Deion Sanders (Coach Prime), smiles during a humorous moment during the press conference announcing his hiring as University of Colorado football teamÕs 28th head coach at the Touchdown Club at Folsom Field on December 4, 2022. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Deion ‘Coach Prime’ Sanders makes debut as CU’s head football coach

Dec. 4, 2022

Just before midnight on Saturday night at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, more than a dozen football fans joined news crews waiting for the arrival of the next era for University of Colorado Buffaloes football. Later at a press conference, Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders was welcomed by many more.

View of Old Main through a paned window

Provost closes out semester with BFA update

Dec. 2, 2022

At the 鶹 Faculty Assembly meeting Thursday, Provost Russell Moore discussed support of the possibility of instructors having the option to move their contracts to 12 months instead of 9 months; a unified approach to instructor promotion raises; supporting Iranian faculty, staff and students; and more.

Robin Wall Kimmerer event

‛Braiding Sweetgrass’ author offers Indigenous prescription to address climate change

Dec. 1, 2022

At a sold-out talk, Robin Wall Kimmerer discussed the importance of tapping Indigenous knowledge “not so that we can go back to some imagined past but so we can go forward together and find solutions that are not embedded only by the Western worldview.”

People holding a Woman, Life, Freedom sign in protest

What to do about Iran? Let Iranians show the way, panelists argue

Dec. 1, 2022

A panel of CU 鶹 and local municipal government leaders agreed there are a variety of actions U.S. citizens can take to support the current protests in Iran—primarily by listening to and following the lead of the Iranian people themselves.

A house in India tipping precariously into the Ganges River

2022 Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize winner announced at CU 鶹

Nov. 30, 2022

Photography 4 Humanity, in partnership with United Nations Human Rights and CU 鶹, has announced the winning photograph of the organization's global challenge: Masood Sarwer’s “The endless dance of erosion.”

Women's volleyball team celebrates on the court

2 Buffs awarded All-Pac-12 honors

Nov. 30, 2022

Meegan Hart and Lexi Hadrych were both honored with 2022 Pac-12 Women's Volleyball year-end accolades. Hart was selected as an All-Pac-12 team member, and Hadrych earned an honorable mention.

Landsat 9

CIRES director to testify on the critical role of Earth observation satellite data

Nov. 30, 2022

Waleed Abdalati will testify before the Subcommittee on Space and Science in a hearing convened by Sen. John Hickenlooper, titled “Landsat at 50 & the Future of U.S. Satellite-based Earth Observation.” Tune in on Dec. 1.

Person checking phone

Coming soon: Opt to receive emergency alerts in Spanish, Chinese and more

Nov. 30, 2022

CU 鶹 employees will soon be able to receive certain emergency and campus closure messages in Spanish, Chinese and Hindi. Other languages are being reviewed for compatibility with the university’s alerts system.

Anchorage, Alaska

Optimizing computational models to better understand marine ecosystem

Nov. 29, 2022

An early and ongoing love for the water and the place where he grew up informs Skyler Kern’s doctoral research, which optimizes computational models of biogeochemical processes to one day inform climate change policy.

The Buffs celebrate being selected for the NCAA Tournament

Buffs punch ticket to NCAA volleyball tournament

Nov. 29, 2022

For the 21st time in Colorado volleyball history, the Buffs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament. CU will head to Baylor University in Waco, Texas, to play fifth-seed No. 20 Rice University in the first round.

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