Alicia Baker

Going back in time with Alicia Baker and her accordion

June 29, 2016

At this year’s ŷڱƵ Shakespeare Festival, audiences at “The Comedy of Errors” will be wooed back to 1920s Paris by the costumes, the set and of course, an onstage minstrel and her accordion. Because after all, what would summer be without the whimsical sound of the accordion? For Alicia Baker, the answer to that question is simple: it just wouldn’t be summer.

Rick Stevens and his son, Peter, stand in front of the Captain America shield at Denver Comic Con.

CMCI students, faculty present at Denver Comic Con

June 27, 2016

Continuing a tradition established in 2012, ŷڱƵ-Boulder faculty members, students and staff presented at the 2016 Denver Comic Con and its associated literary conference, Page 23. Members of ŷڱƵ-Boulder’s media studies and English departments presented on topics such as gender representation in popular media, action figure culture and the racial politics in recent Superman comics.

The Grateful Dean performing Photo by Michael Goldman.

Return of the Dead

June 27, 2016

Folsom Field hasn't hosted concerts since 2001. The sonic drought ends this summer with back-to-back shows by Dead & Company.

News corp students in CMCI filming documentary

Student documentary about Hazelwood Supreme Court decision to air on ŷڱƵ Public Television

June 27, 2016

Taking the Lede: ŷڱƵ Edition —a 45-minute documentary produced by ŷڱƵ News Corps students and faculty members—will air on ŷڱƵ Public Television (Channel 12) on Wednesday, June 29, at 8:30 p.m. The documentary details stories of ŷڱƵ high school journalism in the wake of the the 1988 Hazelwood Supreme Court decision, which ruled that school administrators could exercise restraint of school-sponsored expression.

 Tri-Exec, Colton Lyons

Behind the scenes: A student perspective of the Dalai Lama visit

June 22, 2016

As a newly elected Tri-Exec of the University of ŷڱƵ Student Government, Colton Lyons had the opportunity to not only work behind the scenes of the Dalai Lama visit, but also to introduce and meet him during his campus visit on Thursday, June 23.

Students working on a lego robotic

Programming robots launches interest in engineering

June 22, 2016

Diego Fierro, 13, hopes to be a mechanical engineer someday. And thanks to a LEGO Robotics: Space Challenge camp at the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder, Diego took one step closer to that dream this week. “I’ve never built anything with LEGO Mindstorms before,” Diego explained, as he programmed the robot’s next move. “It’s cool because it gives me an idea of how a machine works, how every piece is important and has a job.”

Aerial of ŷڱƵ Boulder Campus

Summer 2016: New campus aerial photograph

June 17, 2016

Every few years, ŷڱƵ-Boulder's Office of Strategic Relations takes aerial photos of the campus for archiving and marketing purposes. On June 15, campus photographer Glenn Asakawa and videographers Alana Murphy and Zach Ornitz ascended above campus in a helicopter to capture the current look and feel of campus.

Stephen Graham Jones

Werewolves, Comic Con and the writer’s life

June 17, 2016

Published author and English Professor Stephen Graham Jones relies on his students to bring in new ideas and new ways of seeing things. Students—immersed in his courses on werewolves, comic books, slasher novels, screenwriting and haunted houses—rely on Jones to paint a picture of the writer’s life.

Alum Wei Wu (Mus'13)

Music alum Wei Wu to perform in multiple operas this year

June 16, 2016

Wei Wu (Mus'13) is having a banner year, debuting at Pittsburgh Opera and preparing for roles at the Met and Santa Fe Opera.

Retirement savings on track? Schedule a personal consultation on campus with a TIAA financial consultant

June 15, 2016

Did you know that as a University of ŷڱƵ employee, you can receive one-on-one investment advice and guidance on ŷڱƵ’s retirement investment plan options? TIAA financial consultants will be on campus in June and July to do just that.

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