The sun sets behind the UMC loggia.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano addresses faculty assembly

April 5, 2024

At its monthly meeting, the Boulder Faculty Assembly heard from Philip DiStefano—this time marking his final address as chancellor to the group. It also heard about an update from Student Affairs and a new resolution on faculty course questionnaires.

Chancellor finalist Justin Schwartz speaks during the faculty forum

Latest in new chancellor process: Open forums, anonymous survey

April 5, 2024

An anonymous survey for students, faculty and staff is open through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9. This follows open forums held the week of April 1 with Justin Schwartz, allowing the campus community to meet and ask questions of the CU Boulder chancellor candidate.

an aerial view of CU Boulder's Folsom Stadium, the Champions Center and Indoor Practice Facilities

CU Boulder Athletics builds sustainability wins on green foundations

April 5, 2024

Fifteen years after kicking off the first NCAA Division 1 sports sustainability program (dubbed Ralphie’s Green Stampede), CU Boulder is finding new ways to make progress toward its sustainability goals, determined to build upon previous efforts.

Katja Friedrich

Can cloud seeding stem the water crisis?

April 5, 2024

CU Boulder's Katja Friedrich is known for her work in cloud seeding, a process used to generate precipitation from existing clouds.

Florence Tan of NASA, Xu Wang of LASP, Kenneth Liang of Colorado School of Mines, and Carolyn Mercer of NASA

Front Range team wins NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge with innovative idea for lunar service station

April 5, 2024

A team of researchers from LASP and the Colorado School of Mines has developed an innovative, award-winning idea for a lunar service station, where lunar rovers and mining machines could charge their batteries and clean the dust off their surfaces.

Two professional people looking at a tablet

Discover the skills you need for your dream job

April 5, 2024

When searching for a job, knowing the skills hiring managers want to see can help you hone your resume and focus your skill-building. Request a skills report from Career Services to get data-driven insight into the top skills for a specific role or an entire industry.

students volunteering during the move-out donation drive

Your end-of-year checklist

April 5, 2024

If you plan to move soon, this is a great time to prepare. Whether you live on or off campus, here’s a checklist to help you wrap up the end of the year.

Sheep grazing in a farm

‘Diverse’ agriculture benefits people and the environment at the same time

April 4, 2024

A new analysis from 2,655 farms on five continents suggests that moving away from industrial, monoculture farming could benefit both the planet and people.

Two students lying in the grass of Farrand Field on the first day of spring

Free things to do in April

April 4, 2024

This month brings finals prep, volunteer opportunities, the Earth Day tree walk, craft nights, mental health support, video games, goat yoga, musical performances, puppy playtime and more.

a scene from The Big Sleep crime film

A guy, a gun and a dangerous blonde...and why we like them

April 4, 2024

Remembering writer Raymond Chandler at the 65th anniversary of his death, a CU Boulder English scholar reflects on the hard-boiled investigator and why this character still appeals.

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