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• CU mulls putting select courses online for free

  January 27, 2013 1:35 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is weighing a contract with a company that allows universities to offer free online courses that are available to hundreds of thousands of students worldwide. CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue tells The Daily Camera the university will decide sometime in February whether to... more »

• Wildlife officials dealing with Boulder coyotes

  January 13, 2013 3:02 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Wildlife officials hope to unveil a strategy Monday to deal with aggressive coyotes that have been reported near a path in east Boulder. Val Matheson, Boulder's urban wildlife conservation coordinator, tells The Daily Camera the new management plan is "a work in progress." She is sharing... more »

• CU economist forecasts Colo. job growth in 2013

  December 3, 2012 8:54 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A University of Colorado economist forecasts the state will keep adding a wide array of jobs in 2013, putting it in position to be among the top 10 states for job growth next year. Richard Wobbekind of CU's Leeds School of Business said Monday that the... more »

• Pot legalization no free ride to smoke on campus

  November 28, 2012 8:30 PM

  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Young voters helped pass laws legalizing marijuana in Washington and Colorado, but many still won't be able to light up. Most universities have codes of conduct banning marijuana use, and they get millions of dollars in funding from the federal government, which still considers pot illegal.... more »

• Former CU Buff makes journey from fullback to Figaro

  October 27, 2012 2:24 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - How Keith Miller made the unlikely transition from football to the pinnacle of opera is an all-American story of reinvention. It's made all the more amazing by the fact that he had no formal musical training when he set out to become a singer. The 38-year-old... more »

• UCCS building to house health clinics & possible med school Play Video

  June 21, 2012 6:52 PM

  Seventy gold shovels may seem like overkill for a groundbreaking ceremony, but if you ask UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak it's symbolic of the cooperation it took to get construction going on the new Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences. "This really is the beginning of the future, but it's... more »

• CU, Mines get Pentagon grants for equipment

  May 9, 2012 4:13 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Defense Department has award grants for equipment to researchers at the University of Colorado and the Colorado School of Mines. The grants were among 190 announced by the Pentagon on Tuesday. Individual amounts weren't listed, but they total $54.7 million and average $288,000. The CU grants... more »

• CU: Cost of pot fest crackdown still unknown

  April 29, 2012 1:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado officials say it will take a few weeks to determine the cost of a crackdown on the 4/20 marijuana celebration on the Boulder campus. University spokesman Bronson Hilliard tells The Daily Camera the school is waiting for invoices from agencies that assisted in... more »

• Falcons lose heartbreaker to Buffs

  November 24, 2011 2:44 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Askia Booker hit a 3-pointer and Andre Roberson got a key block and layup in overtime to help Colorado to a 76-73 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night. Nate Tomlinson led Colorado (3-2) with 19 points on 4 of 7 shooting from 3-point... more »

• CO schools luring more foreign students

  November 20, 2011 5:29 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A new Colorado law freeing state universities to recruit more international students has prompted schools to begin aggressively courting foreigners who want to study in the United States - and pay higher tuition. The Daily Camera reports that Colorado State University is seriously considering hiring an... more »

• Man whose murder case was overturned speaks at CU

  October 13, 2011 4:47 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado man whose 9-year-old murder conviction was overturned in 2008 because of DNA evidence is speaking about his experience at the University of Colorado. Timothy Masters and one of his attorneys will appear at the CU Law School Thursday. Masters was convicted of the... more »

• Wildlife officers tranquilize mountain lion at CU

  October 6, 2011 4:17 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado wildlife officers have tranquilized a mountain lion found in a tree on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The Daily Camera reports the animal was spotted Wednesday afternoon near the Kittredge residence hall complex. Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill says wildlife... more »

• CU introduces Peace Corps program

  September 24, 2011 12:49 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A new program at the University of Colorado allows students to serve in the Peace Corps and also earn a master's in business administration, education, environmental studies or geography. Peter Simons of the Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement at CU says the Boulder campus is... more »

