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Graduate students set to innovate, expand research with prestigious NSF fellowships

March 29, 2017

Twenty-seven graduate students from across campus have been awarded the prestigious 2017 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.

Winner Pilar Prostko with Provost Moore, Dean Thompson and Chancellor DiStefano

Prostko presented staff award for excellence in outreach, engagement

March 24, 2017

The Office for Outreach and Engagement is pleased to announce Pilar Prostko, program coordinator and facilitator for ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Dialogues, has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Anne K. Heinz Staff Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement.

Student Annie Miller joins class remotely via Kubi robotic device

Kubi technology allows housebound student to attend class

March 24, 2017

Because she had hip surgery during winter break, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder student Annie Miller could not physically attend class in the beginning weeks of spring semester. A robot and some teamwork ensured she could attend remotely.

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Use your summer to the fullest

March 20, 2017

Did you know that approximately 8,000 students enroll in summer courses at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder each year? See how you can make the most of your summer.

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Results are in for campus learning management surveys

March 16, 2017

In the fall, the LMS Evaluation Initiative project team conducted a study to gather feedback about faculty and graduate teaching assistant experiences with campus learning management systems (LMS). Reports on the results are now available.

Gunnar Paulsen (‘18) working with farmers on the Acequia Project in the San Luis Valley

Several grad programs deemed 'tops' for 2018 by US News & World Report

March 14, 2017

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder’s graduate offerings—in environmental law, environmental engineering, aerospace engineering sciences and other areas—are once again named among the nation’s best.

Assistant Professor Thora Brylowe

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ scholar brings innovative hands-on teaching approach to English

March 13, 2017

Assistant Professor Thora Brylowe brought an innovative approach to her English course last fall, pledging to "depart from the lecture/discussion format" and emphasize hands-on project-based learning.

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Fernbach receives grant to study cognitive basis of extremism

March 10, 2017

What makes us argue so heatedly over things we know so little about? Philip Fernbach, assistant professor of marketing at Leeds School of Business, has received a grant to conduct research exploring how to improve public discourse.

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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder honored for graduating six physics teachers in 2015–16

March 10, 2017

The Physics Teacher Education Coalition recently announced ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's induction into The 5+ Club, a group of institutions recognized for graduating five or more physics teachers in a given year.

Students work together to study at a lounge on campus

In the Know: Top tips from juniors and seniors

March 8, 2017

Carrie Davidson, a senior studying journalism and art history, challenges fellow students to reconsider what they are "supposed to do" and instead follow their own path.

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