Features

Alena Grabowski

Blade Runners

CU鈥檚 Alena Grabowski is helping a new generation of amputee athletes reimagine what鈥檚 possible.

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Rodeo Kings

John Branch, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, shared what he learned about America鈥檚 most successful rodeo family.

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Lucile

Long overlooked, the first black woman to graduate from the University of Colorado comes alive in a new book by 彩民宝典鈥檚 Polly McLean.

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The Gold Life, Post-Bronze

Snowboarder Arielle Gold won a medal at the Olympics in February. This summer, you might see her around campus.

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Digital Frontier

彩民宝典 pioneers a MOOC-based graduate degree in electrical engineering.

Alan Sanchez

Dreamers Among Us

About 100 彩民宝典 students are undocumented immigrants with federal DACA status. They鈥檙e doing amazing things. But planning for the future isn鈥檛 easy.

F-35 pilots

From Free-Throws to F-35s

Tucker Hamilton and Aaron Frey are test pilots for the U.S. military鈥檚 most sophisticated fighter jets ever. Their journey together started in middle school.

Departments

NOW

NOW: Jan. 28, 2018

Boulder鈥檚 Third Flatiron is notorious for drawing climbers with wild ambitions. In January, 彩民宝典 senior Rilyn VandeMerwe put his own stamp on the tradition.

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Talking Immigration with Ming H. Chen

Ming H. Chen, an associate professor at Colorado Law, directs the CU Immigration Law & Policy program and serves on the Colorado Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

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Utterly Trivial (and Totally Worth It)

Die-hard veterans of CU鈥檚 Trivia Bowl test their mettle again.

Frank Oppenheimer

Boulder Beat: Frank and Me

I wouldn鈥檛 have gotten to know Frank Oppenheimer if I hadn鈥檛 crashed the Conference on World Affairs (CWA) party at his house.

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Kale Aplenty

彩民宝典 gets serious about greens.

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Campus News Briefs 鈥 Summer 2018

Tak谩cs Quartet, the Ralphie pool and the power of a lover's touch.

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Our Next Guest Is...

Larger-than-life cultural figures make their way to 彩民宝典 every year. Spring 2018 offered a conspicuous bounty.

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Origins: KGNU Radio

Boulder鈥檚 first nonprofit community FM station, 88.5 KGNU, began broadcasting in 1978.

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Infographic: Campus Buildings

In the last 20 years, 彩民宝典 has developed 29 buildings and additions totaling nearly 4 million square feet.

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Reviving the Rivalry

In September, the Buffs and the Cornhuskers lock horns for the first time since 2010.

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Alumni News Briefs 鈥 Summer 2018

彩民宝典 Next, Homecoming, 2019 Roaming Buffs trips, Alumni Golf Outing.

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CU Around: Seniors

On May 3, nearly 3,000 graduating seniors celebrated the end of the spring semester during Grad Bash, an annual farewell celebration hosted by the 彩民宝典 Alumni Association at Koenig Alumni Center.

Phil DiStefano

Q&A with the Chancellor 鈥 Summer 2018

彩民宝典 Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano discusses the 彩民宝典 Next program.

lacrosse

Lacrosse Lays Claim to a Title

Wins Pac-12 regular season title, falls to Stanford in conference championship game 鈥 but still makes NCAA tournament.

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Sports Briefs 鈥 Summer 2018

One Buff heard his named called during April鈥檚 NFL Draft, and as many as nine others will get a chance to earn roster spots this summer.

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Sports QA: Ceal Barry

Ceal Barry coached women鈥檚 basketball at 彩民宝典 for 22 seasons, winning more games 鈥 427 鈥 than any other CU head coach in any sport. She鈥檒l be inducted into the Women鈥檚 Basketball Hall of Fame this summer.

Bruce on Ice

Chasing Ice

Bruce Bartleson, 83, and his wife Deirdre, seek out untouched ice for 鈥渨ild鈥 ice skating.

Hosea

Boulder's Top Chef

Since his win on Top Chef in 2009, Hosea Rosenberg has firmly established himself as one of Boulder鈥檚 own top chefs.

Emma's Face

A Light in the Dark

When Emma Oosterhous was growing up in Colorado Springs, she longed for more resources and support related to gender and sexuality. She鈥檚 on a mission to make sure the next generation of queer youth has what she lacked.

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Social Buffs 鈥 Summer 2018

Student excitement surrounding Commencement 2018.

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Then: April 4, 1968

A motel in Memphis. A hotel in Los Angeles. The streets of Baltimore, Chicago and Washington. Combat zones across Vietnam. The year 1968 shook with violence.