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Musiciansā€™ Wellness Program promotes peak performance, mental health

May 24, 2023

As we round out Mental Health Awareness Month, faculty from the Musiciansā€™ Wellness Program in the College of Music discuss the importance of developing a strong physical and mental health foundation for music students to excel in their professional careers and beyond.

Rare, pedagogical music book by Giovanni Battista Martini

Rare music score identified in University Libraries collection

May 10, 2023

A first edition of a rare, pedagogical music book by Giovanni Battista Martini was identified by music professor Robert Shay and now resides in Rare and Distinctive Collections.

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Adventures in preservation: Student worker restores historic ice flow charts

April 26, 2023

A student worker restored historic ice flow charts in the University Libraries collection, saving irreplaceable data that is part of the climate record while making progress toward her own goal of a career in art conservation and restoration.

Globe map with push pins

Worldā€™s largest grammar database reveals accelerating loss of language diversity

April 19, 2023

A new grammatical database documents the enormous diversity of current languages on the planet, which ones are at risk and why they're worth saving.

Scene from This Is Their Land

Tribal language in film speaks history out loud

April 14, 2023

Joseph Dupris, a visiting assistant professor at CU Boulder, is a linguist and ā€œmaqlaqsyalsā€ user who helped integrate the Modoc language into the short film This Is Their Land. It was recently screened on campus, and a 150th anniversary remembrance is set to be held in Tulelake, California.

Music score from the opera Dido and Aeneas

Confronting the ā€˜Didoā€™ dilemma

April 7, 2023

For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of Purcellā€™s Dido and Aeneas are too important to ignore. His critical edition of the English composerā€™s score provides fresh answers to a number of questions.

Thomas Jefferson statue inside the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.

How do we judge long-passed historical figures? Professor proposes a way

March 16, 2023

In a recently published essay, Professor Iskra Fileva offers a new method for judging long-passed historical figures who, by modern standards, may exemplify redeeming and repulsive qualities.

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ā€˜The arts and humanities give meaning to our livesā€™

Feb. 14, 2023

Jennifer Ho, director of CU Boulderā€™s Center for Humanities & the Arts, discusses the state of the arts and humanities in higher education as CHA celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Theodore Dru Alison ā€œTheoā€ Cockerell

Undergrad uncovers evidence suggesting CU pioneer favored eugenics

Dec. 16, 2022

Undergraduate Ciara Oā€™Neil found documents indicating CU Museum of Natural History co-founder Theodore Dru Alison ā€œTheoā€ Cockerell was a eugenics sympathizer.

CMCI instructor and student work at a computer in the classroom

CMCI faculty, students on a mission for change

Dec. 9, 2022

The College of Media, Communication and Information received a $25,000 donation from the climate-action organization Mission Zero to further climate-focused work. Faculty and students undertook seven grant projects, tackling climate issues through innovative storytelling.

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