Graduate Student Edition - April 2, 2021
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Sign up for Grad Appreciation Days events (class of 2020, too)
We told you about the exciting in-person opportunities that are part of Grad Appreciation Days. Now it’s almost time to get your cap and gown, decorate your cap, reserve your slot to walk across the stage at the magnificent Folsom Field, take a selfie with inflatable Buff-themed frames around campus and more.
Microsoft executive, Moms Demand Action founder to present at Conference on World Affairs
Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Commercial Partner Gavriella Schuster and Moms Demand Action Founder Shannon Watts will deliver keynote addresses at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ's 73rd Conference on World Affairs April 5–11.
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Professor Barbara Demmig-Adams wins 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize
Biologist Barbara Demmig-Adams has won the 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the University of Colorado Boulder.
CU's top startups garner $30K at New Venture Challenge specialty prize nights
Winners representing all corners of campus were awarded $30,000 for competitions in the categories of impact, newcomer and female founder. The New Venture Challenge championships will be held April 13.
CU Hyperloop team 'digs in' for chance at victory
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ Hyperloop team is one of only a dozen finalists for The Boring Company’s Not-A-Boring Competition, rubbing shoulders with the likes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich.
CU Sounding Rocket Lab: On a mission to space
Only one student rocketry team has successfully passed the internationally-accepted boundary of space, the 100km Karman line. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ Sounding Rocket Lab will join that league soon—they know it won't be easy, but they're ready for the challenge.
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The Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate School invite all graduate students to join inÌýcelebrating our outstanding graduate student community with free events, treatsÌýand 10% off all HungryBuffs orders.
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