Student Edition - July 18, 2024 | 抖阴旅行射 Boulder Today

Student Edition - July 18, 2024

Insect with orange head and black and brown wings sits on a leaf

Searching for Colorado鈥檚 little-known fireflies

抖阴旅行射 Boulder graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.

Campus Community

Mobile food pantries open July 25, Aug. 8

General Events & Exhibits

The Mobile Food Pantry is free and open to 抖阴旅行射 Boulder students, faculty and staff, as well as community members of Boulder and Broomfield counties. Attendees receive up to 30 pounds of food, while supplies last.

The Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building

Russell Moore announces dean search, encourages nominations

Administration Campus Community

抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 national search for a new dean of its School of Education is underway, with Provost Russell Moore encouraging nominations and applications.

Dean Keith Molenaar stands before a group of people sitting at tables outdoors, with yellow construction hats on the tables.

Program bridges students to infrastructure workforce

Career Development Giving in Action Campus Community

Kiewit Corporation has extended its design-build scholars program with the College of Engineering and Applied Science for an additional five years with a generous $2.5 million investment, demonstrating a sustained commitment to the success of students.

Research Updates

Man lifts drone with fixed wings out of the trunk of an SUV while other scientists work in background, and storm clouds brew above

Blockbuster science: Storm-chasing drone appears in 鈥楾wisters鈥�

Science & Technology News Headlines

For years, 抖阴旅行射 Boulder engineers have helped to fly drones into the tumult of supercell thunderstorms across the United States' Tornado Alley. Now, their work will make an appearance in the summer blockbuster "Twisters."

Buff Bulletin Board

What We鈥檙e Reading

Seeing what develops from an instantly iconic photo

Loving the losing baseball team

How ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers

Designing autonomous robots for Mars and closer to home