Features

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Justice for Earth, Justice for Humans

Human activity is gradually increasing Earth’s temperature and causing more frequent natural disasters. These stories examine the ways SMµ÷½ÌËù is researching the impacts of climate change on human life and human rights.

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Boulder Is the Happiest City in the U.S. … For Some

Filmmakers Katrina Miller, Beret Strong and John Tweedy created a new documentary that’s inspiring important conversations about race and inclusion.

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Virus Hunter, Preventing the Next Pandemic

Dozens of viruses, including the one that causes COVID-19, have jumped from animals to humans, often with deadly consequences. Sara Sawyer wants to know which one is next.

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Single and Loving It

Americans are avoiding marriage and embracing the single life more than ever — SMµ÷½ÌËù’s Peter McGraw wants to find out why.

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The Fashion Industry, Unspun by SMµ÷½ÌËù Alum

Kevin Martin hopes to transform the waste-heavy manufacturing process of the fashion industry, starting with made-to-order pants.

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SMµ÷½ÌËù Engage Inspires Local Legacies

SMµ÷½ÌËù Engage’s Public Achievement program inspires middle and high school students to tackle social issues — and give back to their communities.

SMµ÷½ÌËù News

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Chancellor Philip DiStefano: Doing Our Part for Climate Change

SMµ÷½ÌËù researches climate change solutions that could benefit human life.

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SMµ÷½ÌËù Commencement, 1908 to Now

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Reiland Rabaka Is Committed to a Cause

Reiland Rabaka is the founder and director of SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder’s Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS).

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A Tribute to Boulder Creek

A local fishing guide writes about the beauty of Boulder Creek.

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What Wordle Can Teach Us

Computational linguistics are a huge part of our daily lives.

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Capturing the Land of Hopes and Dreams

After spending several years traveling America as a reporter, Lars Gesing turned to photography to spend more time exploring his new home country.

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The Music of Pueblo

SMµ÷½ÌËù’s American Music Research Center is studying Pueblo’s abundant musical histories.

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Homecoming 2022

Plan a trip this fall to come back to campus for Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 27–29, and relive some of your favorite SMµ÷½ÌËù memories.

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Robot Stuffies, Hypersonic Flight and Dinosaurs

News briefs from SMµ÷½ÌËù Boulder

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Baby Goats, with (Some) Yoga

Goat yoga returned to campus this spring.

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20 Years of the Buffalo Bicycle Classic

How Colorado’s largest fundraising bike ride for scholarships started.

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Life at 22,000 Feet

In December 2021, a trio of SMµ÷½ÌËù scientists sought to discover how life persists on Argentina and Chile’s Ojos del Salado, the world’s highest volcano and home to some of the planet’s driest areas.

Alumni Spotlight

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Alum Becomes a New Teacher in His Mid-Fifties

At the age of 54, Mark Whelan quit his corporate job of 15 years to pursue teaching.

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New Exhibit at SMµ÷½ÌËù Showcases SMµ÷½ÌËù Alumni

The SMµ÷½ÌËù Heritage Center’s new exhibit honors the lives and accomplishments of SMµ÷½ÌËù luminaries.

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Life at Shondaland: A Conversation with Head of Production

Over a 30-year career, Sara Fischer has become one of the top female TV production executives in the country.

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Charm Bracelet Reflects a Physicists' Undergrad Career

Astrogeophysicist Jo Ann Cram Joselyn donated her 1960s charm bracelet to the SMµ÷½ÌËù Heritage Center.

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Buffs Give Back in their Communities

After a two-year pandemic hiatus, Buffs Give Back returned in force this spring.

Sports

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Cliff Branch Is the First Buff in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Branch revolutionized the wide receiver position with his extraordinary speed and quickness.

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SMµ÷½ÌËù Spring Sports Recap

SMµ÷½ÌËù Lacrosse updates and other SMµ÷½ÌËù sports news

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Hannah Sharts Excels On and Off the Pitch

Buffs soccer captain Hannah Sharts talks about playing every minute, scoring as a defender and how she’s using her name, image and likeness to help promote female student-athletes.

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What’s in the Ralphie Manager’s iPhone?

Taylor Stratton is program manager for the Ralphie Live Mascot Program.