Jewish community celebrating High Holy Days

What are the Jewish High Holy Days?

Sept. 1, 2021

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility––professor and Bible scholar Samuel L. Boyd explains the history of these holy days and why they might offer consolation in times of uncertainty.

Ralphie VI with her handlers

Ralphie VI set to debut at Buffs home opener

Sept. 1, 2021

The Buffs' newest live mascot will be making her first appearance on Sept. 3 during the home game against Northern Colorado.

Sara Thompson

Sara Thompson to retire, continue teaching after leading multiple expansions as Continuing Ed dean

Sept. 1, 2021

Sara Thompson, dean of Continuing Education and vice provost for Summer Session and Outreach and Engagement, will retire on Jan. 10, 2022, after serving in the role since 2015.

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Japanese history project strengthens archival record

Aug. 31, 2021

A two-year effort to build a more complete account of the histories of the Japanese and Japanese American communities at the University of Colorado from World War II to the present day resulted in significant growth to the University Libraries Archives.

Jesse Duran

Summer intern brings fresh perspective to CU research lab

Aug. 31, 2021

A Fort Lewis College senior spent the summer working in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU Â鶹ӰԺ, helping to determine the amount of bacteria in the Animas River for an Environmental Protection Agency project.

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Behind the blank checks: Leeds research takes a crack at SPACs

Aug. 31, 2021

Why are investors so interested in special purpose acquisition companies and what separates the successes from the failures? Research from Leeds uncovers new signals in S-1 filings.

Person listening to music on a train in Taiwan while wearing a face mask

CU's Austin Okigbo studies music from past pandemics

Aug. 31, 2021

Austin Okigbo, associate professor in the College of Music and affiliate faculty in Ethnic Studies and Global Health, studies the intersection of music and public health.

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Explore frontiers in spectrum sharing Sept. 9–10

Aug. 31, 2021

The Spectrum Policy Initiative Conference will invite over 20 experts to examine and map the frontiers of spectrum sharing in novel settings like outer space, in wireless engineering and in the ways that spectrum sharing could be encouraged and governed.

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State of the Climate Report confirms 2020 among 3 warmest years on record

Aug. 31, 2021

A new report on the global climate confirmed 2020 was among the three warmest years in records dating to the mid-1800s, despite a cooling La Niña influence in the second half of the year. Several CIRES/CU Â鶹ӰԺ experts contributed to the report.

Whitney Knoop holding a 3D-printed plastic device used in water reclamation efforts

Undergraduate part of summer water reclamation research

Aug. 31, 2021

Whitney Knoop, an undergraduate in the Environmental Engineering Program, spent her summer creating pasta-shaped 3D-printed plastic for use in water reclamation efforts.

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