breaking the two hour marathon

Breaking the Two-Hour Marathon

Feb. 1, 2020

On Oct. 12, 2019, with a time of 1:59:40, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya became the first person to complete a marathon in under two hours.

Old ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ photo on Farrand Field

50 Years for the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Environmental Center

Feb. 1, 2020

Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder became the first university in the nation to open a student-led Environmental Center. The day coincided with the nation’s inaugural Earth Day.

Half-Fast Subs on the Hill

Hill Eats

Feb. 1, 2020

The restaurant lineup on The Hill changes nearly as fast as the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ seasons.

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Infographic: Snow

Feb. 1, 2020

Record-breaking ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ summer heat, including the hottest temperature ever recorded in the state didn’t delay winter at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥. Boulder saw more than 26 inches of snow in October and nearly 30 in November, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Cooking Tapas at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Cooking Basics

Homemade, ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Style 

Feb. 1, 2020

Since 2013, weekly ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ cooking classes — Ralphie’s Cooking Basics — have aimed to teach students the fundamentals of meal preparing.

Hale Sunset

Then and Now: Hale Science Building

Hale was the first science building on campus and at one point housed all the sciences, a small museum and the School of Law. The building was named after the second university president, Horace Hale.

Child in mask at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥

NOW — Summer 2019

Oct. 1, 2019

If it’s icky, slimy or smelly, it’s fair game.

dorm room view

21st-Century Residence Hall

Oct. 1, 2019

In August, more than 700 ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students moved into the university’s newest and largest residence hall, Williams Village East.

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Then — May 1911

Oct. 1, 2019

It wasn’t much to look at, but it was the start of a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder institution. The first issue of this magazine appeared as The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Alumnus in May 1911.

Aerospace Building

Up, Up and Away

Oct. 1, 2019

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences includes a bioastronautics lab, a payload operations center with a real-time communications link to the International Space Station and an indoor drone testing space.

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