Education & Outreach
Marking its ninth year, the summer Precollege Bridge Program continues its commendable role in guiding students toward their ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder journey. Since its inception, the program has engaged 172 precollege alumni.
An interdisciplinary team of graduate and undergraduate students is innovating with elementary teachers to teach science through music, art and movement.
A new program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is helping Native American undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College delve into astrophysics and more fully participate in scientific research that frequently happens on Indigenous lands.
Discover the inspiring story of Kayla Toledo, a member of the Jemez Indian Tribe, as she works to bring daycare to Native American families by creating a learning center where children can embrace their cultural heritage with guidance from the Rural Colorado Workshop Series.
Kevin Welner, a lawyer and professor of education at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, explained that individual college applicants can still mention how their race or ethnicity has shaped their lives in essays and interviews.
A group of 30 local participants joined to celebrate five years of successful collaboration through the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship. The weekend was full of positivity and entrepreneurial spirit as the group furthered their business concepts, which involve everything from allergy-sensitive foods to a tea experience on 50 acres of land.
The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, the largest research institute at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, is initiating an artist-in-residence program that will help connect STEM professionals, Front Range artists, K-12 students and the local community.
Colorado Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare’s Globe theater.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder's Deming Center for Entrepreneurship is transforming local high schools by showing how $5 can create a difference for students and their communities.
Community Impact Grants and Micro Grants that were awarded this spring will positively impact science, music, literacy, ethics, and math education in Colorado K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. Also funded were a community college research partnership, as well as arts and humanities programming.