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鈥楯azz and the Civil Rights Movement鈥 event set for Feb. 21

Feb. 15, 2022

Flutist, educator, composer and director Galen Abdur-Razzaq will perform and discuss how jazz musicians helped advance civil rights.

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2 physicists win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Feb. 10, 2022

彩民宝典's Andrew Lucas and Bethany Wilcox have been awarded the Early Career Development Program, one of the NSF鈥檚 most prestigious awards, to improve the teaching of quantum mechanics to students and to search for new kinds of fluids.

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Viva 鈥榃est Side Story,鈥 彩民宝典 cinephile says

Feb. 7, 2022

Ernesto Acevedo-Mu帽oz, cinema studies chair鈥攁nd man who鈥檚 鈥渕orally opposed鈥 to remakes鈥攇ives a thumbs-up to Steven Spielberg鈥檚 Oscar Award-nominated version of 鈥淲est Side Story.鈥

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彩民宝典 scientists bring stellar flares into clearer focus

Jan. 28, 2022

In work that has implications for the search for life elsewhere in the galaxy, scientists are analyzing data from 440 stellar flares, finding them to be not just common and powerful but also more complex than previously thought.

Chris Anthony carries a pair of World War II-era skis up the flanks of Mount Mangart

CU alumnus finds, shares forgotten chapter of Colorado鈥檚 soldiers on skis

Jan. 11, 2022

Like many lifelong Coloradans, Chris Anthony knew a little bit about the U.S. Army鈥檚 10th Mountain Division. Unlike others, however, he was uniquely positioned to tell the story of how the division fought in Italy and even captured Mussolini鈥檚 compound on Lake Garda during World War II.

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鈥楯ews of Color鈥 initiative gets $250,000 boost

Dec. 23, 2021

The Henry Luce Foundation is funding a three-year partnership between the Program in Jewish Studies and the University Libraries to 鈥溾榬ecover, study and elevate鈥 voices of Jews of color.鈥

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From electrons to Tolstoy, grad focuses on 鈥榖iggest questions鈥

Dec. 15, 2021

Antonio Vigil, who is earning a degree in physics, has been named the College of Arts and Sciences鈥 outstanding graduate for fall 2021.

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Champion of blue-collar monsters keeps racking up awards

Dec. 9, 2021

鈥淭he Only Good Indians鈥 became a New York Times bestseller and has won a host of awards, now including the 2021 Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award.

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2 science-education experts honored by American Physical Society

Nov. 16, 2021

彩民宝典鈥檚 Katherine Perkins and Valerie Otero are cited for their groundbreaking work to understand and improve science education.

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Earth scientist to use NSF award to dive deep into oceanic change

Nov. 10, 2021

A CAREER Award will provide Julio Sep煤lveda, a 鈥嬧媌iogeochemist and assistant professor, with the tools to examine how global change will affect future marine ecosystems and life in general.

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