January 19, 2016
Where else but a top-notch research university such as CU-Boulder can you go to a lecture series tackling everything from the origins of beer to all things holy war to a brush with Pluto and how to live a more humorous life?
CU on the Weekend invites the public to learn from and interact with some of the University of Colorado Boulder’s most dynamic faculty members as they share their particular pursuits of knowledge with free spring programming beginning Saturday, Jan. 30.
Spring 2016 programs include:
Christians, Muslims and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean, or Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Holy War But Were Afraid to Ask
Jan. 30, 1 to 3 p.m.
Brian Catlos, professor of Religious Studies
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium
Cracking the Humor Code
Feb. 13, 2 to 4 p.m.
Peter McGraw, associate professor of marketing
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium
The Animal Self: Insights from Sociology
Feb. 27, 1 to 3 p.m.
Leslie Irvine, sociology professor
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium
The Beginnings of Beer in the Ancient World
March 5, 1 to 3 p.m.
Travis Rupp, classics instructor
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium
CU in the Great War: Its Toll on Faculty, Students and the One Black Woman Trailblazer
April 16, 1 to 3 p.m.
Polly McLean, associate professor of Media, Communication & Information
Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium
New Horizons Mission to Pluto
April 30, 1 to 3 p.m.
Fran Bagenal, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences/Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Fiske Planetarium*
* Fiske Planetarium seating is limited to the first 200 people. Fiske will distribute free tickets starting at noon on April 30, and tickets are required for entrance to the theater.
All programs are free and open to the public. Doors open 30 minutes before each CU on the Weekend program and seating is limited.
Find more information including program descriptions, faculty bios and parking information by clicking here. For questions, email weekend@colorado.edu or call 303-492-4561. Click here to sign up for an email reminder.
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