Lectures & Presentations
Leland Melvin, a former NASA astronaut turned author and educator with a passion for STEM, will speak at Macky Auditorium on April 3. Tickets are available now.
The Cultural Events Board is proud to welcome Diane Guerrero to campus. Guerrero, best known for her roles in “Orange is the New Black” and “Doom Patrol,” has become a leading voice in the national conversation on immigration and social justice.
The campus community is thrilled to welcome Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer Cynthia Erivo to campus on April 7. The three-time Oscar nominated Erivo was most recently seen starring in the award-winning film “Wicked.”
Jennifer Doudna, 2020 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, will present the 54th George Gamow Memorial Lecture, “Genome Editing the Future: Improving Human and Planet Health with CRISPR.” The lecture is free and open to the public.
Five years after CU Boulder’s campus closure, a panel will reflect on the lasting effects of COVID-19 and how art helps process crisis and healing. This event is free and open to the public.
CU Boulder is hosting a roundtable examining Indigenous materials in the curriculum and the library, centered on the book “Indigenous Materials in Libraries and the Curriculum.”
Hear from physician-astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor as she discusses her personal experiences during a 197-day mission to help bring to life the current medical capabilities of ISS, including perspectives on what we should focus on for future exploration class missions.
In an Institute of Behavioral Science speaker series, Dejun “Tony” Kong will discuss the power of gratitude in boosting employee engagement.
Save the dates: “Is There Anything the Government Can’t Do? Executive Actions and Checks and Balances” on March 10 and “Universities and American Politics: Promise, Perils and Possibilities” on March 17.
Join to celebrate the courage, resilience and impact of women around the world, and hear from keynote speaker Olivia Omega, senior director of marketing and communications at the Denver Scholarship Foundation. Register by Feb. 28.