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Scientists may have solved a Chaco Canyon mystery by hauling logs with their heads

Feb. 22, 2023

Roughly 1,000 years ago, ancient peoples carried more than 200,000 heavy timbers entirely on foot to a site in the modern-day Four Corners region called Chaco Canyon. CU Boulder researchers think they know how such a feat of human endurance may have been possible.

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Webb telescope spots super old, massive galaxies that shouldn鈥檛 exist

Feb. 22, 2023

In a new study, CU Boulder astrophysicist Erica Nelson and her colleagues spotted six "fuzzy dots" of light in images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The candidate galaxies may have existed just 500 to 700 million years after the Big Bang and contain almost as many stars as the Milky Way.

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Be part of Buffs All In March 8, CU Boulder鈥檚 first-ever day of giving

Feb. 22, 2023

For 24 hours, Forever Buffs will team up during the campus鈥檚 inaugural day of giving to support areas they value most. Donors will have the opportunity to support CU Boulder鈥檚 people, programs and trailblazing spirit through a number of featured funds.

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CU Boulder commencement set for May 11

Feb. 21, 2023

Thousands of degrees will be awarded at commencement on May 11. The tradition-filled ceremony is designed for the campus community, families and friends to honor the remarkable graduates. Alumni who graduated during winter conferral in December of 2022 are invited to attend as well.

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Professor aims to comfort, protect students in aftermath of Club Q

Feb. 21, 2023

Kristie Soares, assistant professor of women and gender studies and co-director of the LGBTQ Certificate Program, outlines resources, safe spaces and people鈥檚 varying experience of grief.

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Creative Distillation podcast back and better than ever

Feb. 21, 2023

Join podcast co-hosts Jeff York and Brad Werner as they discuss the latest actionable insights from businesses and research for entrepreneurs and 鈥渋ntrapreneurs.鈥�

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Join Thriving in Community, a Feb. 23 workshop for new faculty

Feb. 20, 2023

For faculty in their first three years at CU Boulder, join a workshop on faculty relations and governance, with discussion of the resources, supports and options available through the Boulder Faculty Assembly, Office of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Ombuds.

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5 burning questions about ChatGPT, answered by humans

Feb. 20, 2023

Artificial intelligence has reached an "inflection point," according to technology experts from CU Boulder. New tools like ChatGPT, which rolled out late last year, are poised to transform offices, high school classrooms and more鈥攊n potentially good and bad ways.

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Under the iron heel: Author discusses 鈥榃obblies鈥� and the capitalist war on radical workers

Feb. 20, 2023

Enjoy a Q&A with Professor Ahmed White, whose new book gives a dramatic, deeply researched account of how legal repression and vigilantism brought down the Wobblies, and how the destruction of their union haunts us to this day.

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How to gain professional experience at an on-campus job

Feb. 20, 2023

On-campus jobs offer students a flexible way to earn money while developing relevant skills for future employment and careers. Consider how to position yourself professionally by gaining experience at an on-campus job.

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