Liberated prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria, May 1945

Child survivor of concentration camp to give testimony Feb. 28

Feb. 24, 2023

Judith Winkel is a child survivor of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. This virtual event is co-organized by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History.

Graphic illustrating several bands and musicians popular in the 1970s

From Aretha Franklin to Grateful Dead, presenters to explore music of 1970s

Feb. 24, 2023

The March 4 installment of CU on the Weekend will explore influential trends in Black power and soul music, punk, jam bands and Jewish soul. Jay Keister, Reiland Rabaka, Micheal Sebulsky and Jeremy Smith, guided by moderator Keith Waters, will discuss the musical and cultural legacies of several artists and groups.

Bathroom scale and tape measurer

Excess weight, obesity more deadly than previously believed

Feb. 23, 2023

New CU Boulder research finds that overweight populations have a 22% higher mortality risk than those of healthy weight, while obese populations have as much as double the risk. The study found that about 1 in 6 adult deaths in the U.S. are related to excess weight or obesity.

Pine trees covered in snow on the CU Boulder campus

Diversity, equity and inclusion update: February 2023 issue

Feb. 23, 2023

The campus community is invited to events coinciding with Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and raising awareness about issues and identities in the transgender community. Read up on this and more.

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Having built a business in Russia, alum fled as war began

Feb. 23, 2023

Benjamin Lourie’s career has made twists and turns, taking him to outer Mongolia and back to Moscow, where he opened a Tex-Mex restaurant near Red Square—two weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Laura Klein dressed in Regency clothes and playing piano

Historical musicology grad student presents The Jane Austen Playlist

Feb. 23, 2023

For first-year doctoral student Laura Klein, a visit to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire, inspired The Jane Austen Playlist: Love and Music of Regency England. On Feb. 25, Klein will capture the essence of Austen’s six major novels in a dramatized performance.

Majid Zamani in the classroom

Working toward safer autonomous systems

Feb. 23, 2023

Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science. He leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab and helps protect human life through safer autonomous systems.

Taylor Raven and Max Hosmer from the 2015 production of Cinderella

Cendrillon opera March 17–19 an interpretation of the classic Cinderella

Feb. 23, 2023

Good opera doesn’t always have to be about spurned lovers and bitter betrayal. Take in a tale of magic, wonder and hope with CU Presents and the Eklund Opera Program. Single-ticket discounts are available for youth, CU students and employees, and others.

Orit Peleg

Talking with the fireflies: Orit Peleg receives CAREER Award

Feb. 23, 2023

The assistant professor of computer science has just received $900,000 over the next five years to learn how fireflies in a swarm synchronize their lighting displays. She's using LEDs, VR and big tents in the wilderness to signal to the fireflies...and they're signaling back.

DROPS team lying side by side on the grass

CU Boulder drone cargo senior project wins national award

Feb. 23, 2023

Team DROPS has earned first place in the 2023 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SciTech International Student Conference for their senior design project.

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