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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell recently visited the Natural Hazards Center to discuss how behavioral science and other research can elevate the nation’s disaster resilience.

Leaders from Colorado’s quantum ecosystem convened to begin mapping out a roadmap for workforce development in this new and growing field. Gov. Jared Polis kicked off the event, attended by leaders representing higher education, industry, government and skill-building organizations.

More than 50 policymakers, researchers, faculty and graduate students recently participated in the first-ever Wildland Urban Interface & Wildfire Workshop.

The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence played a feature role in a panel event on gun violence prevention. Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse welcomed House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to Colorado for the community conversation with local leaders and advocates. 

Members of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s American Indian Law Program last month attended the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples session at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

In a recent forum with local leaders and federal partners, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, including Vice Chancellor Massimo Ruzzene, joined the conversation as a leader in research, innovation, workforce development and economic impact.

Heidi Shyu—the United States Department of Defense under secretary—visited campus on April 17 and got a first-hand look at the future of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s trailblazing research in quantum, aerospace, hypersonics and more.

A group of senior NASA leaders visited the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder campus where they met with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØPresident Todd Saliman and other university officials, and toured the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Chief Financial Officer Todd Haggerty, three faculty members and three students testified in support of higher education bills introduced in the current Colorado legislative session.

Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder sophomore Lauren Levey testified Jan. 26 in front of the Colorado House Education Committee, speaking in personal terms about the financial challenges she’s faced as an aspiring teacher in Colorado.