summer with your family. Here are a few issues that often arise for college students returning home over the summer.

All 2023 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence Award winners and presenters

Photos: 7 faculty members honored for excellence

April 21, 2023

The annual Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence Awards took place April 19, recognizing seven CU Boulder faculty for their outstanding work and efforts to make advances in the academy.

a person wearing AI glasses

Artificial intelligence has social consequences, but who pays the price?

April 21, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence is designed to produce the unforeseen, but that doesn’t mean developers can’t predict the types of social consequences it may cause. CU expert Casey Fiesler shares on The Conversation.

Ashraf Sewailam

Ashraf Sewailam to receive Distinguished Alumnus Award from College of Music

April 21, 2023

At the College of Music’s recognition ceremony on May 11, alumnus Ashraf Sewailam will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

People observe a giant glowing Earth globe

10 things to do this weekend: Fly a kite, catch Ant-Man and the Wasp, more

April 20, 2023

This weekend brings the Buffs Bash tailgate, the Asia Symposium, a yoga sculpting session, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer opportunity, free groceries from Whole Foods, an Earth Day show and more.

A biodegradable "artificial muscle" made with material stamped with an image of a carrot

Grad student helps design ‘artificial muscles’ you can toss in the compost bin

April 20, 2023

Mechanical engineering student Ellen Rumley was part of a robotics club in high school, but she could never get over the clunkiness of rigid, metal machines. Now, she's designing soft robotic actuators that work like animal muscles. They're also completely biodegradable.

Abel Campos, majoring in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, examines a fossil in the Invertebrate Paleontology department at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. (Photo by Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

Chili peppers more deeply rooted in Colorado than previously thought

April 20, 2023

Recently identified chili pepper fossils from Boulder and Denver museums challenge 50 million years of global evolutionary history. Now, that’s some spicy science!

2022 first-prize winner Shloka Dhar

The King Awards: Long may they reign

April 20, 2023

The King Awards and Exhibition have been celebrating CU Boulder students’ artwork for more than a decade. Learn more about the history of the program.

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