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CU Boulder hosted its first powwow in over a decade, but Indigenous students say it was an ‘uphill battle’

How the MAVEN spacecraft – led by CU Boulder – could help pave the way for human exploration on Mars

By Andrea Dukakis

JK Concepts, a woodworking company in north Denver, was found to have a significant pollution issue during a recent CU Boulder study

How scientific road trips through metro Denver found unexpected sources of air pollution

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CU offers voluntary retirement incentive

By Jenny Brundin

New ‘violence interrupter’ app built by and for youth in northeast Denver

By Jenny Brundin

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New CU enrollment numbers show an increase in Black and Latino students, bucking trends from other higher ed institutions.

Smoke from the Quarry fire hangs over Jefferson County's Meadow Ranch neighborhood.

Another troubling impact of wildfire smoke? Risk of youth mental illness, according to CU study

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University of Colorado faculty and students say proposed disclaimer restricts free speech

By Jenny Brundin

Three educators in front of a whiteboard create a "driving questions board" with sticky notes during an inquiryHub workshop.

New, open-source science curriculum out of CU has high school students learning through real-world situations and puzzles

By Jenny Brundin

NEW CU CHANCELLOR JUSTIN SCHWARTZ

Interview: Justin Schwartz, CU Boulder’s first new chancellor in 15 years, relishes the challenge of higher education

By Paolo Zialcita

A man holds his right arm up in the air signaling he made a three-point shot. He wears a dark tank top.

Coloradan Derrick White named to U.S. Olympic basketball team

By Andrew Villegas

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NCAA agrees to allow college athletes to transfer without losing a year of eligibility following lawsuit

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CU will use geothermal power on campus — as a test — on its way to zero emissions

By Jenny Brundin

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There are more women in CU Boulder’s class of freshman engineering students than anywhere else in the US

By Jenny Brundin

Climate change has ants on the march in Colorado

CU Boulder hires Justin Schwartz as new chancellor

By Jenny Brundin

The Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado are a piece of the geological puzzle of why the High Plains are so high

By Shanna Lewis

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Voters OK with dishonesty from candidates they support, a new study finds

By Andrea Dukakis

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