• Texas transfer enrolls at CU

  September 7, 2011 2:36 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Quarterback Connor Wood has enrolled at the University of Colorado after transferring from Texas. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound redshirt freshman will practice with the Buffaloes this fall but must sit out this season. He'll be eligible in 2012, after starter Tyler Hansen has graduated. Coach Jon Embree... more »

• CU's Bohn gets 5-year contract extension

  August 11, 2011 1:55 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn is getting a five-year extension following a unanimous vote by the school's board of regents Wednesday. Bohn's base salary remains the same at $297,000 and he can earn $154,000 more in annual incentives. The deal runs through June 30,... more »

• CU trying to snuff campus pot fest tradition

  July 31, 2011 2:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado says nearly one in four students who answered a school survey took part in a marijuana outdoor smoking festival last spring as the school works to snuff the campus "4/20 smoke-out" some students believe is a university-sanctioned event. The school released... more »

• Former CU football player shot and killed

  May 23, 2011 3:34 PM

  OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Police say a former San Diego-area high school football star who went on to play linebacker for the University of Colorado has been shot and killed. Police Capt. Leonard Mata said 22-year-old Justin Nonu was killed outside a house in Oceanside on Saturday. Mata... more »

• Church revokes speaking invite for Churchill

  May 22, 2011 6:17 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A Grand Junction church that invited fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill to speak on Memorial Day has withdrawn its invitation. The (Grand Junction) Sentinel reports that the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley did not want to offend military families by having... more »

• CU-Boulder confers 5,897 degrees in commencement

  May 7, 2011 3:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A crowd of about 20,000 watched roughly 5,900 University of Colorado-Boulder students earn degrees. The Daily Camera reports the university conferred 4,593 bachelor's degrees, 884 master's degrees, 164 law degrees and 256 doctorates during the ceremony Friday. Chipotle Chief Executive Steve Ells, an art... more »

• CU suing over "defective" toilet paper

  May 4, 2011 7:32 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado at Boulder is suing two companies for what it claims was defective toilet paper that clogged the campus's sewage systems. The Daily Camera reported Wednesday that the university's Board of Regents filed a lawsuit last week in Boulder County District Court against... more »

• Hansen named Buffs starting QB

  April 12, 2011 8:57 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Senior Tyler Hansen will be Colorado's starting quarterback this fall. Coach Jon Embree made the announcement Tuesday. He also said that five players won't be returning, including two because of knee injuries. Three other players, including two redshirt freshmen, aren't being invited back to the program.... more »

• CU weighs extending staff tuition benefits

  March 13, 2011 5:36 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is looking at ways it can increase the tuition benefits it makes available to its faculty and staff so the school can compete with what other colleges provide. The university is considering extending the tuition wavier to the dependents or children... more »

• CU students rally for illegal immigrant tuition

  February 9, 2011 8:27 AM

  BOULDER (AP) - Students at the University of Colorado in Boulder plan a rally to support a bill that would extend in-state tuition to many Colorado students in the country illegally. CU students will rally Wednesday in support of Senate Bill 126, which would grant illegal immigrants in-state tuition... more »

• CU picks new dean of business school

  January 18, 2011 5:01 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP)-The University of Colorado has picked an assistant dean from the University of Illinois to lead its business school. CU announced the appointment of David L. Ikenberry on Tuesday. Ikenberry is currently the associate dean at the College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign... more »

• New year, new job

  January 10, 2011 7:40 PM

  For college grads and the unemployed getting a job is priority number one. So what can you do to try and land a position? University of Colorado, Colorado Springs senior, and business major Becky Morey, currently works as a student assistant in the business college. She knows it won't... more »

• CU takle is consensus All-American

  December 15, 2010 1:09 AM

  BOULDER - University of Colorado senior Nate Solder was named to the Associated Press All-America team Tuesday, in the process becoming the first offensive tackle in the history of the Buffalo program to earn consensus All-America honors. Solder, a 6-9, 315-pounder from the small mountain town of Buena Vista,... more »

