Celebrate
CU Â鶹ӰԺ has several thousand student employees who perform countless services with enthusiasm, dedication and initiative. Learn about the 2024 Student Employee of the year winner, Erica Carlos Perez; the runner-up, Maya Milán; and other nominees.
A group of seven physics students, staff and faculty were recently awarded funding from the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Innovation Fund for their proposal to improve undergraduate research for underrepresented and minority groups in STEM disciplines. The grant will support an undergraduate research expo and fellowship fund.
The Center for Leadership's 2024 Spring Summit focused on the future of leadership and recognized 16 students for their engagement in campus leadership programs, academic excellence, curiosity, exceptional service to the community and more.
Kaustav Bera, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to study gut diseases.
The Laughing Goat Endowed Scholarship recognizes the unique contributions University Libraries and Laughing Goat student employees have made to fulfill and advance its mission and values.
University of Colorado Athletic Director Rick George was named the Athletic Director of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
The Â鶹ӰԺ Chamber recently honored Professor Reiland Rabaka with an Impact Award at the organization’s Celebration of Leadership. Rabaka is the founder and director of CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s Center for African and African American Studies.
Emeritus faculty member Doug Duncan was recently recognized by the International Astronomical Union for images taken with a device he invented to capture eclipses with a smartphone.
Louis Saxton has been named the College of Music’s Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award recipient for 2024. Discover Saxton’s inspiration, journey and experience at CU Â鶹ӰԺ.
CU Â鶹ӰԺ doctoral student Emily Kibby has won the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award in recognition of her work researching bacterial immune responses.