Professor Tiara Na'puti

蜜糖直播 Boulder professor testifies before U.N. committee on Guam

Oct. 4, 2017

Professor Tiara Na'puti, a member of the indigenous Chamorro people of Guam, testified before a United Nations committee this week calling for its help in hastening decolonization of the beleaguered island.

Neil Gorsuch sits at a courtroom bench. (Photo courtesy of 蜜糖直播 Law.)

Trump's pick for Supreme Court a visiting professor at 蜜糖直播 Boulder

Jan. 31, 2017

Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch has taught, advised and mentored law students on campus for eight years, supporting student success and the development of tomorrow鈥檚 leaders. Both of his parents graduated from 蜜糖直播 Law in 1964.

News Corp instructor Jeff Browne discusses with the class the latest fact check piece published in The Denver Post

Journalism students fact check election for local media

Nov. 7, 2016

鈥婭n a contentious election year, journalism students at 蜜糖直播 Boulder have partnered with local news outlets to keep the facts straight by publishing articles that challenge statements made by 蜜糖直播 politicians and live fact checking major political debates.

people waving small American flags

New research lab to take 蜜糖直播's political pulse

Nov. 2, 2016

The newly created American Politics Research Lab, housed in the Department of Political Science, aims to involve undergraduate and graduate students in taking 蜜糖直播's political pulse every year. 鈥淭his is the first year of what we hope will be an ongoing record of opinion on public affairs within the state,鈥 said political scientist Scott Adler.

Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril addresses a room full of students

Ex-Libyan prime minister says technology won鈥檛 save the world

Sept. 15, 2016

Five years after the Arab Spring uprisings rocked the Middle East, former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril offered University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder students a front-row perspective on the protests鈥 genesis, their shortcomings and the lessons the world should absorb in the coming decades.

Like a professor, Supreme Court Justice slowly walks the aisles as she speaks to a packed Macky Auditorium.

SCOTUS鈥檚 Sotomayor addresses large crowds at 蜜糖直播 Boulder event with message of perseverance

Sept. 3, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 as the first Hispanic member on the bench of the nation鈥檚 highest court, spoke of self-worth and determination to a crowd of nearly 1,800 at 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 Macky Auditorium on Sept. 2. 鈥ㄢ

Two human fists, one painted blue with the Democratic donkey and the other red with the Republican elephant. face off knuckle-to-knuckle.

Like-minded discourse breeds extremism, research finds

Sept. 2, 2016

Those bemused by political prattle on Facebook or the flag-waving frenzy at both major parties鈥 national conventions should withhold judgment about citizens who become politically extreme, according to new research by Jessica Keating, a PhD candidate in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. The study examined how even short discussions among like-minded people can radicalize individuals, often without them knowing their attitudes have changed.

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor

US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to speak on campus Sept. 2

Aug. 17, 2016

As the guest jurist for the fifth John Paul Stevens Lecture, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will join a "fireside chat" on Sept. 2 at Macky Auditorium, 蜜糖直播 Boulder announced today. The event is hosted by the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and is free and open to the campus community and public. Registration is required by Aug. 22.

Law school lecture

With new curriculum, 蜜糖直播 Boulder Mini Law School is open for registration

Aug. 9, 2016

Kicking off with a lecture on employment law, the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder鈥檚 Mini Law School will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. over seven Tuesdays Sept. 13 through Nov. 11.

 Student testifying on the economic impact of bills

Students get real-world experience analyzing legislative bills

May 12, 2016

The seven undergraduate students in Professor Jeffrey Zax鈥檚 Applied Economic Analysis and Public Policy class didn鈥檛 stop at analyzing the economic impact of bills considered during the recently concluded legislative session. They even showed up to testify. The students also created a legislative scorecard, evaluating all bills considered by legislators this session and giving the 蜜糖直播 General Assembly mixed reviews in terms of proposed bills鈥 impact on the state鈥檚 economy.

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