A&S Snippets

At the heart of the University of Colorado Boulder, the College of Arts and Sciences connects research, interests and imagination. Through “ANDing,” the A&S community champions interdisciplinary exploration in an ever-evolving world. The liberal arts cultivate resilience and adaptability—preparing students for meaningful careers and lifelong curiosity.

Explore stories of ANDing among our alumni, students, faculty and staff.

To discover where each story begins, find the matching photo to the one on your printed A&S Snippet and select the article to learn more about ANDing–and, don't miss the bonus article written by Interim Dean Daryl Maeda included below.

Boulder scholar helps unite Navajo culture and modern science

Kelsey John’s Navajo-centered Horses Connecting Communities initiative offers culturally relevant, practical education about horses.

Lights! Camera! Action! Cherry Yogurt!

Aspiring filmmaker and Boulder senior Francesca Hiatt’s short film, Cherry Yogurt, relies on subtlety to touch on grief and support, viewed through children’s eyes.

Baker brings delicious sustainability to the table

Gregor MacGregor, assistant teaching professor of environmental studies, focuses on local economies and environmental justice in his Vulcan Mine Bakery.

Prof focuses on the brothers behind the fairy tales

Boulder’s Ann Schmiesing, professor of German and Scandinavian Studies, publishes first English-language biography in more than five decades on Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.

From Huffy to high tech, it's been a wild ride

For Boulder alumnus Todd Carver, what he learned in the lab as a student inspired industry-rocking innovation in developing digital bike-fitting technology.

Incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans holds lessons now

The Day of Remembrance, Feb. 19, should focus our attention on how a constitutional republic can shun its first principles.

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portrait of Daryl Maeda

Daryl J. Maeda, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been a faculty member at Boulder since 2005. He holds a PhD in American culture from the University of Michigan, MA in ethnic studies from San Francisco State University and BS in mathematics from Harvey Mudd College. Author of the featured article, Incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans holds lessons now.