Stories of Arts & Sciences

Tell us, O muse, of that ingenious hero who traveled far and wide

With Christopher Nolan’s adaptation ofÌýThe Odyssey dominating the summer box office, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ classics scholar John Gibert considers why Homer’s epic is a tale that endures.Ìý

A&S Highlight: August 2026
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CPR News

Only 56 artists were selected to be in the Whitney Biennial, and Anna Tsouhlarakis is one of them

CU Spotlight:
Anna Tsouhlarakis
Associate professor of Arts Practices
Director of the Foundations Arts Program

Denver 7

“The idea that you can actually go to the people and maybe convince them to do the distribution, maybe you could distribute on YouTube, maybe you could distribute like on one of the streaming services, and you can cut out the entire industry from that, that's exciting."

CU Spotlight:
Christopher Osborn
Associate teaching professor of cinema studies and moving image arts

NPR

The Trump administration has proposed federal funding cuts to a little corner of research called social, behavioral and economic science.

CU Spotlight:
Lori Peek
Professor of sociology

Rocky Mountain PBS

Researchers present evidence that the continent’s second-largest mammal is native to Colorado.Ìý

CU Spotlight:
William Taylor
Associate professor of anthropology and curator of archaeology

If these stones could talk…

On an Ampersand walking tour of campus during ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ 150th anniversary year, Professor Emeritus Paul Chinowsky weaves a tapestry of campus stories one brick at a time.

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Join us for the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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The sculpture chosen to be in the word's most prestigious art shows, the Whitney Biennial, is called “SHE MUST BE A MATRIARCH.â€

Featured scholar:
Anna Tsouhlarakis
Associate Professor of Arts PracticesÌý
Director of the Foundations Arts Program

Society of Woman Geographers' Evelyn L. Pruitt Fellowship

For the project ""

Award winner: Esmee Mulder, geography PhD student

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Exhibit in

Campus LifeÌýexplores the shared history of humans and more-than-human inhabitants over the 150 years of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ.

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Presented each year in recognition of outstanding and significant contributions to hydrologic science.

Award winner: Holly Barnard, professor of geography

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Stephen Halley White Undergraduate Research Award

ÌýGiven to graduating physics and engineering physics students in recognition of exceptional undergraduate research projects.

Award winner:Ruomu Zhang