CU Boulder conferred more than 9,700 degrees on May 11 during a damp yet joyous commencement ceremony at Folsom Field in front of an estimated 22,000 family members and friends.
Rain did not tamp down people鈥檚 pride as the extended CU Boulder community celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2023 in one of the university鈥檚 longest standing and grandest traditions.
As you go forth from the university, take in reflections and parting words in videos from the Commencement Office, CU Student Government, Alumni Association and Senior Class Council, including a 鈥淏uffs Going Bananas鈥� appearance.
At the CU Boulder Center for Leadership, experiential learning aligns with our philosophy of developing leaders鈥攖he best way to learn to lead is to practice leading, and the spring experiential leadership intensive provided just that.
For three years at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, CU Boulder students enrolled in "Experimental Physics I" spent an estimated 56,000 hours analyzing the behavior of hundreds of solar flares. Their results could help astrophysicists understand how the sun's corona reaches temperatures of millions of degrees Fahrenheit.
Advances in gene-editing have made it possible to banish hereditary diseases, eradicate pests and create new life forms, but should we go there? Jennifer Doudna along with two other Nobel laureates will join a panel of world leaders for a free public forum.
