���񱦵�

Remarkable community, remarkable individuals—past and present

• A century later, CU officially remembers Lucile Berkeley Buchanan
• ���񱦵� ranks best in world for geosciences, rises to No. 43 overall in global standings
• ���񱦵� student wins coveted Rhodes Scholarship

Welcoming new Buffs

• ���񱦵� sees success from affordability efforts, welcomes most diverse freshman class
• Mel Tucker named head football coach at Colorado
• Parker Commander Doreen Jokerst named CU police chief
• Sandy Jones named dean of students
• A new dean's take on University Libraries and the campus with Robert McDonald

Standouts in space

• GOLD space weather instrument launches
• Taking the measure of an asteroid
• Engineers, students played key role in hunt for alien worlds
• Mars terraforming not possible using present-day technology
• Collective gravity, not Planet Nine, may explain the orbits of 'detached objects'
• Researchers catch supermassive black hole burping...twice

Back on Earth, more in research: 10 ���񱦵� science stories you won’t want to miss from 2018

Breaking ground and building campus resources

• CASE building set to open as first 4 programs move in
• Aerospace building construction celebrates topping out
• See what the new campus Startup Hub is all about
• In a new home, Veteran and Military Affairs offers services and community

Stewarding sustainability

• 'Air garden' provides fresh salad greens steps from Village Center dining tables
• ���񱦵� waste diversion tops 50 percent for first time

Startups see success

• Leading toy maker Sphero acquires ���񱦵�-bred startup Specdrums
• New Venture Challenge finalist Statehill acquired by Politico venture
• Double Helix nano-imaging company whirls up $1 million investment

Student-athletes, coaches make some champion moves

• Ceal Barry selected for Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
• Olympian Buffs head to the winter games in Pyeongchang
• CU women's cross-country team wins 2018 NCAA Championship
• Former student-athlete Phillip Lindsay continues to make history

More from Athletics:

Furry friends bring smiles to campus

• Baby goats help yogis connect with nature and their inner-kid
• Reducing stress with a wag, a woof and a nuzzle: Therapy dogs on campus
• Bark Buddies back at the libraries this month

Speakers share their perspectives

In a year when ���񱦵� launched its free expression website, providing legal and political contexts, as well as planning resources, answers to frequently asked questions, and more, an array of impactful speakers drew crowds of engaged community members.

Visiting were Aly Raisman, Anderson Cooper, Ann Coulter, Bobby Seale, Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens, Kate Brown, Ken Burns, Mae Jemison, Scott Kelly and Vicente Fox. Also, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held public hearings that included a visit from the governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello.

Leading the way to a better work-life for staff

After the initial announcement in the summer, ���񱦵� was able to expand this benefit to classified staff in the fall, who are under the purview of the state of Colorado.

• ���񱦵� enhances parental leave policy, offering 6 weeks with pay

Can’t get enough?

Take a look back at the year in images through Scene at CU. The photo and video series reveals breathtaking scenery, campus involvement and everyday life at “dear old CU.”