Academics
- The past secret societies of Chinese immigrants around the globe, and an emerging leader in crowdfunding securities -- New Zealand -- are the basis of research and teaching that two CU Boulder faculty members are undertaking overseas this academic year as recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards.
- Noah Finkelstein, who co-directs the Center for STEM Learning at CU Boulder and is a principal investigator for the Physics Education Research group, plans to showcase CU Boulder research at Brazilian universities in November after being awarded a grant from a prestigious lectureship program for physicists.
- CU Boulder’s rank as a tier-one research university holds merit with both faculty and students. Case in point: CU Boulder senior Nick Zyzda, who began working on his ambitious Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures research project, “Madness and Science in Georg Buchner’s Lenz,” this past summer with CU Boulder professor and mentor Dr. Arne Höcker.
- Four of CU Boulder's five Nobel laureates gathered recently on campus for a photo in front of the Duane Physics Building. Click through for a short, behind-the-scenes video of the photo session.
- Are you hoping to adopt accessible pedagogy practices or make your course more accessible? Then you should apply for OIT's Universal Design Fellowship. The $1,000 fellowship award can be used for travel to an accessibility or professional conference, or used for materials for classroom use.
- A big part of being successful as a Buff is learning to study like a pro. Click through for some study tips and resources.
- Join Colorado Law on Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building Wittemyer Courtroom for the Carrigan Cup Trial Competition, where student competitors will perform an entire trial before a panel of distinguished trial judges and trial lawyers.
- A record nine CU Boulder students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the fall 2016 semester or the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarships will take the students to such reaches as Brighton, England; Barcelona, Spain; Monteverde, Cost Rica; Valparaiso, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Osaka, Japan.
- Five years after the Arab Spring uprisings rocked the Middle East, former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril offered students a front-row perspective on the protests’ genesis, their shortcomings and the lessons the world should absorb in the coming decades.
- With a handful of awards recently bestowed upon CU Boulder Assistant Professor Sabrina Spencer, this top-notch international biomedical researcher continues on the fast track to success.