A zero-emissions bus

Check out the alternative fuel vehicle ride-n-drive May 18

May 15, 2018

From an autonomous shuttle to an electric bus and eBikes, Parking and Transportation Services will highlight the newest in alternative fuel vehicles. Some displays will be available to test drive or ride in.

A tablet in a coffee shop setting.

Get to know Canvas

May 15, 2018

In the fall, instructors were able to develop courses in Canvas. This spring, students began using the new learning management system, which was selected for its ease and mobile friendliness.

People walk outside of Norlin Library

Learn about lowering the barrier to teaching core data skills

May 15, 2018

On May 18, join the Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship. Leah Wasser from Earth Lab will be discussing a new data training program implemented within her group at CU.

Tom Lemieux speaks with a man inside CU Â鶹ӰԺ's EBIO greenhouse.

Pushing Boundaries: CU greenhouse a resource for students and researchers

May 14, 2018

Walk through the Japanese torii gate surrounded by a wildflower garden and step into an ethereal glass building filled with rare and unusual plants and flowers, open twice a year for public tours.

usable science

Making your research relevant for decision-makers

May 14, 2018

The CIRES Western Water Assessment has released a new usable science guide for researchers hoping for impact.

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Tracking airborne pollutants, ozone precursors in Â鶹ӰԺ

May 14, 2018

An automated monitoring system found that wind direction is the strongest predictor of hourly air quality in Â鶹ӰԺ.

animals

AUDIO: Christopher Lowry on how growing up with pets may boost mental health

May 11, 2018

Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems and might be at lower risk of mental illness than pet-free city dwellers, according to new research. The study adds to mounting evidence supporting the "hygiene hypothesis," which theorizes that...

A computer science class.

Provost names Open Educational Resources Advisory Committee

May 11, 2018

Provost Russell Moore has named the members of the committee, charged with finding ways to reduce the financial burden on students for instructional materials and fulfilling Chancellor DiStefano's $1 million pledge to fund more affordable course materials.

Spectators at the commencement ceremony, 2018.

Video: Taking in the excitement of commencement

May 11, 2018

Enjoy a look back at the excitement on commencement day: graduates donning regalia, bagpipers leading the procession, people joyfully embracing, the community looking on, caps flying through the air and more.

Sunflower held up in front of the Flatirons

Summer publication schedule to begin next week

May 11, 2018

Beginning the week of May 14, the CU Â鶹ӰԺ Today faculty-staff and student email editions will go out twice per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for the summer term.

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