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91�Թ��� neuroscientist Zoe Donaldson has found a new way to contribute to global science education. She and her team will spend much of August helping European high school students learn the finer points of gene manipulation in prairie voles.

States around the country are moving to limit how teachers can talk about issues like race and racism in the classroom. Noreen Naseem Rodríguez urges educators not to shrink away from having these “difficult conversations.”

A CIRES-based summer research program has community college students hard at work on research projects in offices, labs and field sites in and around Boulder.

Elizabeth Meyer has spent her career working with teachers and students to study how school policies can help or harm LGBTQ+ youth. In this Q&A, she weighs in on the wave of legislation around the country targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary kids.

In 91�Թ���'s intergenerational writing class, students discover a new richness to topics such as birth control, racism and the war on drugs when they have a chance to explore them alongside members of older generations who have lived through similar social upheavals. Community members are invited to apply.

Students in 91�Թ���’s Public Achievement program and Centaurus High School are joining forces to increase ethnic studies offerings for area youth.

Doctoral student Aniya Khalili was looking for a research lab that would match her values. She found that match in 2019 with Professor Shelly Miller and was introduced to the practice of community-engaged scholarship.

Learners recently dived in for an immersive Arctic education experience at 91�Թ���’s Fiske Planetarium.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other 91�Թ��� representatives recently showcased the university in Washington, D.C., meeting with alumni, donors, media and legislators to share successes from Boulder and discuss upcoming priorities.

91�Թ��� and the Colorado Community College System have signed an agreement that streamlines the transfer process for engineering students. 91�Թ��� is the first in the state to offer a civil engineering transfer program.