Campus News

Researchers at CU Boulder are part of a newly published study that finds that low-rise, high-density environments like those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle.

Originally constructed with tile and grout in 1973, the addition of a phthalate-free liner to CU's indoor competition pool sets a "green" precedent for other competition pools around the country.

CU Boulder is partnering with the city of Boulder, Boulder County, the Boulder Chamber, Lime and B-Cycle to launch a new shared micro-mobility program that includes a new e-scooter pilot.

In light of recent Colorado fires, floods and landslides, CU Boulder Today spoke with environmental experts Fernando Rosario-Ortiz and Ben Livneh about how fire may shape the future of water in the West.

Community Cycles received one of five grants that allowed them to award electric bikes to front-line employees at CU Boulder.

A new study tackles one of the oldest questions in the history of the planet: How did living organisms get so big?

The diverse group of 15 voting members includes faculty, staff and students, with members hailing from departments all across the campus, to help guide campus decision-making around sustainability initiatives and priorities.

Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer and drier summer conditions.

Over the last few months, Facilities Management and Campus Building Services teams, in conjunction with the Environmental Center, have finished installing compost collection bins in nearly all campus restrooms in academic and administrative buildings.

Raytheon Intelligence & Space and CU Boulder announced this week the creation of the Raytheon Technologies Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund to support top graduate students at the university’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.