Pushing Boundaries
- Visiting scholar Bárbara Nascimento Flores brought two fellow Indigenous women scholars to Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder to establish the Center Wayrakuna of Indigenous Ancestral Sciences. Their goal is to bridge Western academic methods with Indigenous ways of knowing—culturally, politically and spiritually.
- What to do with failed 3D prints? A student team's idea and new initiative transforms plastic waste from 3D printing into reusable materials, reducing landfill impacts and championing student innovation.
- This summer, students in the Center for Leadership explored conservation and experiential leadership lessons on the Green River.
- This is how the Buffalo Bicycle Classic helped a first-generation Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØstudent discover strength, purpose and community.
- The Limelight Hotel Boulder, which officially opened on Aug. 20 on Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's campus, includes a number of sustainable design features. As Boulder's largest meeting and event space, it aims to foster community collaboration while advancing climate-conscious practices in hospitality.
- In a world of concrete canoes, dissolvable textiles and adhesive biomaterials for the heart, student creators have unique information needs. A new book by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder librarians shares how libraries are stepping up to the task.
- Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder made major sustainability strides this summer, including launching a campus decarbonization plan, eliminating single-use beverage plastics, advancing bioplastics research and securing transformative gifts to boost sustainability education and business.
- A new textbook edited by Erin Willis, associate professor in the College of Communication, Media, Design and Information, aims to show how scholars can think about disability in their own research.
- About 180 scientists, engineers and other stakeholders from around the world recently joined a hybrid meeting at LASP, sponsored by NASA, to discuss innovative new technologies and instrumentation to be developed for future planetary missions.
- In time for the Buffalo Bicycle Classic, Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researchers are challenging cycling norms that stiff cycling-shoe soles are essential for efficient riding.