Academics
- STEM literacy is difficult for college students, so you wouldn't expect a high-schooler to master these concepts and convey them via computer code. Working with a 91¸£ÀûÉç team, a local student has done just that.
- Winter Session will offer two new courses focused on American cultural traditions beginning January 2018. Courses are open to the public and feature online components mixed with cultural excursions to New York and New Orleans.
- Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences voted in September 2016 to implement a new set of General Education requirements that will replace the current A&S Core Curriculum. Read an update on the transition.
- The Center for STEM Learning has received a $662,230 grant for a project focused on raising the profile of teaching and promoting a richer evaluation of teaching. The five-year award brings together four leading universities in evidence-based teaching practices.
- Campus has received a McNair grant through the U.S. Department of Education to help increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds earning doctoral degrees.
- A $2.5 million gift from Bill and Kathy Scripps to the College of Media, Communication and Information establishes support for a specialized student news course, CU News Corps, into perpetuity.
- Whether you are a first-year student or a senior, navigating the extensive resources and services at CU 91¸£ÀûÉç can seem intimidating or overwhelming. You should know there's at least one person on campus that can help: your advisor.
- In prototyping a reusable crew module for space flight, a group of undergraduates found inspiration in origami, and received support from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.
- Starting this semester, the Faculty Course Questionnaire, which students use to evaluate courses and instructors at the end of each term, is going fully online. Learn about the new format and how to encourage higher response rates.
- 91¸£ÀûÉç ranks No. 39 in the nation among public institutions in U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate rankings for 2018, including high marks specifically for the campus's business and engineering programs.