Lectures & Presentations
- Although we experience biology daily, many struggle to see the connection. This can lead to low science literacy and hurt society as people either choose not to engage with major science issues, like climate change or public health, or fall victim to competing predatory information. So, what do we do?
- Simu Liu, best known for his role in Marvel Studio’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” will speak on campus at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. Liu is hosted by the student-run Distinguished Speakers Board and Cultural Events Board.
- Free and open to the public, watch TED-style presentations on a variety of research topics by CU Boulder graduate students. The competitors will each describe their research in three minutes in front of a panel of judges and a live Zoom audience. The audience will vote for the winner of the people's choice award.
- Stanley McChrystal, a retired four-star general and former commander of the nation’s premier military counter-terrorism force, will share his battle-tested leadership views during an on-campus talk Feb. 28.
- In a post-Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration, CU Boulder invites the public to join a conversation about King’s legacy and the importance of truth and history with Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor at Howard University and racial injustice reporter.
- Focusing on the events of the Marshall Fire, faculty and staff are invited to attend a webinar on how to take care of yourself, others and your community during this time. Hosting will be the Faculty Staff Assistance Program and the Office of Victim Assistance.
- Open to all CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, this special webinar hosted by Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences will be a discussion of our changing world, what it will look like in the coming years and the continuing importance of government service.
- Staff Council is hosting an end-of-the-semester town hall webinar for employees featuring Patrick O’Rourke and Russell Moore. The speakers will discuss the events of the past semester and answer questions about the upcoming spring term.
- The School of Education will host a special virtual gathering, an intersectional exploration of place, identity, family, the body, romance and more. Inspired by TED Talks, CU Boulder’s Ed Talks are short, engaging talks that address some of today’s most pressing issues.
- The College of Media, Communication and Information invites all to join a conversation about anti-Asian racism with Professor Jennifer Ho during the upcoming One College Colloquium Dec. 2.