Undergraduates Andrew Pfefer, Anastasia Muszynski and Dawson Beatty

Art of origami leads to lightbulb moment

Sept. 25, 2017

In prototyping a reusable crew module for space flight, a group of undergraduates found inspiration in origami, and received support from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

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Faculty Course Questionnaire system to go online fall 2017

Sept. 21, 2017

Starting this semester, the Faculty Course Questionnaire, which students use to evaluate courses and instructors at the end of each term, is going fully online. Learn about the new format and how to encourage higher response rates.

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CU Â鶹ӰԺ maintains high marks among college rankings for 2017, 2018

Sept. 11, 2017

CU Â鶹ӰԺ ranks No. 39 in the nation among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate rankings for 2018, including high marks specifically for the campus's business and engineering programs.

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Campus offers no-cost, discounted software

Sept. 5, 2017

Do you need software or licensing? Download academic software, Microsoft Office applications or security programs at discounted rates or for no fee at all via the campus site licensing webpage.

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Incorporating the Nov. 7–8 Diversity and Inclusion Summit into curricula

Aug. 28, 2017

Promising rich dialogue and productive breakout sessions, the Diversity and Inclusion Summit could complement course content across a variety of disciplines, and organizers are encouraging faculty and instructors to add the event to their syllabi.

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Learn to set up your gradebook, upload course content and more at D2L workshops

Aug. 21, 2017

CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Learning Technology Consultants are once more hosting a handful of Desire2Learn (D2L) training workshops to help faculty prepare courses for the fall term.

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CU Â鶹ӰԺ sets new record in research awards

Aug. 17, 2017

CU Â鶹ӰԺ researchers were awarded $507.9 million in research grants in the 2016-17 fiscal year, setting a record in sponsored research for the campus.

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Get tips for managing Desire2Learn courses

Aug. 17, 2017

If you plan to use Desire2Learn for your fall courses, the Office of Information Technology has compiled some helpful tips to ease you into the new school year.

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Lighting the way to science and art education

Aug. 14, 2017

Some students love art. Others have a passion for science, math and other technical subjects. Lila Finch is helping middle- and high-schoolers to feel more comfortable crossing those disciplinary boundaries.

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Create your own Desire2Learn courses

Aug. 10, 2017

Until recently, when faculty requested a Desire2Learn course, it meant waiting up to two business days for the course to be created by the Office of Information Technology. Those days are now a thing of the past.

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