Celebrate
- Two CU Boulder assistant professors have been awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships for 2019, one of the highest honors for early-career researchers.
- Bill Penuel has been elected to join the National Academy of Education, which advances high-quality education research and its use in policy and practice, the academy recently announced.
- The U.S. Navy seeks only the best and brightest for its Nuclear Propulsion Officer candidates—and two CU engineers just made the cut.
- Women's cross-country is receiving recognition after winning the 2018 NCAA Championship and recording a 3.376 cumulative GPA. Plus, the Buffs placed five individuals on the all-academic teams for 2018.
- A series illuminating the deaths of mentally ill people in jails throughout the country—often under horrific and preventable circumstances—is the winner of the 2019 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting.
- Grammy night was one to remember for College of Music alumnus Wei Wu. The bass took home his first Grammy as part of the cast of Mason Bates' opera "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs."
- Researcher Penina Axelrad, who pioneered the use of GPS signals for improving satellite navigation, is one of 86 engineers to earn this top honor in 2019.
- CU Boulder graduate students Ryan Blay and Mark Moretto have been announced as recipients of the Aviation Week Network “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” honors.
- A record-setting number of CU Boulder students have earned Brooke Owens Fellowships—a program that supports women pursuing careers in aviation and space exploration.
- This month, Ben Pollack, a 26-year-old music teacher with the Huerfano School District in Walsenburg, Colorado, will be honored at the Colorado Music Educators’ Association Conference.