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Over a 10-year cycle, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder works with a regional accreditor on quality assurance and institutional improvements for reaffirmation of accreditation. The current cycle concludes in 2019-20, but work has already begun.

A team of engineering students, using their 4.5-pound vehicle propelled entirely by chemical reactions, won the regional Chem-E-Car competition on April 1 and will advance to the national competition.

None of the 22 native species of bumblebees in Boulder County showed declines over a recent five-year period, according to a new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder study. Two species previously believed to be disappearing were present in several locations. "It shows that Boulder County is doing something right," the study authors say.

Robert Colwell, adjoint curator in entomology at the Museum of Natural History on campus, has a paper published today in Methods in Ecology and EvolutionÌýon using novel mathematical approaches to estimate the number of fish species on coral reefs. We caught up with him to discuss his lifelong fascination with the Earth’s biodiversity, and his latest research, which could be applied to any species. Ìý

The current political climate offers great opportunity to engage in civil discourse. Tomorrow, April 13, Leeds School of Business will host a moderated discussion on how business has been impacted by political changes.

On April 18, Colorado State Representative and House Majority Leader KC Becker, State Senator Steve FenbergÌýand State Representative Edie Hooton will give a brief update on the 2017 legislative session.

Emeritus Professor Dennis McGilvray's photography exhibit in the Anthropology DepartmentÌýreflects his research on the marriage and dowry practices ofÌýTamil-speaking Hindus and Muslims in the eastern region of Sri Lanka.

Join Colorado Law for the 25th annual Ira C. Rothgerber Conference, "Truth, Lies, and the Constitution," on Friday, April 14. For Colorado attorneys seeking CLE credit, this conference has been approved for 5 general credits.

On Saturday, April 15, Professor Samuel Boyd will present "Magic, the Bible, and the Biblical Imagination in Jewish Mysticism" at the Carbondale Branch Library in Carbondale, Colorado.