• Embree confirms he's the new CU football coach

  December 6, 2010 12:16 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Jon Embree will be introduced as Colorado's new football coach on Monday morning. Word got out late last week that the Washington Redskins tight ends coach was CU athletic director Mike Bohn's choice to replace Dan Hawkins, who was fired after going 19-39 in four-plus seasons... more »

• CU pays $150,000 to family after death of patient

  December 4, 2010 1:26 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The University of Colorado says it has paid $150,000 to the family of a man who died after oral surgery at the CU School of Dental Medicine. CU attorney Patrick O'Rourke said Friday the settlement was paid to the family of Simon Medrano, who died after... more »

• CU Regents restore athletics oversight board

  November 20, 2010 2:58 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado is restoring an athletics oversight committee that was abolished in 2006. CU regents voted Friday in Colorado Springs to reinstate the board to monitor compliance with NCAA rules. The board also reviews academic performance of athletes and new construction plans... more »

• Hawkins is out at CU

  November 9, 2010 2:33 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Multiple media outlets are reporting that embattled University of Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins will be fired Tuesday. Hawkins has been on the hot seat since last year. The cries for his ouster grew louder following the biggest collapse in school history Saturday when the Buffaloes blew... more »

• Sorority investigates alleged hazing at CU

  October 26, 2010 8:37 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A sorority at the University of Colorado in Boulder is investigating an alleged hazing in which a new member was pressured to drink alcohol. Alpha Phi International said in a statement Monday that it appears it was an isolated incident of one person being forced... more »

• Ward Churchill wants his job back at CU

  October 21, 2010 9:14 AM

  Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is asking the Colorado Court of Appeals to give him his job back after a jury ruled last year that his firing was politically motivated. Churchill says the Board of Regents violated his civil rights when it convened a judicial process to... more »

• No immediate plans for CU's South Campus

  October 20, 2010 9:00 AM

  A University of Colorado official says the school has no immediate plans to develop a Boulder location that critics say would destroy wetlands and be susceptible to flooding. Frank Bruno, vice chancellor for administration, told the Boulder Daily Camera Tuesday that development on what is known as the South... more »

• Colorado Supreme Court to hear campus gun ban case

  October 18, 2010 3:18 PM

  The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether campus gun bans are legal. The court announced Monday that all seven justices agreed to accept the case. In April the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a gun-rights group that sued the University of... more »

• UCCS receives World Trade Center steel beam

  October 15, 2010 2:48 PM

  Tiny American flags, 2,977 of them, marched across the grass at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Friday, one for each person who lost their lives in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. The flags end in a point beneath a twisted piece of metal--a portion of a steel beam... more »

• CU-Boulder chancellor opposes lower tuition cap

  October 13, 2010 8:27 AM

  The University of Colorado regents are expected to consider a 4 percent cap on tuition increases, lower than the 9.5 percent cap recently requested by administrators. Regents were scheduled to consider the lower cap during their meeting Wednesday. CU-Boulder Chancellor Phil DiStefano spoke against the proposal Tuesday. ... more »

• Buffs lose two more for the rest of the season

  October 13, 2010 2:04 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado football team has lost two more players for the season. Safety Anthony Perkins played the entire second half at Missouri on Saturday with a torn ACL and running back Brian Lockridge needs ankle surgery. Coach Dan Hawkins said sophomore receiver Will Jefferson... more »

• CU-Boulder-designed device breaks cosmic record

  October 12, 2010 8:28 AM

  An instrument designed by University of Colorado-Boulder students has traveled 1.67 billion miles from Earth as it gathers data about grains of dust, the building blocks of the solar system. CU researchers say the dust counter onboard NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto has traveled farther than any other... more »

• Mars mission led by CU-Boulder gets green light

  October 6, 2010 8:31 AM

  NASA has given the go-ahead to a $438 million mission led by the University of Colorado-Boulder to investigate Mars and the likelihood that it once harbored life. NASA said Tuesday that a review team approved the plans and budget for the project, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN.... more »

