The Science Community Outreach Program and Education (S.C.O.P.E) started out with a goal of diversifying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industries. The program works with underrepresented middle schoolers to build a science identity before kids lose interest or think they cannot be scientists because of a lack of representation. S.C.O.P.E. uses the message “meet…
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A new generation of water scientists from CU Boulder and Colorado Mesa University join in Grand Junction to learn from experts and form lasting partnerships. Grand Junction and Boulder sit on opposite sides of the Continental Divide. As far apart as these cities are, they’re brought together by a commitment to water conservation, as years…
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In 2018, a change in North Dakota’s voter ID requirements posed a potential threat to the voting rights of tribal members. In response, the Natives Vote team, a collaborative effort including the American Indian Law Clinic at Colorado Law, First Peoples Worldwide, IllumiNative and Native Organizers Alliance, was launched to address the unique challenges faced…
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Over the past five years, the School of Education has held the Children’s Book Festival for K-8 students. Each year, the festival features renowned authors and illustrators who introduce their work on panels and then split into breakout groups to give students hands-on interaction with the literature. Teachers, students, families, librarians and literature lovers all…
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The Behavioral Neuroscience Diversity Task Force began with PhD, postdoctoral and undergraduate students and faculty members assessing how diversity, equity and inclusion is incorporated within the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. As part of that work, PhD students Annie Ly and Helen Strnad created a code of conduct to establish the values of the task…
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The Office for Outreach and Engagement is delighted to announce recipients for two grant cycles: 2023–24 CU Boulder Outreach Awards and Fall 2023 Community Impact Grants. Programs granted CU Boulder Outreach Awards and Community Impact Grants extend faculty members’ research, teaching and creative work through mutually beneficial partnerships with communities across Colorado and beyond. The…
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A team at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History is working with education and disability advocates to create science-education resources for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Funded through a $22,800 grant from the CU Boulder Office for Outreach and Engagement, university staff are collaborating with educators and experts to develop free archeology, paleontology and biology lessons in…
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University of Colorado Law School students Oliver Skelly and Ellen Beckert represented the Acequia Assistance Project* at the 2023 Trinidad Water Festival. Below is a Q & A with Skelly and Beckert. How would you describe the water festival? Beckert: I would describe the Trinidad Water Festival as a place for students to realize…
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CU Boulder Outreach Award recipients, including members of the Attention, Behavior and Learning Clinic, joined CU Boulder leaders at the annual CU Boulder Outreach Awards Luncheon. From left to right, back row: PhD student Francesca Trane, Research Associate Laura Hinks, Vice Provost Scott Battle, Professor Erik Wilcutt. Front row: Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Vice Chancellor Ann…
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This spring Community Impact Grants and Micro Grants were awarded that will positively impact science, music, literacy, ethics, and math education in Colorado K-12 schools and nonprofit organizations. We also funded a community college research partnership in the biosciences, as well as arts and humanities programming both in Colorado and internationally. By the numbers:
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