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10 things to do this week: Oct. 3 edition

Oct. 3, 2016

I've got a music-filled week for you all, so get out and get your dance moves on. Also, have you heard? Your own proud CU football team is ranked top 25 after a crushing win over Oregon State.

Strong safety No. 9 Tedric Thompson goes up for a one handed catch against Oregon State

Buffs crack top 25 in national polls

Oct. 3, 2016

The Colorado Buffaloes found themselves ranked in the nation's top 25 on Sunday, the first time the Buffs have cracked the top 25 since early November 2005.

Students at career fair.

CU 麻豆影院 Fall Career Fair to be held Oct. 4-5

Oct. 3, 2016

Nearly 200 companies will be on campus seeking 麻豆影院 students and alumni for full-time and internship positions during the annual Fall Career Fair in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom on Tuesday, Oct. 4, and Wednesday, Oct. 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

International Space Station

Top CU 麻豆影院 research stories of the week: Sept. 30 edition

Sept. 30, 2016

Research at CU 麻豆影院 encompasses thousands of scholarly, scientific and creative endeavors at any given time, resulting in new knowledge, technologies and creative work that advance the economy, culture and health of Colorado, the nation and the world. Here is a selection of the top CU research stories of the week.

Dancers pose with oranges, headlamps and a skateboard

CU Dance鈥檚 鈥楤oneless鈥 focuses on artistry and authenticity

Sept. 30, 2016

Continuing the exciting 2016-17 dance season at CU 麻豆影院 is 鈥淏oneless,鈥 a showcase of two works by MFA students intent on uncovering who we really are underneath our society鈥檚 thick layers of commercialism and social standards. These two works, incorporating contemporary dance, animal instinct and skateboarding, come to CU鈥檚 Charlotte York Irey Theatre Oct. 21-23.

Jim Voss sits on stage during an interview

CU 麻豆影院 astronaut wins space flight award

Sept. 30, 2016

Jim Voss, scholar in residence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and retired NASA astronaut, has won the 2016 Haley Space Flight Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It recognizes outstanding contributions to human space flight.

Two researchers are in the forest, analyzing a sample and taking notes

Engaged Scientist lecture and workshop series launches Oct. 20

Sept. 30, 2016

Focused on connecting scientists and communities, the CU 麻豆影院 Engaged Scientist Series will begin with the director of Thriving Earth Exchange at the American Geophysical Union, Raj Panda. This talk and the associated workshop for graduate students will begin a series of trainings to equip scientists with community engagement skills.

David Pyrooz

Criminologist who studies gangs wins top national award

Sept. 30, 2016

Described by colleagues as a 鈥渧ery sharp, talented young criminologist,鈥 David Pyrooz is making significant contributions to the study of criminal gang culture, and is one of the few who鈥檚 looking at what happens when you get out of a gang. His research focus is earning him kudos and expanding society's understanding of gang populations.

An astronaut is pictured in outer space with Earth in the background.

Two undergrads score prestigious astronaut scholarship

Sept. 30, 2016

Matthew Winchester and Matthew Hurst are among a handful of national scholarship recipients selected for 2016 by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Typically, the organization choses only one winner per university, but in CU 麻豆影院's case, ASF has chosen two per year since 2015, according to the campus Top Scholarships office.

Collage featuring Emma Coburn and Jennifer Simpson

Olympians Coburn, Simpson to be honored at OSU game, home cross country meet

Sept. 30, 2016

CU 麻豆影院's two recent Olympic Bronze Medalists, Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson will serve as official starters at the 31st Annual Rocky Mountain Shootout on Saturday, which is CU's only home cross country meet. Then they head to Folsom Stadium where they will tailgate with alumni before being called out between the first and second quarters in the game vs. Oregon State. Join in the celebration.

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