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Pride flags blow in the wind

How new Title IX rules could boost mental health for LGBTQ+ students

July 8, 2024

Beginning Aug. 1, LGBTQ+ students across the United States are poised to earn unprecedented federal protection from discrimination under a proposed overhaul of Title IX. CU Boulder Today got researcher Chelsea Kilimnik's take on how the new rules, and the fierce pushback against them, could impact students' mental health.

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Tuition assistance benefit enhanced for upcoming academic year

July 8, 2024

CU is enriching the tuition assistance benefit for the upcoming academic year—expanding the benefit’s value, eliminating wait times to register and making the benefit more flexible for families with multiple college students. Learn more.

Volunteers pose for a photo during move-in

3 reasons to volunteer for Fall Welcome

July 8, 2024

Fall Welcome is almost here, and you can be a part of this exciting tradition by volunteering to help with move-in and signature events. Here are three reasons to volunteer for Fall Welcome this year.

Rep. Yadira Caraveo visits with university leadership at JILA

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July 3, 2024

Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo dipped into all things quantum during her first official visit to CU Boulder and JILA. The campus conversation emphasized the critical role of ongoing federal support in quantum research and innovation.

Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders

60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’

July 2, 2024

Sixty years later, the Civil Rights Act is still considered a landmark of U.S. legislation, but does it mean today what it did in 1964? CU Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the decades since the act was signed into law.

A row of books

Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds

July 2, 2024

The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts.

students in a computer science lab on campus

The hidden degree powering the internet

July 2, 2024

In an era of increased tech market turbulence, the network engineering field—the backbone of the internet—can’t fill jobs fast enough.

Sean Peters

New approach to aerial ground penetrating radar for Mars research

July 2, 2024

Sean Peters is leading a $2.45 million initiative to develop power efficient passive radar systems that could peek under the surface of Mars.

Mark Mikkelsen

Fortepiano refurb is a labor of love

July 2, 2024

Piano Technician Mark Mikkelsen—who supports the care and maintenance of the College of Music’s fleet of 160 pianos, two harpsichords and an organ—used ingenuity to rebuild, refurbish and restore a donated fortepiano.

Quantum students in the lab

CU Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost

July 2, 2024

New federal and state funding will support Elevate Quantum, of which CU Boulder is a key partner, in its efforts to create more than 10,000 jobs and educate 30,000 workers over the next decade.

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