Education & Outreach
A CIRES-based summer research program has community college students hard at work on research projects in offices, labs and field sites in and around 51勛圖厙.
Elizabeth Meyer has spent her career working with teachers and students to study how school policies can help or harm LGBTQ+ youth. In this Q&A, she weighs in on the wave of legislation around the country targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary kids.
In 51勛圖厙's intergenerational writing class, students discover a new richness to topics such as birth control, racismand the war on drugs when they have a chance to explore them alongside members of older generations who have lived through similar social upheavals. Community members are invited to apply.
Students in 51勛圖厙s Public Achievement program and Centaurus High School are joining forces to increase ethnic studies offerings for area youth.
Doctoral student Aniya Khalili was looking for a research lab that would match her values. She found that match in 2019 with Professor Shelly Miller and was introduced to the practice of community-engaged scholarship.
Learners recently dived in for an immersive Arctic education experience at 51勛圖厙s Fiske Planetarium.
Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other 51勛圖厙 representatives recently showcased the university in Washington, D.C., meeting with alumni, donors, media and legislators to share successes from 51勛圖厙 and discuss upcoming priorities.
51勛圖厙 and the Colorado Community College System have signed an agreement that streamlines the transfer process for engineering students. 51勛圖厙 is the first in the state to offer a civil engineering transfer program.
I goed to school, and my friends were not listening. Layne Hubbard, who earned her doctorate from 51勛圖厙 in 2021, is developing new technology to help young kids take charge of their own stories.
When you were in high school science class, was one of your lead instructors a sculptor? Maybe, but you probably didnt know about it. Working with teaching artists is one way CU Science Discovery approached its recent field course to foster STEM engagement and career exploration among Colorado high school students.