CASE building rendering

A continuum of services under one roof: CASE construction begins this August

May 26, 2016

Construction on the new Center for Academic Success and Engagement (or CASE building), which will be built atop the Euclid Autopark, will begin this August. This new building, which will initially house key components of the Office of Admissions and eventually various other important student and academic services, has been designed to serve as a gateway to campus for visitors and prospective students and families.

Cutting the ribbon at the formal dedication ceremony of Geometry Point

Playing with math at Geometry Point in Lafayette

May 26, 2016

After five years and the hard work of nearly 200 students, faculty and community members, Geometry Point at Romero Park in Lafayette is now open. Filled with colorful geometric shapes, math equations and artful displays of arithmetic, the park was designed to make math fun.

 Students working on laptops

College of Music alum creates open-source, free music creation platform

May 25, 2016

Hugh Lobel, a 2015 Doctor of Musical Arts graduate, is making it easier for anyone to compose their own music using his new platform, Music_SDP.

 3 men standing on the edge of a river in the San Luis Valley

Learning to be lawyers one ditch at a time

May 24, 2016

For Professor Sarah Krakoff and students from ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder, spring marks a transition from the halls of the Wolf Law Building to the fields of the San Luis Valley. Since 2012, Krakoff and her law students have regularly trekked to one of the largest high altitude deserts in the world, where they clear debris from irrigation ditches or acequias and provide free legal assistance to farmers whose water rights are in question.

 Old Main building with the Flatirons in the background

10 things to do this summer

May 24, 2016

For those of you staying in beautiful Boulder this summer, here are some of my favorite things to do during the warm months. I am Sarah Ellsworth: IPHY major, Boulder native and event connoisseur, and I hope you all have a fantastic summer.

Keane Southward in front of trail signs

Doing the leg work to write a symphony

May 17, 2016

Anyone living in Boulder, in the shadow of the Flatirons, could understand the allure of taking your work into the mountains. Keane Southard (MMus'11) has a hunch that the wind blowing through the trees, the sound of critters and the very contour of the earth will set a unique scene as he writes his first symphony.

Keane Southward in front of trail signs

Gifts establish new ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder capital markets program

May 17, 2016

A new University of Colorado Boulder program will enhance undergraduate curriculum offerings in property rights at the Leeds School of Business.

HR Corner: Summer and fall 2016 training schedule

May 17, 2016

The Office of Organizational and Employee Development invites ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder employees to attend upcoming seminars and courses. "Real Colors", "Emotional Intelligence", "Maximizing Generational Talent in Your Organization", and "StrengthsQuest" sessions are scheduled for the remainder of 2016. Programs are offered free of charge to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder employees. Space is limited and sessions are filling up fast.

 Ashley Brandin conducting

Principles of gaming give music students a one-up

May 12, 2016

College of Music alumna Ashley Brandin (MMus'13) is bringing the principles of video games into her music classrooms to get her students excited about learning.

Alan Kent, PhD

Wardenburg welcomes new Counseling and Psychiatric Services director

May 12, 2016

Wardenburg Health Services is pleased to announce that Alan Kent, PhD, has accepted the position of the director of Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Wardenburg Health Services effective July 18, 2016.

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