'Hektor wirft Paris seine Weichlichkeit vor' by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein in 1786

‘Alien familiarity’ of ‘The Iliad’ gets a makeover

Dec. 4, 2023

It’s not easy to create a work of literature that truly lasts. In a critically acclaimed new translation of “The Iliad,” CU Boulder classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.

Agnes Beaudry

Mathematician Agnès Beaudry wins high recognition from peers

Nov. 29, 2023

The American Mathematical Society named Agnès Beaudry a fellow. Beaudry is the sixth CU Boulder faculty member to garner this distinction.

Picket line of protesters

Employer-labor relations in the balance

Nov. 28, 2023

Associate Professor Vilja Hulden’s recent book “The Bosses’ Union” highlights how employers organized to fight labor before the New Deal.

Runzhe Li on a horse

Student takes on global DIY climate action

Nov. 27, 2023

CU Boulder senior Runzhe Li is attending the major U.N. climate conference, COP28, as an independent scholar. At CU Boulder, Li is majoring in economics with a minor in atmospheric and oceanic sciences.

Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Donna Summer

Soul sisters, funksters and Afro-disco divas: The heroes of an unsung movement

Nov. 21, 2023

In a new book, CU Boulder researcher Reiland Rabaka focuses on the relationship between the Black Women’s Liberation Movement and its music, heralding pioneers such as Aretha Franklin.

Vintage horror movie posters

Alone in the woods...but not screaming for help

Nov. 17, 2023

CU Boulder sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the “damsel in distress” trope.

alumnus Markos Scheer with kelp spools

Kelp and oyster farm yields jobs and hope

Nov. 16, 2023

With help from National Geographic, CU Boulder alumnus Markos Scheer expands a kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture.

World globe

Global Grants Fund gets big boost from chancellor

Nov. 14, 2023

The International Affairs Program has unlocked a $200,000 fundraising match commitment, helping support study abroad experiences.

Roe Green Theatre ribbon cutting with alumna Roe Green and Chancellor Phil DiStefano

From renderings to reality: Renovated Roe Green Theatre opens

Nov. 10, 2023

With the grand opening of the renovated Roe Green Theatre on Nov. 3, the university has ushered in a new era for CU Boulder’s Department of Theatre & Dance. To celebrate, the department hosted a celebratory ribbon-cutting.

Gary Wall receives the Los Alamos Medal

Pursuing purpose through physics

Nov. 10, 2023

Gary Wall, a 1970 CU Boulder physics graduate, won the Los Alamos Medal in recognition of more than 50 years of distinguished work at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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