Tag: University
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Graduates are booing pep talks on AI at college commencements
As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season’s college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers this month during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates…
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University of Colorado Boulder to host Conference on World Affairs
University of Colorado Boulder students, faculty and community members can hear world-renowned speakers such as Malala Yousafzai, John Bolton, and Susan Rice at the 78th Conference on World Affairs. Around 7,500 people are expected to gather at the CU Boulder campus and the Limelight Hotel for the annual conference the week of April 13-16. This free, open-to-the-public conference includes “more than 60…
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Man dies after police chase, shooting on University of Northern Colorado campus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who died after police shot him during a chase through the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley Wednesday evening has been identified. Theodore Lee Rybus, 41, of Greeley, was identified as the man whom police shot during a chase on foot through…
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CSU researcher using high tech instruments to uncover buried ‘cities’ from Middle Ages
Our human ancestors from the Middle Ages across the globe appear to have been living in more complex, urban environments than previously thought, an associate professor from Colorado State University is discovering through high-tech archaeological studies in Central Asia’s Uzbekistan and in Native American sites near modern-day St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Edward Henry who teaches…
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Xavier Becerra visits Denver neighborhoods dealing with pollution
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Close Briana Gonzales, left, and Antonio Rodriguez, right, speak with other attendees of the 2024 Latino Policy Summit held at Metropolitan State University’s Tivoli Turnhalle in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. Tom Hellauer [email protected] Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save…
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Any DPS graduate can use Denver’s college affordability fund, regardless of residency status
The Denver City Council expanded eligibility for the Prosperity Denver Fund in a 12-1 vote Monday evening after lengthy public comment and deliberation. The new rules allow students from low-income families to participate in the fund, which has various means of lessening the financial burden of higher education, as long as they graduated from a…
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Metropolitan State University of Denver names Kelly Brough chief strategy officer
After leading the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for 12 years, Kelly Brough is headed to Metropolitan State University of Denver, where she will serve as chief strategy officer — a new role for the university. When announcing her resignation from the chamber earlier this year, she said two issues mattered deeply to her: housing…
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Gov. Jared Polis takes aim at COVID misinformation, presents 2022-23 budget
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday presented his 2022-23 budget to the Joint Budget Committee, whose members quizzed him on why he isn’t putting more money into higher education and how he intends to address a looming structural budget deficit. The governor also took aim at those spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is causing…
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Police: Man fatally shot by homeowner; one wounded in separate Denver shooting
The Denver Police Department is investigating after two people were shot overnight in separate incidents. The first shooting happened about 9:15 p.m. Saturday in the 2200 block of North Lafayette Street, blocks from the Saint Joseph Hospital. Police said a homeowner shot an adult male suspect who had allegedly broken into their house. The suspect…