Tag: University Of Colorado Boulder
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Colorado’s economy on solid footing going into 2024, economists say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Confidence in the economy fell heading into 2023 as prices soared and fears of a recession spread. But as the year ended, Colorado business leaders started to feel more optimistic about the economy, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index from the University of Colorado…
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The call for a ceasefire, from a mother’s point of view | John Moore
There’s one basic human truth that bipartisan supporters of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza want befuddled politicians in Denver and across the United States to know: “There are mothers on the other side of the fence as well.” They want them to make the fighting and the suffering stop. Now. Several U.S. cities have signed…
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CU Boulder Engineering student club prepares for national competition
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In a small unit outside of Lafayette, around 25 CU Boulder Engineering students tinkered Saturday with the potential future of transportation — along with their personal futures. The CU Hyperloop team, made up of CU students of all ages and majors, are preparing their 2,000-some-odd-pound tunnel-boring robot for Elon Musk’s The Boring Company’s international “Not-a-Boring Competition”…
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to deliver CU Boulder commencement address
It’s an opportunity to learn from one of the world’s most influential technology entrepreneurs of all-time — for free. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will deliver the University of Colorado Boulder commencement address this year, the university announced Thursday. The tech entrepreneur and philanthropist will deliver the keynote speech at the spring commencement at Folsom Field after…
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Report: 1 in 5 Colorado bumblebees are endangered
A first-of-its-kind, comprehensive report released Wednesday from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder determined that Colorado’s native pollinating insects are in peril as a result of human activities. The report summarized research on native pollinators — like high country bumble bees in Colorado — and found that in the last 35 years, populations of…
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NCAA Ski Championships returns to Steamboat Springs in March
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Resort and the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club are partnering with the University of Colorado Boulder to host the 2024 NCAA Ski Championships March 6-9 on the slopes of Steamboat. This year’s NCAA Championships consist of eight races with…
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Philip DiStefano announces retirement as CU Boulder chancellor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Philip DiStefano on Tuesday announced his retirement as chancellor of the University of Colorado Boulder after spending nearly 15 years in the role and 50 years on campus. “It has been such a rewarding and humbling experience to serve as chancellor of Colorado’s flagship university…
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Annual CU Ski Ball nearly sold out, tickets still available
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Skiers and riders need to act fast if they want to attend CU Boulder’s 53rd annual Ski Ball. The University of Colorado Ski Ball — the major fundraiser for CU’s national championship-caliber ski team — is less than a month away and tickets are still available for the event, the university said in a release…
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Boulder tripling e-scooters citywide by end of August
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The City of Boulder is partnering with the University of Colorado Boulder and Lime to expand shared e-scooter usage citywide. The expansion follows a successful e-scooter pilot program in parts of East Boulder, Gunbarrel and CU Boulder’s East Campus, according to a Monday news release. The pilot evaluation, which included community engagement, showed shared e-scooters…
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Observatory on far side of Earth’s moon could spy universe’s ‘Dark Ages’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Engineers and robots from Earth could begin construction on FarView, an astronomical observatory that would expand over 200 square kilometers (77 square miles) of the moon’s surface as early as 2030, according to a University of Colorado Boulder news release Tuesday. The observatory would be…