Pushing Boundaries
- Visiting scholar Bárbara Nascimento Flores brought two fellow Indigenous women scholars to CU Boulder to establish the Center Wayrakuna of Indigenous Ancestral Sciences. Their goal is to bridge Western academic methods with Indigenous ways of knowing—culturally, politically and spiritually.
- What to do with failed 3D prints? A student team's idea and new initiative transforms plastic waste from 3D printing into reusable materials, reducing landfill impacts and championing student innovation.
- This summer, students in the Center for Leadership explored conservation and experiential leadership lessons on the Green River.
- This is how the Buffalo Bicycle Classic helped a first-generation CU student discover strength, purpose and community.
- The Limelight Hotel Boulder, which officially opened on Aug. 20 on CU Boulder's campus, includes a number of sustainable design features. As Boulder's largest meeting and event space, it aims to foster community collaboration while advancing climate-conscious practices in hospitality.
- In a world of concrete canoes, dissolvable textiles and adhesive biomaterials for the heart, student creators have unique information needs. A new book by CU Boulder librarians shares how libraries are stepping up to the task.
- CU Boulder made major sustainability strides this summer, including launching a campus decarbonization plan, eliminating single-use beverage plastics, advancing bioplastics research and securing transformative gifts to boost sustainability education and business.
- A new textbook edited by Erin Willis, associate professor in the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information, aims to show how scholars can think about disability in their own research.
- °µÍø½ûÇø 180 scientists, engineers and other stakeholders from around the world recently joined a hybrid meeting at LASP, sponsored by NASA, to discuss innovative new technologies and instrumentation to be developed for future planetary missions.
- In time for the Buffalo Bicycle Classic, CU Boulder researchers are challenging cycling norms that stiff cycling-shoe soles are essential for efficient riding.