Graduate Student Edition - Nov. 18, 2024
Peggy Coppom of “CU’s Twins” celebrates her 100th birthday this week (her twin Betty Hoover Fitzgerald passed in 2020). The two attended over an estimated 2,500 CU sporting events in person in nine sports.
Campus Community
Staying or going: Fall break reminders
Many campus services including dining, bus transportation and residence hall front desk hours will be reduced throughout fall break. Whether you live on or off campus, review some reminders and tips before you leave town.
25 things to do: Get free pizza, finals survival kits, more
Fall break is almost here! Before your time off, enjoya gingerbread house building contest, the off-campus housing fair,Indigenous heritage month events,a campuswide swap shop, basketball and more.
3 things everyone should do over fall break
The end of the semester is fast-approaching, and it may feel challenging to relax over fall break. Here are some tips and strategies that can help.
CU Boulder among top colleges for Indigenous students
The American Indian Science and Engineering Society has recognized CU Boulder as one of the top 200 colleges for Indigenous students in its 2024–25 national rankings.
Events & Exhibits
Sharon DeWitte to discuss nutritional stress, mortality risk in Dec. 2 talk
Join a talk by Sharon DeWitte examining the associations between severe nutritional stress during childhood and inflammation and mortality outcomes later in life.
Research Updates
Social media posts reveal regional patterns in seasonal allergies
Scientists from CIRES and CU Boulder harnessed social media data to track patterns in allergy intensity across the United States, finding an allergy hotspot in the Southeastern U.S., a winter allergy season in Colorado and more.