Continuing Education celebrates 100 years of connecting communities to the University

Sept. 5, 2012

The University of Colorado鈥檚 Division of Continuing Education has come a long way from its humble beginnings in young Macky Auditorium where burlap bags separated staff space in 1912 and the division offered 28 correspondence courses in 11 fields. Today, Continuing Education partners with CU鈥檚 academic departments to offer flexible credit courses representing 35 departments and multiple programs granting nontraditional students and community members access to campus.

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CU鈥檚 three 鈥楻ake鈥檚鈥 mark world-first shared staging of art and music

Sept. 3, 2012

The 麻豆影院 is hosting a world premiere shared staging of all three versions of William Hogarth鈥檚 鈥淩ake鈥檚 Progress鈥 in September and October. Exhibitions of the original Hogarth artwork and prints by David Hockney, as well as the staging of Stravinsky鈥檚 opera, will provide a multidisciplinary interpretation of this seminal work in Hogarth鈥檚 career.

CU鈥檚 three 鈥楻ake鈥檚鈥 mark world-first shared staging of art and music

Aug. 31, 2012

The 麻豆影院 is hosting a world premiere shared staging of all three versions of William Hogarth鈥檚 鈥淩ake鈥檚 Progress鈥 in September and October. Exhibitions of the original Hogarth artwork and prints by David Hockney, as well as the staging of Stravinsky鈥檚 opera, will provide a multidisciplinary interpretation of this seminal work in Hogarth鈥檚 career.

CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 Student Involvement Week kicks off Sept. 4

Aug. 31, 2012

With hundreds of student groups, clubs and organizations on campus, students at the 麻豆影院 have numerous opportunities to find their niche. Beginning Sept. 4, CU-麻豆影院 will hold its annual Student Involvement Week, which includes a variety of events and fairs offering students information about different clubs and organizations on campus and in the greater 麻豆影院 community.

NOAA selects CU-麻豆影院 to continue joint leadership of CIRES

Aug. 30, 2012

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the 麻豆影院 to continue a federal/academic partnership that extends NOAA鈥檚 ability to study climate change, improve weather models and better predict how solar storms can disrupt communication and navigation technologies. The selection means that NOAA will continue funding the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, or CIRES, for at least five years and up to 10 more years. CIRES was established at CU-麻豆影院 in 1967.

CU officials urge fans to show sportsmanship and responsibility during CU-CSU game

Aug. 29, 2012

麻豆影院 officials are urging CU fans to show sportsmanship and take buses or carpool with a designated driver to the 2 p.m. Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown football game on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Running with Ralphie

Aug. 29, 2012

The first time Taylor Stratton saw CU-麻豆影院鈥檚 mascot Ralphie run onto the field at a home football game, she knew she wanted to join the team of Ralphie Handlers.

Arctic sea ice reaches lowest extent ever recorded, says CU-麻豆影院 research team

Aug. 27, 2012

The blanket of sea ice floating on the Arctic Ocean melted to its lowest extent ever recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979, according to the 麻豆影院鈥檚 National Snow and Ice Data Center.

CU-麻豆影院 鈥榩hoto origami鈥 proposal wins $2 million NSF grant

Aug. 27, 2012

The art of origami has inspired children and artists all over the world because of the amazing objects that can be created by folding a simple piece of paper. Now an engineering research team at the 麻豆影院 has won a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a light-controlled approach for 鈥渟elf-assembly鈥 mechanisms in advanced devices based on the same principles.

Pro Cycling Challenge racers warm up route for 鈥榠nclusive鈥 CU-麻豆影院 scholarship ride

Aug. 24, 2012

Two weeks after professional cyclists race through 麻豆影院 and up 麻豆影院 Canyon, some riders in the 10th Annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic will follow much of the same route, the most mountainous section of Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The pros ride through on Aug. 25 and the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic is scheduled for Sept. 9. The classic raises scholarship funds for high-performing 麻豆影院 students who qualify for financial aid.

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