Campus News Briefs – Fall 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

mountain research in the Rocky Mountains

Origins: Alpine Science

Sept. 1, 2015

The Rocky Mountains gave CU-Ƶ a head start in alpine science. Francis Ramaley widened the lead.

Food info graphic

Infographic: Food

Sept. 1, 2015

The brain is a notoriously ravenous organ, so feeding an average of 15,000 students every day is no small feat.

2014 Homecoming parade

Homecoming: Celebrating CU’s Finest

Sept. 1, 2015

Globe-trotting bridge builder Avery Bang (MCivEngr’09) immersed herself in all things CU-Ƶ at Homecoming Weekend 2014. She’s ready to do it again.

Old Main

CU Around: Heritage Center

Sept. 1, 2015

When the University of Colorado opened in 1876, it consisted of one building. Old Main, as it came to be called, held classrooms, the library and apartments for President Joseph A. Sewall, his family and the janitor.

Bruce D. Benson

Q&A with the President: Bruce D. Benson – Fall 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

The Soviet Sputnik mission in 1957 first got my attention. Since then, I have been interested on several levels.

Falling bear

Social Buffs – Fall 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

In early July, a two-year-old black bear climbed a tree near the engineering complex, just east of Cockerell Hall, drawing delighted spectators, trained animal handlers and campus photographer Glenn Asakawa (Jour’86).

Topping-off ceremony at Folsom Field

Now – March 30, 2015

June 1, 2015

On a cloudless spring day at Folsom Field, the final beam of the Champions Center moves into place during a “topping-off” ceremony.

North Dakota

Fenn Wins 2015 Pulitzer Prize

June 1, 2015

CU-Ƶ historian Elizabeth Fenn’s book on plains indians was a decade in the making.

Shakespeare illustration

Shakespeare to Remember

June 1, 2015

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, which is playing out its 58th season this summer, is at its finest when the weather cooperates — which doesn’t always mean what you might think it does.

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