Lectures & Presentations
CU on the Weekend is back for another free series featuring cutting-edge work by some of ÀϾÅÆ·²è most dynamic faculty. Experts will address everything from climate communications to living with wildfire and the rights of Indigenous people.
Black holes are often regarded as cosmic vacuum cleaners, but it's actually rather hard to get them to eat. And when they do feed, they make a mess, disturbing their surroundings out to thousands or even millions of light-years. Join the Distinguished Faculty Series on Sept. 15 for more.
The next virtual Coloradan Conversation event will feature a panel discussion about the evolving nature of leadership. Join CU alumni, students, community members and experts to discuss what you read and find ways to move forward into action.
The University Libraries will host Sofia Leung in a virtual talk that explores racism's permanence and prevalence within libraries as institutions. Learn more and register for this lecture.
The campus will host a virtual Campus Q&A with members of leadership to discuss ÀϾÅÆ·²è plans for the fall semester and the latest information regarding the COVID-19 delta variant. The session will include a question-and-answer segment.
Award-winning actor, producer, director and activist America Ferrera will speak at the CU Events Center. Open to the campus community, this free event is held in support of the Buffs One Read program.
Join Jerry Hauser of the Ombuds Office on Aug. 31 to learn how to advance ideas effectively by rethinking negotiation in this free virtual presentation.
Join a Distinguished Faculty Series lecture featuring Distinguished Professor Leslie Leinwand, who will discuss her journey in finding and developing treatments for genetic diseases where none previously existed.
A distinguished panel of former U.S. Supreme Court clerks and legal scholars will discuss the notable cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2020-21 term, as well as the impact of those decisions on practitioners. Learn more about this discussion.
Danielle Hodge of the College of Media, Communication and Information will discuss what it means to love Blackness in a white supremacist and anti-Black society. Building on African American intellectual traditions, Hodge will re-envision the relationship between freedom and love in the struggle for liberation.