Campus Community
Students are working toward "usable science," a transformational way to connect scientists with the people their research serves.
Private donations to the University of Colorado Boulder rose about 29 percent to a record $145.8 million in fiscal year 2016, which translates into a range of new opportunities for students across a variety of academic disciplines.
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 as the first Hispanic member on the bench of the nation’s highest court, spoke of self-worth and determination to a crowd of nearly 1,800 at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Macky Auditorium on Sept. 2. 

Students enrolled in a new internship program run by the Center for Asian Studies at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· get real-world job experience and cultural immersion in Japan. Look for details on an information session in November. The center is currently identifying employers who will host student interns next summer. The deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2017.
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is branching out in its efforts to curb bullying among young people in Colorado schools. Beyond visiting schools with its "upstander" message, the festival - in partnership with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, also based at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· - has created an educational video with an important message: you have the choice to make your world a safer place.
From Boulder to Washington D.C., Ruthe Farmer is making it possible for women of all ages to get involved with technology — one student at a time.
<div>
This Saturday, the Class of 2020 began their 30-day countdown to the start of their college careers… which means it is only three weeks until Move-In 2016. Have you made your plans for this year’s event?</div>
<p>Excitement for the Olympics in Rio is building for CU alumni Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn. The two track and field stars and training partners are aiming for gold when they compete in August at the XXXI Olympiad in Rio.</p>
<p>BBA has been responsible for developing and promoting new professional master’s degrees at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· for both on-campus and distance students. These services will now be expanded to all graduate education. With this move, the Graduate School will also be responsible for developing ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Ʒ’s Massive Open Online Courses, known as MOOCs.</p>
<p>For Patrick Cruz, studying archaeological sites in southern Colorado and northern New Mexico this summer was a way to hone his skills. But the trip also allowed Cruz, a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· archaeology graduate student, to retrace the journey his Tewa ancestors made centuries ago.</p>