The CU Ski team stands in front of the White House during a visit to honor the team.

CU ski team visits White House for College Champions Day

July 22, 2024

The Colorado ski team was one of several NCAA Championship teams at the White House that were celebrated at the College Champions Day.

Rows of trailor trucks

How efforts to make heavy trucks more efficient could hit a roadblock

July 18, 2024

A new study suggests that the U.S. government’s push to increase heavy-duty trucks’ energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies’ anticipated effectiveness by 20%.

Two people in white lab coats, wearing safety goggles, work near lab equipment lit by a green light.

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· receives $1M grant to advance biofabrication training for PhD students

July 17, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Materials Science and Engineering Program received a grant to fund doctoral research training in biofabrication, a field that enables precise and effective ways to study and treat medical conditions, such as growing new organs or repairing damaged tissues.

Three people in spacesuit-like gear appear to work with equipment in a dry hilly outdoor space.

Designing autonomous robots for Mars and closer to home

July 15, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· alumnus Pawel Sawicki is exploring the barren landscape of Mars and testing out critical new technologies through a one-of-a-kind experience here on Earth.

Dean Keith Molenaar stands before a group of people sitting at tables outdoors, with yellow construction hats on the tables.

Program bridges students to infrastructure workforce

July 15, 2024

Kiewit Corporation has extended its design-build scholars program with the College of Engineering and Applied Science for an additional five years with a generous $2.5 million investment, demonstrating a sustained commitment to the success of students.

Drone footage of the Center for Community on campus

Campus to welcome largest conference in 19 years

July 14, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Conference Services is set to accommodate the National Order of the Arrow for six days starting July 29. The large-scale event will fill 6,000 campus beds, 500 local hotel rooms and 170 campus event spaces.

The Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building

Russell Moore announces dean search, encourages nominations

July 12, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s national search for a new dean of its School of Education is underway, with Provost Russell Moore encouraging nominations and applications.

Derrick White (Courtesy CU Athletics)

Derrick White named to USA Basketball, heading to Olympic Games

July 11, 2024

Former Buffalo Derrick White, who helped lead the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in June, has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, which will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Ann Schmiesing

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Ann Schmiesing named interim chancellor at CU Denver

July 11, 2024

Effective Aug. 26, Ann Schmiesing will be the interim chancellor at CU’s Denver campus, as announced by President Todd Saliman. Schmiesing currently serves as vice chancellor for academic resource management at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.

 CUPD Officer Simon wearing his cowboy hat while on patrol on July 6, 2024.

Some ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· police sporting new look

July 10, 2024

Uniformed ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· police officers and residential service officers are now allowed to wear cowboy hats. The Stetson style, which is optional, offers extra protection from the elements.

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