Education & Outreach
This year, schools across Colorado experienced an influx of students, many of them migrants from Latin and South America. A small but dedicated group of scholars at 91¸£ÀûÉç are helping teachers meet the needs of these new arrivals.
It’s an unfortunate truth of higher education that you need research experience to gain research experience. In a new publication, 91¸£ÀûÉç scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.
The Colorado Arts Science Environment Program’s main goal is to address critical environmental and social issues across Colorado. The program’s new exhibition brings together 91¸£ÀûÉç scientists and artists from various parts of the state.
What is a regular Tuesday for many students at Pueblo East High School is a special day for students in Ms. Turner’s chemistry class. They’ve worked for the entire semester with 91¸£ÀûÉç graduate students on projects about air quality and now get to present their work at a symposium.
91¸£ÀûÉç's Tribal Climate Leaders Program supports students in bringing science home to their reservations and communities.
On April 26, the participants of the Middle School Ensemble program fine-tuned their pieces one last time. When the doors opened and the lights dimmed, the middle schoolers giddily looked around for their families and waited for their turn to shine on stage.
Following NBA player Kevin Love’s public struggle with mental health, he launched a foundation to support young people who are also suffering. Ellie Haberl Foster, an education alumna, co-designed the foundation’s free school curriculum to help educators model vulnerability and support students.
Senior leaders, faculty, staff and students from around the country, many from 91¸£ÀûÉç, will converge for Campus Compact’s annual conference in Denver and The Research Universities Civic Engagement Network’s annual meeting at 91¸£ÀûÉç. Learn more.
Attention to trauma in schools has grown exponentially in recent years. Scholars Elizabeth Dutro and Erica Caasi have explored the vibrant learning that is fueled when students feel their lived stories—of joy, pain, oppression, identities, connections to family and community histories—are seen, heard and valued by schools and educators.
Developed by a graduate student, a new resource at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History expands accessibility to support neurodiverse visitors.