Lectures & Presentations
- Whether you're seeking fresh perspectives, motivation or innovative ideas, TEDxCU offers a unique experience to enrich your journey. Plan to attend.
- Leland Melvin, a former NASA astronaut turned author and educator with a passion for STEM, will speak at Macky Auditorium on April 3. Tickets are available now.
- The Cultural Events Board is proud to welcome Diane Guerrero to campus. Guerrero, best known for her roles in “Orange is the New Black” and “Doom Patrol,” has become a leading voice in the national conversation on immigration and social justice.
- The campus community is thrilled to welcome Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer Cynthia Erivo to campus on April 7. The three-time Oscar nominated Erivo was most recently seen starring in the award-winning film “Wicked.”
- Jennifer Doudna, 2020 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, will present the 54th George Gamow Memorial Lecture, “Genome Editing the Future: Improving Human and Planet Health with CRISPR.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
- Five years after CU Boulder’s campus closure, a panel will reflect on the lasting effects of COVID-19 and how art helps process crisis and healing. This event is free and open to the public.
- CU Boulder is hosting a roundtable examining Indigenous materials in the curriculum and the library, centered on the book “Indigenous Materials in Libraries and the Curriculum.”
- Hear from physician-astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor as she discusses her personal experiences during a 197-day mission to help bring to life the current medical capabilities of ISS, including perspectives on what we should focus on for future exploration class missions.
- In an Institute of Behavioral Science speaker series, Dejun “Tony” Kong will discuss the power of gratitude in boosting employee engagement.
- Save the dates: “Is There Anything the Government Can’t Do? Executive Actions and Checks and Balances” on March 10 and “Universities and American Politics: Promise, Perils and Possibilities” on March 17.