Tag: Cu
-
De Beque’s Scottie Vines wins 1A high jump, qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LAKEWOOD – Scottie Vines remained cavalier as competitors cleared their respective heights in the high jump and as the wind picked up at Jeffco Stadium. Vines dominated the competition all season. He recognized the weather nor his competition could delay his inevitable victory. The De…
-
CU Boulder rolls out likely new Chancellor
The national search for the leader of Colorado’s flagship university is over with only one finalist. The University of Colorado Boulder introduced Justin Schwarz, formerly of Penn State University, as its sole finalist for the open Chancellor position to replace Phil DiStefano, who announced his impending retirement last September. Schwartz visited CU Boulder this week…
-
Feds invest in Nobel Prize winning technology developed at CU Boulder
A Boulder company just landed federal funding to further develop Nobel Prize winning technology that continuously detects and quantifies methane emitted by oil and gas facilities using a laser that interacts only with methane gas molecules. The U.S. Department of Energy issued a $189 million conditional loan commitment on Jan. 5 to LongPath Technologies, Inc.…
-
CU Boulder Engineering student club prepares for national competition
In a small unit outside of Lafayette, around 25 CU Boulder Engineering students tinkered Saturday with the potential future of transportation — along with their personal futures. The CU Hyperloop team, made up of CU students of all ages and majors, are preparing their 2,000-some-odd-pound tunnel-boring robot for Elon Musk’s The Boring Company’s international “Not-a-Boring Competition”…
-
Annual CU Ski Ball nearly sold out, tickets still available
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Skiers and riders need to act fast if they want to attend CU Boulder’s 53rd annual Ski Ball. The University of Colorado Ski Ball — the major fundraiser for CU’s national championship-caliber ski team — is less than a month away and tickets are still…
-
South Metro Denver Chamber economic forecast event speakers predict positive 2023
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Business leaders and economic experts believe Colorado’s economy is on the right track heading into 2023. The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast breakfast Friday at Marriott South at Park Meadows. Panelists Henry Sobanet, the chief financial officer for Colorado…
-
CU Boulder student sexually assaulted in residence hall
The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department is investigating a sexual assault at a residence hall. A man knocked on a student’s door around 10 p.m. Wednesday at Williams Village North, grabbed her and then sexually assaulted her, according to an alert from the university. The man is college aged and is around 6 feet…
-
Wanda James takes slight lead in University of Colorado Regents District 1 race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wanda James took a slight lead over Johnnie Nguyen on Wednesday in the District 1 race for a seat on the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, according to the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. James trailed Nguyen when election officials began reporting results on Tuesday…
-
True freshman, transfers making impact on CU Buffs defense
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a team with one of the fewest numbers of seniors in college football, it should come as no surprise that there are a number of freshmen making big contributions to Colorado this season. For much of the year, those contributions have come from the…
-
Student-led study shows high mask compliance at CU Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A student-led U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsored study found that nearly everyone inside a building on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder complied with the mask mandate during the spring…