Archaeologist Amelia Dall, who is deaf, explains archaeology in American Sign Language for a children's education video

Museum gives a hand to kids who can’t hear

Aug. 28, 2023

The CU Museum of Natural History is launching a pilot for science-education tools using American Sign Language.

students on campus

New scholarship helps high school students earn college credit

Aug. 16, 2023

The High School ACCESS program, as part of the Division of Continuing Education, will offer a new scholarship to high school students with demonstrated financial need. The fall application deadline is Aug. 28.

Summer Precollege Bridge Program students

Bridging first-generation students to the university

Aug. 11, 2023

Marking its ninth year, the summer Precollege Bridge Program continues its commendable role in guiding students toward their °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ journey. Since its inception, the program has engaged 172 precollege alumni.

Elementary school-aged students

Imagining new ways to teach science

Aug. 1, 2023

An interdisciplinary team of graduate and undergraduate students is innovating with elementary teachers to teach science through music, art and movement.

stars shine in a pink and purple sky above the mountains

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, Fort Lewis College support Native American astrophysics students

July 25, 2023

A new program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is helping Native American undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College delve into astrophysics and more fully participate in scientific research that frequently happens on Indigenous lands.

Kayla Toledo

Empowering Native American communities: Kayla Toledo’s journey

July 19, 2023

Discover the inspiring story of Kayla Toledo, a member of the Jemez Indian Tribe, as she works to bring daycare to Native American families by creating a learning center where children can embrace their cultural heritage with guidance from the Rural Colorado Workshop Series.

Buildings and people on the Harvard campus

What the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action means for American higher ed

June 29, 2023

Kevin Welner, a lawyer and professor of education at °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, explained that individual college applicants can still mention how their race or ethnicity has shaped their lives in essays and interviews.

Adjunct Professor Erick Mueller leads the Demystifying Entrepreneurship - Shore Up Your Small Business workshop in Logan County

Celebration marks 5th and final year of Rural Colorado Entrepreneurial Workshop

June 19, 2023

A group of 30 local participants joined to celebrate five years of successful collaboration through the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship. The weekend was full of positivity and entrepreneurial spirit as the group furthered their business concepts, which involve everything from allergy-sensitive foods to a tea experience on 50 acres of land.

LASP building from above

LASP launches new artist-in-residence program

June 9, 2023

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, the largest research institute at °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼, is initiating an artist-in-residence program that will help connect STEM professionals, Front Range artists, K-12 students and the local community.

Rose in the Shakespeare Gardens on campus

Reducing violence with help from The Bard

May 26, 2023

Colorado Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare’s Globe theater.

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