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Through our four campuses, the University of Colorado plays a profound role in the lives of individuals, businesses and communities throughout Colorado, across the country and around the world. Nearly half a million alumni have led the way in business, science, the arts, health care and their communities, and they're joined by 15,000 more each year. In Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver, all four of our campuses are all for Colorado.

Milk and Cookies: CU Anschutz researchers give parents with young children a supportive environment

Community and culture, Health and wellness

It’s a disturbing paradox that while doctors and scientists encourage and promote the health benefits of breast feeding, women in science are leaving these careers in droves. Today on CU on the Air, we’re talking with CU School of Medicine researchers and administrative support Michele Hoffman, Whitney Phinney and Pamela Alvarez Moran about the important … Continue reading Milk and Cookies: CU Anschutz researchers give parents with young children a supportive environment →

Limb Restoration: Osseointegration gives amputees a new option

Discovery and innovation, Health and wellness

Dr. Jason Stoneback and his team at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have enabled hundreds of patients with limb maladies to live active and productive lives. Dr. Stoneback is chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture surgery, director of the Limb Restoration Program, and vice chair of clinical affairs. Today on CU on the Air, we … Continue reading Limb Restoration: Osseointegration gives amputees a new option →

Quantum physics: Atomic research discoveries show there’s much more to learn

Discovery and innovation, Learning and teaching

This month on CU on the Air we welcomed CU Boulder Professor Ana Maria Rey, a theoretical physicist and fellow at JILA. Professor Rey has earned multiple awards for her groundbreaking research, including the coveted MacArthur Genius Fellowship and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She earned the Alexander Cruickshank Award in … Continue reading Quantum physics: Atomic research discoveries show there’s much more to learn →

CU across Colorado: CU Denver team fans out to help rural areas with community projects

Community and culture, Learning and teaching

In this month’s CU on the Air, we talk to representatives of the University Technical Assistance program, or UTA. It’s a unique collaboration between a Colorado Center for Community Development in the College of Architecture and Planning at CU Denver, and a division of local government within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, or DOLA. … Continue reading CU across Colorado: CU Denver team fans out to help rural areas with community projects →

A rare and fatal lung disease, IPF has met its match

Discovery and innovation, Health and wellness, Uncategorized

September is pulmonary fibrosis awareness month and today we’re privileged to talk to Dr. David Schwartz at the CU School of Medicine, one of the world’s leading researchers in the area of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Dr. Schwartz chats with host Ken McConnellogue about his research and discoveries concerning this rare but fatal lung disease, as … Continue reading A rare and fatal lung disease, IPF has met its match →

Catching up with CU’s 23rd president – what’s ahead?

Uncategorized

This month, CU on The Air talks with new University of Colorado President Mark Kennedy, who was named by the Board of Regents on May 2 to be the 23rd President of the University of Colorado system. Host Ken McConnellogue chats with the president about: Touring the campuses and the state and learning about this … Continue reading Catching up with CU’s 23rd president – what’s ahead? →

Buried in unmarked graves, Leadville’s Irish miners now have a voice

Community and culture

A sign in Leadville’s Evergreen Cemetery calls it the Old Catholic section, while period maps list it as the Free Catholic section. CU on the Air host Ken McConnellogue talks with Jim Walsh, assistant professor of political science at CU Denver, who for more than decade has researched Leadville’s Irish community during the late 1800s … Continue reading Buried in unmarked graves, Leadville’s Irish miners now have a voice →

From 100 barrels of beer on the boat to the original India pale ale, beer is a social function

Community and culture, Discovery and innovation, Learning and teaching

We continue chatting (and maybe sipping a little) with lecturer Travis Rupp at Avery Brewing Co. about his unique career exploring and recreating ancient and not-quite-as-ancient beers – all while teaching Greek and Roman archaeology, art history, Egyptology, and Roman history at CU Boulder. Host Ken McConnellogue chats with Rupp about the Ales of Antiquity, the places … Continue reading From 100 barrels of beer on the boat to the original India pale ale, beer is a social function →

Road trip! We visit Avery Brewing Co. to discuss the history of beer

Community and culture, Discovery and innovation, Learning and teaching

CU Boulder lecturer Travis Rupp has a unique career that’s likely the envy of many: He explores and recreates ancient and not-quite-as-ancient beers – from the Gordium area of ancient Turkey to the United States’ first president – all while teaching Greek and Roman archaeology, art history, Egyptology, and Roman history at CU Boulder. Host … Continue reading Road trip! We visit Avery Brewing Co. to discuss the history of beer →

What the Virtual Human has taught and will teach us

Discovery and innovation, Health and wellness, Learning and teaching

Dr. Spitzer discusses the process in giving new life to Susan Potter as a living cadaver Dr. Victor Spitzer, director of the Center for Human Simulation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, chats with host Ken McConnellogue about the amazing Virtual Human living cadaver. Dr. Spitzer and his team froze, sectioned and sliced body-donor Susan Potter, … Continue reading What the Virtual Human has taught and will teach us →