Students at Cliffs of Moher in Dublin, Ireland

Education Abroad participation soaring with 33% increase

Nov. 19, 2024

During International Education Week, CU Boulder's Education Abroad is celebrating a 33% increase in study abroad participation and expanding opportunities around the world for future participants.

Noah Bernstein in front of the Eiffel Tower

Behind the scenes of the Paris Olympic Games

Oct. 22, 2024

Noah Bernstein, a third-year electrical and computer engineering student, spent 11 exhilarating weeks at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a venue engineering intern with NBCUniversal.

James Balog with camera

The story is in the ice: Documenting climate change through the Extreme Ice Survey

Aug. 16, 2024

From 2007 to 2022, renowned photographer James Balog documented glacial change around the world through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. One and a half million images showcasing climate change in real time are now stored and managed at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Gail Nelson

Afghanistan did not have to be Vietnam 2.0, says former intelligence advisor

May 31, 2024

Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and CU Boulder alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.

Clare Gallagher

Scholar has a front-row seat to the global fight against plastic pollution

May 30, 2024

CU Boulder doctoral student Clare Gallagher finds reason for hope amid the complexities of negotiations to craft a U.N. treaty addressing a worldwide crisis.

Sona Dimidjian greeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India

Compassion in action: Leading with heart

April 23, 2024

Faculty, staff, and students associated with the Dalai Lama Fellows program at CU’s Renée Crown Wellness Institute recently traveled to Dharamsala, India, to seek guidance from His Holiness the Dalai Lama on compassionate and ethical leadership.

Runzhe Li on a horse

Student takes on global DIY climate action

Nov. 27, 2023

CU Boulder senior Runzhe Li is attending the major U.N. climate conference, COP28, as an independent scholar. At CU Boulder, Li is majoring in babyֱapps with a minor in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

Richard Jessor

8 decades later, Marine (and distinguished professor) to revisit Iwo Jima

Nov. 1, 2023

Richard Jessor, CU Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of the Institute of Behavioral Science, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.

Leeds School of Business students in South Africa

Student consultants fortify entrepreneurs in South Africa

Oct. 16, 2023

Described by students as the most hands-on, entrepreneurial learning experience of their college careers, the Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in South Africa summer course transforms students into consultants to help low-income, emerging entrepreneurs in the early stages of building their businesses.

Photo of Patrick Stewart book cover on a screen in the UMC before his book talk

Making it so—an evening with Patrick Stewart

Oct. 12, 2023

“Star Trek” hero, and Shakespeare thespian Patrick Stewart shared his wit and wisdom with attendees at CU Boulder’s Glenn Miller Ballroom as part of a national book tour.

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