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The power and importance of rock music

Oct. 26, 2016

Mike Barnett is on a mission. The long-time rock drummer—recognizable in the halls of Imig Music by his long hair and all-black attire—wants students at CU Boulder to recognize that they have a role to play in the world around them. That they have a voice that can—and should—be a part of the national cultural and political dialogue.

CU Boulder geology students working in the field walk down a trail surrounded by mountain slopes, green grass, shrubs and trees.

No. 2 in geosciences in global rankings

Oct. 25, 2016

CU Boulder is No. 2 in geosciences in global rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings represent the 1,000 best universities in the world across​ 65 countries.

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New '4+1' program adds up for future teachers

Oct. 24, 2016

The School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies have partnered to offer a new program that will allow future teachers to earn a bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies and a master’s degree in education in five years. The new “4+1 Ethnic Studies and Education Concurrent Degree Program” (BA/MA) will begin admitting students in spring 2017.

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Annual research report highlights Grand Challenge and other inspiring work

Oct. 21, 2016

The Research & Innovation Office, previously the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, creates impact by cultivating and supporting collaboration, transformation and leadership across CU Boulder. The recently released annual research report includes an array of research highlights from fiscal 2015-16. Read the stories and check out a video on CU Boulder's Grand Challenge: Our Space. Our Future.

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Wish I had known: The Writing Center

Oct. 20, 2016

Have you ever felt clueless when writing a paper? Are you worried that your paper is made up of a series of un-cohesive thoughts jumbled together? If the only thing you know about writing comes from what gets highlighted in red in Microsoft Office, then The Writing Center is your new best friend.

CU Boulder Public Achievement coaches take a break from their social action work with students at Centaurus High School.

Public Achievement brings K-12 students to campus to make social change

Oct. 19, 2016

More than 100 middle and high school students from Boulder County are joining 35 undergraduates Friday to tour campus and participate in workshops with community and campus organizations to address public issues impacting their communities. The students are part of the Public Achievement (PA) program, a youth-led civic engagement initiative promoting student voice and transformative change.

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Evaluating our campus learning management system

Oct. 19, 2016

CU Boulder faculty, students and staff are undergoing an initiative to evaluate the university learning management system, Desire2Learn, to determine whether it meets CU Boulder’s teaching and learning needs as part of an array of digital instructional tools.

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Course to take students through the creepy craft of horror writing

Oct. 19, 2016

Building suspense, scaring readers and incorporating gore, disgust and revulsion into fiction plots. ŔÖ˛Ą´«Ă˝ will examine these elements of writing during a Winter Session course that's open to the public, led by Stephen Graham Jones, acclaimed horror writer and professor. Part of the class will take place at the famous Stanley Hotel, said by some to be haunted.

Faculty member Jane Page assists two students in a Shakespeare class

Campus launches into redesigned accreditation review

Oct. 18, 2016

The campus community is once again embarking on an accreditation review by the nonprofit Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an independent corporation founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.

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Registration tips

Oct. 17, 2016

Registration for the spring semester is right around the corner. Be sure you're prepared.

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