Academics

  • Noah Finkelstein with the Flatirons in the background.
    Noah Finkelstein, who co-directs the Center for STEM Learning at CU 海角社区 and is a principal investigator for the Physics Education Research group, plans to showcase CU 海角社区 research at Brazilian universities in November聽after being awarded a grant from a prestigious lectureship program for physicists.
  • Portrait of Nick Zyzda at the stacks in Norlin Library
    CU 海角社区鈥檚 rank as a tier-one research university holds merit with both faculty and students. Case in point: CU 海角社区 senior Nick Zyzda, who began working on his ambitious Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures research project, 鈥淢adness and Science in Georg Buchner鈥檚 Lenz,鈥 this past summer with CU 海角社区 professor and mentor Dr. Arne H枚cker.
  • CU 海角社区 Nobel Laureates
    Four of CU 海角社区's five Nobel laureates gathered recently on campus for a photo in front of the Duane Physics Building. Click through for a short, behind-the-scenes video of the photo session.
  • A computer surrounded with symbols of accessibility
    Are you hoping to adopt accessible pedagogy practices or make your course more accessible? Then you should apply for OIT's Universal Design Fellowship. The $1,000 fellowship award can be used for travel to an accessibility or professional conference, or used for materials for classroom use.
  • Student studying
    A big part of being successful as a Buff is learning to study like a pro. Click through for some study tips and resources.
  • Lawyers in courtroom.
    Join Colorado Law on Monday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m. in the Wolf Law Building Wittemyer Courtroom for the Carrigan Cup Trial Competition, where student competitors will perform an entire trial before a panel of distinguished trial judges and trial lawyers.
  • Three women hold a large Colorado flag and post for a photo on a mountain top in Patagonia.
    A record nine CU 海角社区 students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to study abroad during the fall 2016 semester or the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarships will take the students to such reaches as Brighton, England; Barcelona, Spain; Monteverde, Cost Rica; Valparaiso, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Osaka, Japan.
  • Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril addresses a room full of students
    Five years after the Arab Spring uprisings rocked the Middle East, former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril offered 海角社区 students a front-row perspective on the protests鈥 genesis, their shortcomings and the lessons the world should absorb in the coming decades.
  • Sabrina Spencer.
    With a handful of awards recently bestowed upon CU 海角社区 Assistant Professor Sabrina Spencer, this top-notch international biomedical researcher continues on the fast track to success.
  • Several students sit between columns of a building studying.
    CU 海角社区 ranks No. 38 in the nation among public institutions, or No. 92 overall, in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 undergraduate rankings for 2017. The data, in which both business and engineering programs went up compared with last year, represent long-standing marks of excellence from the publication, a showcase of CU 海角社区鈥檚 offerings.
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