Music on a mission

Oct. 6, 2015

Sometimes the big moments for a musician happen nowhere near the recital hall or the practice room. Sometimes they happen on the other side of the world, in a classroom with a young student who can’t read sheet music, and who can barely speak your language. Classical guitarist Patrick Sutton (DMA'14) splits his time between performing and teaching students in nations without access to music education. He talks about his time spent in Afghanistan, Egypt and South Africa.

Learning Assistant Program at ŷڱƵ-Boulder, ŷڱƵ Denver gets $3.6 million boost

Sept. 22, 2015

The National Science Foundation has awarded separate grants of $2.5 million to the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder and $1.1 million to the University of ŷڱƵ Denver to expand and study the campuses’ Learning Assistant Program.

Pianist Toku Kawata's summer in Paris

Sept. 22, 2015

Toku Kawata, a third-year piano performance doctor of musical arts candidate, spent a month in Paris this summer to research "En Vers" by Japanese composer and sometime Paris resident Akira Miyoshi. He shared his experience with ŷڱƵ-Boulder's College of Music .

ŷڱƵ-Boulder research finds link between economic ties to UN, peacekeeper assignments

Sept. 3, 2015

New research led by a University of ŷڱƵ Boulder professor finds that nations torn by civil strife that have strong trade relations with the United Nations’ key decision-making states have a 20-percent greater likelihood of receiving peacekeepers.

Acclaimed 'Reading Lolita in Tehran' author Azar Nafisi gives free lecture Aug. 20 at ŷڱƵ-Boulder

Aug. 12, 2015

Award-winning Iranian writer Azar Nafisi will speak on “ The Republic of Imagination: Humanities and the Future of Democracies ” at the Best Should Teach Lecture from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Macky Auditorium.

ŷڱƵ-Boulder program empowers Latino, Chicano youth

July 13, 2015

Thirty-two Latino and Chicano ŷڱƵ high school students are immersing themselves in college life and learning July 12-18 at the University of ŷڱƵ Boulder as part of the third annual Aquetza: Youth Leadership, Education and Community Empowerment summer program.

Two alumni awarded Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowships

July 1, 2015

Two of the five recipients of the 2015 Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship are ŷڱƵ-Boulder alumni. Ari Beser (PolSci’11) and Ryan T. Bell (Hist’01) will study and document international stories over the next year.

Teachers learn ins and outs of infographics

June 22, 2015

Teachers from ŷڱƵ and beyond are learning the ins and outs of infographic design this week so they can bring new skills to their classrooms in the fall.

Moon engulfed in permanent, lopsided dust cloud

June 17, 2015

The moon is engulfed in a permanent but lopsided dust cloud that increases in density when annual events like the Geminids spew shooting stars, according to a new study led by University of ŷڱƵ Boulder.

Lorrie Shepard

Lorrie Shepard to retire as ŷڱƵ-Boulder School of Education dean

June 4, 2015

University of ŷڱƵ Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that Lorrie Shepard, dean of the School of Education, will retire effective May 31, 2016, and that a national search has been launched to find her replacement.

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