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Having captured the summer solstice and a week’s worth of sunsets, sunrises and their lunar equivalents from the vantage point of ancient Chacoan people in southwestern Colorado, using parabolic video technology, a multi-disciplinary team from the �鶹ӰԺ counted its June 2015 trip a success.

In the oasis of greenhouses on campus, biology students can make cutting-edge scientific advances, while surrounded by tropical plants in a tranquil setting.

A CU �鶹ӰԺ classicist argues that the festival of Adonis was actually a “dissent and a critique of important cultural practices.”

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a study led by CU-�鶹ӰԺ researchers has found.

A distinguished professor of biology and a biology alumna recently traveled to the University of Ghana in Legon to participate in a two-week course on modern cell biology for biochemistry graduate students. The duo have taught the course in four African countries. They call the courses modern cell-biology “boot camps” and say their goal is the promotion of front-line research in Africa, which has no shortage of disease but a dearth of cutting-edge research on disease.

Francis Beckwith will serve as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2016-17 academic year. He is the fourth person to hold the position.

Start unraveling the annual 100 Navajo Rugs silent auction, one of the longest‐running, most successful fundraisers at the Museum of Natural History at the �鶹ӰԺ, and you’ll eventually come to … Pepsi Cola. It’s quite a yarn.

The Program in Nordic Studies has begun offering Finnish‐language courses at the �鶹ӰԺ. It’s noteworthy because it’s such a rare language, and the courses are offered for full credit, which means the courses can satisfy a foreign‐language requirement.

With the recent gift of $2 million worth of professional preservation and archiving equipment from Wyndham Hannaway, a visual‐effects specialist, film studies will be adding film preservation and archiving to impressive list of offerings. Hannaway’s �鶹ӰԺ company, GWH&A, has been a leader in creating professional imaging for film and media services for more than 30 years.

Alex Becker, a 2006 International Affairs Program graduate, embodies a global‐minded, entrepreneurial spirit. He says CU‐�鶹ӰԺ opened introduced him to a host of new opportunities. “But I never thought I would be doing anything like this,” he says in an email sent from aboard a catamaran as first mate.

Alla Balabanova describes her time at CU‐�鶹ӰԺ as “anything but easy,” adding that she faced obstacles “just about every step of the way,” starting with her initial uncertainty about what to study. That might not sound like a ringing endorsement, but it is. Balabanova graduated summa cum laude in biochemistry and was the Fall 2015 outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Nearly 40 alumni and friends of the College of Arts and Sciences recently gathered in San Diego for an intimate evening of networking with local Buffs. It’s part of a new effort to connect with Arts and Sciences alumni across the country while featuring the great work our students and faculty are doing on campus. 

In the headlines, the words “humanities” and “crisis” are so commonly conjoined that you’d think that college courses on human thought, experience and creativity are collapsing like the Roman Empire. The story has more nuance than the headline, as the Classics Department illustrates.

David Gatten became fascinated with cinematography after watching Star Wars at age 7, so it’s no surprise he became a filmmaker.

At some point in your life you’ve likely heard that “too much of a good thing” can be bad for you. June Gruber has used science to prove this old adage true.

Human emotions are universally experienced but not fully understood. A new initiative at the �鶹ӰԺ aims to tap a wide range of expertise to shed light on “the mysteries of human nature.”

Jackie Elliott, associate professor of classics at the �鶹ӰԺ, has won a 2016 Goodwin Award of Merit from the Society for Classical Studies, the nation’s top research recognition in classical languages & literature. Elliott was recognized for her book, Ennius and the Architecture of the Annales.