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  • Student plays a musical instrument with a mask and a face shield on.
    From diving Neanderthals to saliva-based COVID-19 tests, we remember the year in research at CU Boulder.
  • Football game with fans dressed in banana costumes
    Football, basketball, soccer, track and cross-country, lacrosse, volleyball, tennis, skiing, golf—here are the top 19 moments from 2019.
  • Old Main split screen features green and sunny skies (left) and snowstorm (right)
    The year 2019 was a great one for CU Boulder photos. On Instagram alone we posted 257 photos and received 787K total likes! From snow-mencement to Ralphie’s retirement, there’s never a dull moment around our beautiful campus.
  • Silhouette of a person near Waneka Lake at sunset
    The year 2019 was full of memorable moments, and we’re taking a look back at the highlights: research spanning everything from climate change to the value of a five-minute workout; strides in space studies; the upping of our sustainability game; and much more.
  • Â鶹ÒùÔº release biodegradable balloons as part of class project
    The year was 2018, and it was full of highlights for the CU Boulder community through leadership, innovation and impacts. Here are just some of our most memorable Buff moments.
  • Researchers play with child over lighted table
    A pill that could one day stave off aging. Tracking tweets for science. Soft robots that move like us. These are among the top 10 high-impact findings of research published by faculty and students in 2018. See more.
  • Buffalo statue with eclipsed sun behind
    It was a year marked with new discoveries, academic and career achievements, high-profile visitors, Ralphie's 50th anniversary, philanthropic legacies and much more. Enjoy a recap of some of our proudest Buff moments.

  • CU fans cheer on the Buffs during sunset football game
    In 2016, we again celebrated a campus community that brings innovation and positive impacts to Colorado and the nation. We marked new discoveries, faculty achievements, Olympic medalists and a resurgent football program while welcoming high-profile visitors to campus and sending satellites throughout our solar system. Enjoy this recap of an outstanding year.
  •  Top 15 stories in 2015
    <p>In 2015, members of CU-Boulder's community again stood out by winning prestigious prizes such as the Pulitzer, getting up close and personal with Pluto and hosting high profile events that attracted attention around the globe to our beautiful Boulder campus.</p>
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