/today/ en /today/2026/01/12/cu-boulder-receives-prestigious-community-engagement-honor <span>���������� Boulder receives prestigious community engagement honor</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-12T12:06:21-07:00" title="Monday, January 12, 2026 - 12:06">Mon, 01/12/2026 - 12:06</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/CASE_Buffalo.CC9_.jpg?h=9b34af30&amp;itok=9uovcEzP" width="1200" height="800" alt="snow-topped buffalo sculpture on the CASE building roof"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span>The&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx" rel="nofollow"><span>American Council on Education</span></a><span> and the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching</span></a><span> announced today that ���������� Boulder has received the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/elective-classifications/community-engagement/" rel="nofollow"><span>2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement</span></a><span>, an honor shared by only 277 institutions nationwide.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>"As Colorado's flagship public university, this recognition affirms ���������� Boulder’s deep commitment to working hand-in-hand with our communities across the state to create meaningful impact," said Chancellor Justin Schwartz. "It reflects years of intentional collaboration to integrate community engagement into our mission, enriching scholarship, preparing engaged citizens and addressing critical societal challenges.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>“I’d like to express my gratitude to&nbsp;</span><a href="/oce/carnegie" rel="nofollow"><span>the application committee</span></a><span>, co-chaired by Katie Kleinhesselink and Alicia Adelman, for their dedication and hard work in earning this prestigious recognition. I’d also like to thank David Meens, director of public and community-engaged scholarship in the office of Outreach and Community Engagement, and his team for their longstanding leadership in this area,” Schwartz said.</span></p><h2><span>Why this matters</span></h2><p dir="ltr"><span>Community engagement connects the knowledge and resources of higher education with public and private partners. Rooted in principles of reciprocity and mutual benefit, such partnerships advance research and creative work, enrich learning, foster civic responsibility, tackle societal challenges and serve the public good.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Highlights from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching acceptance notice:</span></p><ul><li dir="ltr"><span>This accomplishment is especially noteworthy amid significant federal policy and funding shifts shaping the future of higher education.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>Applications in this cycle demonstrated how campuses nationwide are deepening partnerships, leveraging community assets and addressing urgent societal challenges, work ���������� Boulder has advanced with clarity and distinction.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>���������� Boulder’s application documented excellent alignment among campus mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.&nbsp;</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr"><span>"Serving as the new host for the&nbsp;</span><a href="/today/node/55313/" rel="nofollow"><span>Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability</span></a><span> and now earning this classification for community engagement positions ���������� Boulder at the forefront of advancing higher education’s role in serving the public good," said Schwartz. "We are proud to lead efforts that strengthen democratic values, foster civic responsibility and create solutions for the most pressing issues of our time."</span></p><h2><span>���������� the classification</span></h2><ul><li dir="ltr"><span>The classification is awarded following a process of self-study by each institution.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>The classification has been the leading framework for institutional assessment and recognition of community engagement in United States higher education for the past 21 years with classification cycles in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2024 and now 2026.</span></li><li dir="ltr"><span>This classification remains valid until 2032, at which time ���������� Boulder must apply for reclassification to maintain its status.</span></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>���������� Boulder has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a distinction reflecting the university’s commitment to working with communities across the state and beyond.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-01/CASE_Buffalo.CC9_.jpg?itok=DY_IXq1c" width="1500" height="999" alt="snow-topped buffalo sculpture on the CASE building roof"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:06:21 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55893 at /today /today/2025/12/22/evan-thomas-wins-international-water-association-career-award <span>Evan Thomas wins International Water Association career award</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-22T07:26:01-07:00" title="Monday, December 22, 2025 - 07:26">Mon, 12/22/2025 - 07:26</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/Evan%20Thomas%20Preferred.jpg?h=37f4bcc8&amp;itok=RRMKutc_" width="1200" height="800" alt="Evan Thomas"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <span>College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Evan Thomas, a professor and director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering &amp; Resilience, has been awarded a career honor from the International Water Association for work that has reshaped how safe drinking water is delivered in some of the world's most vulnerable regions.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Evan Thomas, a professor and director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering &amp; Resilience, has been awarded a career honor from the International Water Association for work that has reshaped how safe drinking water is delivered in some of the world's most vulnerable regions.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/center/mortenson/evan-thomas-wins-IWA-research-award`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:26:01 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55851 at /today /today/2025/11/24/several-cu-boulders-own-featured-highly-cited-researchers-list <span>Several of ���������� Boulder's own featured on 'highly cited researchers' list</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-24T11:40:04-07:00" title="Monday, November 24, 2025 - 11:40">Mon, 11/24/2025 - 11:40</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Fall_Drone_2024.MM05.JPG?h=8ca4100f&amp;itok=SDMcZ_xz" width="1200" height="800" alt="drone view of ���������� Boulder campus in autumn"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Clarivate's list of highly cited researchers again includes a number ���������� Boulder faculty who are demonstrating "broad and significant influence in their fields." See who's on the list.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Clarivate's list of highly cited researchers again includes a number ���������� Boulder faculty who are demonstrating "broad and significant influence in their fields." See who's on the list.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/researchinnovation/2025/11/19/cu-boulder-researchers-featured-among-highly-cited-researchers-2025`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:40:04 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55728 at /today /today/2025/11/20/applause-goes-music-student-who-won-ekstrand-competition <span>Applause goes to music student who won Ekstrand competition</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-20T12:41:37-07:00" title="Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 12:41">Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:41</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/FinalistsEkstrand.jpg?h=70691dac&amp;itok=npgM7d9B" width="1200" height="800" alt="Finalists on stage at the Bruce Ekstrand Memorial Graduate Student Competition"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <span>College of Music</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The College of Music is celebrating the winner and the semifinalists in the annual graduate student performance competition honoring former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bruce Ekstrand.