The  Ski team stands in front of the White House during a visit to honor the team.

ski team visits White House for College Champions Day

July 22, 2024

The Colorado ski team was one of several NCAA Championship teams at the White House that were celebrated at the College Champions Day.

Smoke Stacks Against Blue Sky

Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not

July 22, 2024

A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more sustainable, alternative.

A campus building is drenched in sun, with a blossoming branch of pink flowers in the foreground.

Come to the Summer Farewell Fest on Aug. 9

July 18, 2024

Enjoy a fun evening with your family and colleagues before the academic year begins. The event will feature free carnival games and inflatables, food, school supplies, music and information about wellness resources.

Rows of trailor trucks

How efforts to make heavy trucks more efficient could hit a roadblock

July 18, 2024

A new study suggests that the U.S. government’s push to increase heavy-duty trucks’ energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies’ anticipated effectiveness by 20%.

a redpoll finch

The redpoll finch saga: How two bird species just became one

July 18, 2024

The American Ornithological Society reclassified two previously distinct species of finch as one, based on genetic research by Boulder scientists. The move knocks one name off birders’ “life list” and raises questions about what a species really is.

A canvas bag of canned goods.

Mobile food pantries open July 25, Aug. 8

July 17, 2024

The Mobile Food Pantry is free and open to 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.

Dan Baker holds a plaque and poses for a group photo on a stage.

Daniel Baker recognized with international space science award

July 17, 2024

LASP Director Daniel Baker has received a joint award for scientists who’ve made distinguished pioneering contributions to promoting space research, establishing new space science research branches and founding new exploration programs.

Summer grass in sunshine on June 21, 2022. Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)

Marketplace getting an upgrade. Learn more July 29

July 17, 2024

The Marketplace is getting a redesign that includes improvements to non-catalog marketplace procurements. What does this mean? The Procurement Service Center will host an information session for questions and feedback.

Two people in white lab coats, wearing safety goggles, work near lab equipment lit by a green light.

Boulder receives $1M grant to advance biofabrication training for PhD students

July 17, 2024

Boulder’s Materials Science and Engineering Program received a grant to fund doctoral research training in biofabrication, a field that enables precise and effective ways to study and treat medical conditions, such as growing new organs or repairing damaged tissues.

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 ‘Twisters’

July 17, 2024

For years, 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."

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