Tobias Niederwieser and Alexander Hoehn in a BioServe laboratory

Adapting research to social distancing on campus

July 6, 2020

After large portions of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, you could practically hear a pin drop on campus. But in the aerospace building, an array of space-critical research projects continued.

illustration of person being tested for COVID-19

Documenting fear, anger, grief, humor, love

June 22, 2020

Anthropology graduate students are exploring how we feel in a pandemic, creating a historical archive to document their feelings and categorize themes they see emerging during the coronavirus pandemic.

Boulder Food Rescue trailer

Alumni-run Boulder nonprofit steps up to provide produce during pandemic

June 17, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Boulder Food Rescue is stepping up even more to serve the growing needs of the Boulder County community.

Serene Singh

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder students, alumni take lead in fight against coronavirus

June 12, 2020

Students and alumni have helped spread awareness about how to maintain a safe environment; raised funds to help support students, staff and faculty; and led efforts to donate and 3D-print personal protective equipment.

Kristine Fischenich working on lab equipment

Former athlete is working to understand effects of soft tissue injuries

April 13, 2020

Postdoctoral research associate Kristine Fischenich wants to design therapeutic alternatives for the type of injuries she experienced when she was a young athlete.

Graduate Liaison Program group

Student liaisons get the word out on Graduate School offerings

Feb. 13, 2020

Liaisons serve as the primary contact for communicating with other graduate students in their representative areas. The liaisons share information about Graduate School events and initiatives, as well as gather ideas from peers about services that would be helpful.

Michelle Galetti stands among students in the UMC.

Student’s hearing loss inspires research on music jacket that lets her feel the beat

Feb. 4, 2020

Student Michelle Galetti considered leaving school after hearing loss. Instead, she continued her studies and developed a product that would give deaf people an experience of music.

Student with service dog in a lab coat and goggles

Xenna the service dog helps Navy vet do laboratory research

Dec. 10, 2019

For the first time at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, a service dog is enabling a wounded military veteran to pursue his dream of hands-on research in neuroscience, paving the way for greater accessibility in laboratory research.

Graduate student Julie Larson and undergraduate Emily Koke in grass

Pushing Boundaries: USDA fellowship funds study of Front Range grasslands

Sept. 16, 2019

To understand how to keep rangeland ecosystems working in the face of climate uncertainty, graduate student Julie Larson is studying how grassland vegetation responds to rainfall and grazing manipulations.

Jasmine Colgan, artist with vitiligo, poses for photo

Pushing Boundaries: As artist’s skin turns white, her art ruminates on the meaning

June 10, 2019

Diagnosed with vitiligo, student artist Jasmine Colgan says, “I am not a woman of color, but a woman of colors…My skin, which is both black and white, is a literalization of this fact of my existence.â€

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