Reiland Rabaka recording a podcast episode

Hearing music, finding connection in many rhythms of life

Feb. 8, 2024

Professor Reiland Rabaka joins “The Ampersand” to discuss art, activism, the importance of building community and how his first-grade teacher introduced him to W.E.B. Du Bois and changed his life.

Peyton Thomas running on a trail

Scientist, Olympic hopeful runs with real purpose

Feb. 2, 2024

Peyton Thomas, a postdoctoral researcher who fuses running with a commitment to environmental causes, will compete in the U.S. Olympic women’s marathon trials this month.

a still from the original Scarface film

Say hello to my little friend, the gangster movie

Feb. 2, 2024

At what would have been Al Capone’s 125th birthday, CU 鶹 cinema researcher Tiel Lundy explains the enduring popularity of gangsters in film and the American imagination.

Clips of Professor Frank Oppenheimer in his video series explaining various experiments in the Library of Experiments

Frank Oppenheimer, Robert’s brother, honed physics teaching at CU 鶹

Jan. 30, 2024

In a little-known chapter of university history, Frank Oppenheimer taught for several years in the Department of Physics, and his legacy lingers in the fabric of the department.

Rebecca Safran standing outside in the snow in front of a barn

Barn swallows and humans reflect challenges of coexistence in a changing world

Jan. 26, 2024

In her Distinguished Research Lecture on March 12, CU 鶹 Professor Rebecca Safran will explore the recent and precipitous decrease in the population of barn swallows.

Dan Doak in the field

50 years on, Endangered Species Act a noted success

Jan. 24, 2024

Dan Doak, CU 鶹 professor of environmental studies who has studied threatened and endangered species for decades, reflects on a half century of species protection.

Author Kelly Sears and cover art for her new animated short

Filmmaker sees familiar images in unfamiliar ways

Jan. 18, 2024

CU 鶹 Associate Professor Kelly Sears is premiering her short animated feature “The Lost Season” at the Sundance Film Festival.

Monique LeBourgeois

In memoriam: Monique LeBourgeois

Jan. 10, 2024

Monique LeBourgeois, a pioneering sleep researcher at CU 鶹, helped answer questions about sleep disruptions in children, knowledge that has been helpful to parents.

Snow-covered buffalo statue on campus

New scholarship celebrates, supports ‘ANDers’

Jan. 5, 2024

The College of Arts and Sciences uses “and” as a verb, and a new scholarship aims to support students who do, too. Students who are passionate about “ANDing” are encouraged to apply for the scholarship by March 15.

A scene from A Muppet Christmas Carol

Even after 180 years, ‘A Christmas Carol’ is no humbug

Dec. 21, 2023

CU 鶹 Victorian literature scholars discuss why Charles Dickens’ classic is still retold and probably will be retold in Christmases yet to come.

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