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Diego Fierro, 13, hopes to be a mechanical engineer someday. And thanks to a LEGO Robotics: Space Challenge camp at the University of Colorado Boulder, Diego took one step closer to that dream this week. “I’ve never built anything with LEGO Mindstorms before,” Diego explained, as he programmed the robot’s next move. “It’s cool because it gives me an idea of how a machine works, how every piece is important and has a job.”

Every few years, CU-Boulder's Office of Strategic Relations takes aerial photos of the campus for archiving and marketing purposes. On June 15, campus photographer Glenn Asakawa and videographers Alana Murphy and Zach Ornitz ascended above campus in a helicopter to capture the current look and feel of campus.

Published author and English Professor Stephen Graham Jones relies on his students to bring in new ideas and new ways of seeing things. Students—immersed in his courses on werewolves, comic books, slasher novels, screenwriting and haunted houses—rely on Jones to paint a picture of the writer’s life.

Wei Wu (Mus'13) is having a banner year, debuting at Pittsburgh Opera and preparing for roles at the Met and Santa Fe Opera.

Did you know that as a University of Colorado employee, you can receive one-on-one investment advice and guidance on CU’s retirement investment plan options? TIAA financial consultants will be on campus in June and July to do just that.

Summer brings plenty of opportunities to get outdoors, get some vitamin D and to stay active. Click through for some summer health tips.

Environmental policy leader Alice Madden has been named executive director of Colorado Law's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, effective July 11.

Summer is getaway season, but even if you’re low on time or funds, you don’t have to miss out! Set aside a day or two for microtravel. Make a list of all the things you’ve been dying to do in town, find a new restaurant to try, or just pack a lunch and hit the trails. Make it happen with this month’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

Aaron Clauset, assistant professor of computer science and faculty member of the BioFrontiers Institute, recently accepted the 2016 Erdős-Rényi Prize in Network Science. The international prize is awarded annually to a researcher under 40 who has made fundamental contributions to the advancement of network science. We asked Clauset five questions about how he uses network science in his research.

This six-hour Standard CPR/first aid/AED course, open to CU students, faculty/staff and affiliates, meets the standards for current Red Cross emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The course covers everything from burns and broken bones, to choking and heart attacks. This is an extended course that includes adult, infant and junior CPR...