Nearly 4,000 people from 90 countries convened at CU Boulder, either virtually or in-person Friday, for a day-long, candid exploration of something speakers contend isnât talked about enough: how climate change impacts peopleâs lives right now.
Speaking to the packed room on her birthday, Sheila Watt-Cloutier quipped that when many people living in the United States think about the Arctic, their minds go to a hallmark of capitalism: soda commercialsâthe ones where polar bears frolic with seals on the ice.
On the first day of the inaugural Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit at CU Boulder, local leaders focused on local community impacts of climate change in an adjacent track of panels.
At the Boulder Faculty Assembly meeting Thursday, Provost Russell Moore discussed support of the possibility of instructors having the option to move their contracts to 12 months instead of 9 months; a unified approach to instructor promotion raises; supporting Iranian faculty, staff and students; and more.
At a sold-out talk, Robin Wall Kimmerer discussed the importance of tapping Indigenous knowledge ânot so that we can go back to some imagined past but so we can go forward together and find solutions that are not embedded only by the Western worldview.â
A panel of CU Boulder and local municipal government leaders agreed there are a variety of actions U.S. citizens can take to support the current protests in Iranâprimarily by listening to and following the lead of the Iranian people themselves.
Neuroscientists at CU Boulder have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress.
Showcasing wicked charm and stunning vocals that will leave you begging for more, Storm Largeâs âHoliday Ordealâ is set to deliver a night of music, laughs and gifts.
Photography 4 Humanity, in partnership with United Nations Human Rights and CU Boulder, has announced the winning photograph of the organization's global challenge: Masood Sarwerâs âThe endless dance of erosion.â
Meegan Hart and Lexi Hadrych were both honored with 2022 Pac-12 Women's Volleyball year-end accolades. Hart was selected as an All-Pac-12 team member, and Hadrych earned an honorable mention.