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The College of Music is celebrating the winner and the semifinalists in the annual graduate student performance competition honoring former Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Bruce Ekstrand.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/music/2025/11/19/2025-26-ekstrand-graduate-student-competition-winners-announced`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:41:37 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55715 at /today /today/2025/11/13/xuedong-liu-inducted-national-academy-inventors <span>Xuedong Liu inducted into National Academy of Inventors</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-13T14:06:46-07:00" title="Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 14:06">Thu, 11/13/2025 - 14:06</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Xuedong_Liu_Horizontal.jpg?h=407f2839&amp;itok=vRL8EDN4" width="1200" height="800" alt="Xuedong Liu"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Professor Xuedong Liu was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, recognizing a career of pioneering discoveries and real-world impact. His research on cellular communication has fueled four startups advancing novel treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Xuedong Liu was inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, recognizing a career of pioneering discoveries and real-world impact. His research on cellular communication has fueled four startups advancing novel treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/venturepartners/2025/11/11/internal-news/new-nai-fellow-xuedong-liu-leads-research-and-medical-innovation`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:06:46 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55664 at /today /today/2025/11/11/mathematician-katherine-stange-honored-peers <span>Mathematician Katherine Stange honored by peers</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-11T09:58:01-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 09:58">Tue, 11/11/2025 - 09:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Kate%20Stange%20chalkboard.jpg?h=9f43c2ea&amp;itok=nfFi93eL" width="1200" height="800" alt="Katherine Stange in front of a chalkboard"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Katherine Stange was named a fellow by the American Mathematical Society, becoming the second person in the math department to garner AMS recognition.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Katherine Stange was named a fellow by the American Mathematical Society, becoming the second person in the math department to garner AMS recognition.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/11/06/cu-boulder-mathematician-honored-peers-0`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:58:01 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55653 at /today /today/2025/11/11/cu-boulder-team-wins-international-poster-design-competition <span>���������� Boulder team wins international poster design competition</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-11T09:54:34-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 09:54">Tue, 11/11/2025 - 09:54</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Chem-E-Car%20poster%20contest%202025.jpeg?h=aa653e10&amp;itok=TmmEI433" width="1200" height="800" alt="chemical and biological engineering undergraduates at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' international competition with their winning poster"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <span>College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>A win came for a group of ���������� Boulder chemical and biological engineering undergraduates at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' international competition in Boston, where the group's poster stood out among 56 teams.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A win came for a group of ���������� Boulder chemical and biological engineering undergraduates at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' international competition in Boston, where the group's poster stood out among 56 teams.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/cu-boulder-cheme-car-team-wins-first-place-international-poster-design-competition`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:54:34 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55652 at /today /today/2025/11/11/cu-boulder-named-top-university-indigenous-students <span>���������� Boulder named a top university for Indigenous students</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-11T08:00:10-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 08:00">Tue, 11/11/2025 - 08:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/AISES%20National%20Conference%202025.jpg?h=37859f85&amp;itok=eX0P8Gan" width="1200" height="800" alt="���������� Boulder students at the AISES national conference in 2025"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The Advancing Indigenous People in STEM organization has named ���������� Boulder in its 2025–26 rankings. AISES is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in STEM fields.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Advancing Indigenous People in STEM organization has named ���������� Boulder in its 2025–26 rankings. AISES is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in STEM fields.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/engineering/aises-names-cu-boulder-top-200-colleges-indigenous-students-2026`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:00:10 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55645 at /today /today/2025/10/30/cu-boulder-graduate-student-named-google-phd-fellow <span>���������� Boulder graduate student named a Google PhD fellow</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-30T10:32:53-06:00" title="Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 10:32">Thu, 10/30/2025 - 10:32</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Hye-Young-Jo-headshot.jpg?h=43f5e85a&amp;itok=KvqKalNh" width="1200" height="800" alt="Hye-Young Jo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Hye-Young Jo of computer science and the ATLAS Institute will be using the funding to research human-computer interactions.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Hye-Young Jo of computer science and the ATLAS Institute will be using the funding to research human-computer interactions.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/graduateschool/2025/10/24/cu-boulder-graduate-student-named-google-phd-fellow`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:32:53 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55557 at /today /today/2025/10/30/6-outstanding-cu-students-awarded-2025-charles-barth-scholarship-space-research <span>6 outstanding ���������� students awarded 2025 Charles A. Barth Scholarship in Space Research</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-30T09:57:43-06:00" title="Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 09:57">Thu, 10/30/2025 - 09:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/LASP%20-%20Main%20Campus.jpg?h=04bc7320&amp;itok=dtrVdq6K" width="1200" height="800" alt="LASP building on Main Campus"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> <span>Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The scholarship was established in 2013 for undergraduate space research to honor Charles Barth's lasting legacy of teaching and mentoring the next generation of space researchers.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The scholarship was established in 2013 for undergraduate space research to honor Charles Barth's lasting legacy of teaching and mentoring the next generation of space researchers.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://lasp.colorado.edu/2025/10/21/six-outstanding-cu-boulder-students-awarded-2025-charles-a-barth-scholarship-in-space-research/`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:57:43 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55553 at /today