LASP researcher Scott Piggott and his wife, Jennifer Wood, celebrating his RMS AIAA Professional Engineer of the Year award. (Photo credit: Hanspeter Schaub)

LASP researcher Scott Piggott named engineer of the year by aeronautics, astronautics institute

Aug. 19, 2021

The Rocky Mountain Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the world’s largest aerospace technical society, selected researcher Scott Piggott as its 2020–21 Professional Engineer of the Year.

Women of Afghanistan stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Wednesday, March 1, 2006. President George W. Bush and Laura Bush made a surprise visit to the city and presided over a ceremonial ribbon-cutting at the embassy. (Staff Sgt. Russell Lee Klika, US Army National Guard; Source: Wikimedia Commons)

What the pullout of U.S. troops from Afghanistan means for the nation’s women

Aug. 19, 2021

Geography professor Jennifer Fluri discusses what has changed for women in Afghanistan in the past 20 years and what’s at stake for women's education, as well as women's roles in politics, public life and the economy in light of current events.

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Alumna Sage Hurta honored as co-Pac-12 woman of the year

Aug. 19, 2021

The University of Colorado track and field aluma Sage Hurta was named a Co-Pac-12 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee along with USC’s Anna Cockrell.

CIRES Fellow Noah Fierer leads a tour of lab during the congressional tour of CIRES.

Noah Fierer's unexpected passion for soil and microbes

Aug. 19, 2021

In the latest podcast episode of Buff Innovator Insights, evolutionary biologist Noah Fierer delves into how soil and microbe research can help us understand and improve the health of our environment and ourselves.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano addresses members of the Colorado Competitive Council during a visit to the Fiske Planetarium. (Photo: Casey A. Cass/University of Colorado)

Photos: Colorado Competitive Council visits Fiske Planetarium

Aug. 19, 2021

Members of the Colorado Competitive Council visited CU Â鶹ӰԺ and toured Fiske Planetarium as part of their annual tour for legislators, lobbyists and business leaders. Chancellor Philip DiStefano spoke with the group during the visit.

A Protect Our Herd–face covering required sign at the entrance of Farrand Field

COVID-19 campus updates: Aug. 19 edition

Aug. 19, 2021

The campus community can get details on the CU vaccination requirement (deadline Sept. 15), prize giveaways, masking on campus, contact tracing and more in this week’s COVID-19 campus update.

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CU alum Flora Duffy adds page to comeback story with historic Olympic win

Aug. 19, 2021

CU Â鶹ӰԺ aluma Flora Duffy took first place in the Tokyo Olympics women’s triathlon, securing Bermuda’s first gold medal in Olympics history.

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Senior Auditors program available this fall

Aug. 18, 2021

Whether you want to brush up on Shakespeare sonnets or learn something completely new, you can do it by auditing CU Â鶹ӰԺ classes tuition-free.

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Learn about new Zoom features and security best practices

Aug. 18, 2021

The Zoom service features a number of updates, including gender pronoun sharing and new support options. Check them out with details from the Office of Information Technology.

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Fish fins are teaching us the secret to flexible robots, new shape-changing materials

Aug. 18, 2021

Fish fins are extremely flexible yet also strong, and understanding this useful combination of properties could inspire new morphing materials. Professor Francois Barthelat shares on The Conversation.

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