Graduate Student Edition - Feb. 19, 2021

Join CU students, Forever Buffs and expert panelists to discuss anti-racism and how we move forward. This first virtual Coloradan Conversation will bring stories from the Coloradan alumni magazine to life.
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Campus Community
12 things to do this weekend: Program Council Film Series starting back up and more
This weekend brings a Valentine’s grab-and-go, an imposter syndrome workshop, sustainability events, trivia night, a screening of Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster “Tenet” and more.
CU professor, regents testify for in-state tuition for American Indian students with Colorado ties
A number of CU affiliates testified before the Colorado Senate Education Committee, expressing support for a bill that would grant in-state tuition to members of American Indian nations with historical ties to Colorado.
Biochemist wins $750,000 for novel cancer research
Sabrina Spencer, assistant professor of biochemistry and member of the BioFrontiers Institute at CU Boulder, is one of five new winners of a 2021 Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award.
Christopher Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering
Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers.
Presenting the 2020–21 Student Leader of the Year awardees
The Center for Leadership is pleased to present the recipients of the Newton Endowed Chair in Leadership Student Leaders of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding student leaders on campus.
Jeffrey Nytch named a master educator
Among 30 distinguished academics, clinicians, consultants and authors, Jeffrey Nytch—director of the College of Music’s Entrepreneurship Center for Music and associate professor of composition—has joined the Yamaha Master Educator Collective’s newly-launched Music Business and Entrepreneurship group.
Events & Exhibits
Join the Campus Q&A each Tuesday
Held virtually, the weekly CU Boulder Q&A sessions are a chance to hear status updates on campus COVID-19 impacts and ask questions. Log in at noon each Tuesday through the spring semester. The focus of the sessions alternates each week between students/families and faculty/staff.
Whaaat!? Festival offers video gamers a walk in the woods: Join Feb. 24
As part of the ATLAS Institute’s Whaaat!? Festival, Tracy Fullerton, creator of the award-winning "Walden, a game," will lead an interactive excursion into the innovative world of nature and video games in an online talk.