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The moon

5 essential reads on modern lunar missions

Dec. 14, 2023

Scientists and space agencies are shooting for the moon. Chandrayaan-3’s successful landing made 2023 a big year for lunar exploration, and future years will come with even more discoveries. Look back on The Conversation archives, featuring CU expert Paul Hayne.

CHBE winners

2 students take home top awards from engineering college

Dec. 14, 2023

Two graduating seniors from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering—Katayoun Jamei and Ashish Srivastava—earned Fall 2023 Graduating Student Awards from ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Snowy scenic of Old Main

²ÊÃñ±¦µä ranks among best colleges for future leaders

Dec. 14, 2023

²ÊÃñ±¦µä has been ranked among the nation’s top public and private universities in Time Magazine’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders.

Students studying inside Norlin Library

²ÊÃñ±¦µä agrees to temporary contract extension with Elsevier

Dec. 14, 2023

²ÊÃñ±¦µä along with 16 universities in Colorado and Wyoming will move to a contract extension with Elsevier, an academic publisher, that will ensure access to journals while yearlong negotiations continue over costs of a new multi-year read access contract.

Cassidy Davis

CMCI outstanding graduate looks ahead to career in sports media

Dec. 14, 2023

Strategic communication student Cassidy Davis has a deep love for CU and sports. This December, she was announced as the recipient of the William W. White Outstanding Graduate Award.

D'Andra Mull

Buffs, have a great winter break

Dec. 14, 2023

As the semester winds down, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs D’Andra Mull encourages students to relax, recharge and use their time intentionally over winter break.

Professor Sona Dimidijan and Psychologist Julia Zigarelli stand in front of the capitol.

Crown Institute champions peer-to-peer mental health support

Dec. 13, 2023

On Dec. 12, the bipartisan Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act cleared a committee of the United States Senate. ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s Crown Institute has been engaging with legislators on groundbreaking research and access to peer-to-peer models of support.

Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet

Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet to give keynote talk for MLK Day event Jan. 22

Dec. 13, 2023

²ÊÃñ±¦µä has invited Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, an abolitionist organizer, educator, minister and scholar, to be the keynote speaker at a campus convocation to honor and reflect on the implications of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, considering current contexts.

Aerial view of a snowy campus

Campus Sustainability Executive Council to lead sustainability implementation efforts

Dec. 13, 2023

A new council, chaired by Patrick O’Rourke, will be charged with leading overarching campus sustainability implementation efforts, including driving action, transparency and accountability around ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s carbon neutrality commitments and the forthcoming campus Climate Action Plan.

Baby

Breast milk shown to boost baby’s brain and gut health

Dec. 13, 2023

A new study of compounds found in baby poop suggests breast milk, including milk supplemented with formula, improves infant gut health in ways that benefit brain development and could impact test scores. The findings could also be used to improve formula.

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