• NASA awards CU-Boulder $6.7 million for mission

  September 17, 2010 2:04 PM

  NASA has awarded $6.7 million to a University of Colorado team to help with a mission to the sun. The CU-Boulder team will design components of instruments that will be onboard the spacecraft. A small, car-sized satellite called Solar Probe Plus will go to a region of the sun... more »

• Buffs will play at Ohio State in 2011

  August 25, 2010 1:13 AM

  BOULDER - When it comes to intersectional match-ups on the football field, Colorado and Ohio State are often in a league of their own. So it makes perfect sense that two will resume their brief but eventful series next year in Columbus. The Buffaloes will travel to Ohio Stadium... more »

• University of Colorado raises $140 million

  July 30, 2010 8:17 AM

  The University of Colorado received $140.8 million in private support over the past fiscal year, capping the school's strongest-ever four years for such donations. The private contributions for the fiscal year that ended June 30 represent a 4.7 percent increase from the 2008-09 school year. The funds include... more »

• CU suspends study progams in Mexico

  July 22, 2010 7:03 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado in Boulder says it has temporarily canceled its study abroad programs in Mexico over concerns of rising cartel violence. CU's interim provost Russell Moore said Thursday the programs to Jalisco, Monterrey, Oaxaca and Guanajuato were called off and students planning to go... more »

• 2 Colorado schools share military research grants

  July 20, 2010 8:13 AM

  The Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado are among nearly 70 schools nationwide participating in basic research funded by the Defense Department. The projects, announced last week, will be paid for with $227 million in grants. The Defense Department hasn't said how much each school will... more »

• Aspen landmark slated for demolition

  July 12, 2010 11:40 AM

  Some Aspen leaders hope the community can raise enough money to buy a University of Colorado conference center in their resort town and save it from being demolished to clear the way for development. CU's medical school says it needs to sell the property because it costs up to... more »

• CU Board of Regents back move to Pac-10

  June 11, 2010 1:39 PM

  The University of Colorado has officially joined the Pac-10. The Board of Regents unanimously voted Friday to accept a bid to join conference. Regent Michael Carrigan said the vote was an easy one. The Buffaloes may have started the dominoes falling by bolting the Big 12 on Thursday.... more »

• CU dental school professor resigns

  June 3, 2010 3:38 PM

  A University of Colorado dental school professor who was awaiting approval for a state dental license has resigned. CU spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery says Randal James submitted his resignation in May. She said she could not provide details. James' office said he was on vacation and unreachable for comment... more »

• Colorado city makes a 'Best' list

  May 26, 2010 3:54 PM

  Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named its 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade-with a focus on innovative thinking. The list includes Boulder, at #4. Kiplinger's teamed with Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Stolarick, who this year evaluated U.S.... more »

• University of Colorado commencement today

  May 7, 2010 8:48 AM

  Nearly 6,000 University of Colorado students on the Boulder campus are getting their degrees during spring graduation ceremonies. Commencement begins Friday morning at Folsom Field. John Wood, founder of the international nonprofit "Room to Read," will deliver the commencement speech. CU will award 4,530 bachelor's degrees, 850... more »

• Colorado State rescinds gun ban after court ruling

  May 5, 2010 4:49 PM

  Guns and some other weapons will continue to be legal on the Colorado State University System's two campuses. The CSU Board of Governors voted Wednesday to rescind a campus gun ban, citing a Colorado Court of Appeals ruling last month that overturned a similar ban at the University of... more »

• CU Boulder receives $15 million in stimulus money

  April 27, 2010 1:58 PM

  The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $15 million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used toward the ongoing construction of a biotechnology and biomedical research facility. Faculty and students will use the facility for fundamental research on everything from cancer and cardiovascular... more »

• University of Colorado to consider more cuts

  April 8, 2010 8:39 AM

  University of Colorado officials are planning $22 million more in reductions and other budget-balancing measures expected to eliminate a total of 339 positions across the four-campus system. The proposed measures will be discussed at the April 22 Board of Regents meeting. The university has already approved $29 million in... more »

• Steep tuition hike approved for all CU schools

  March 29, 2010 2:08 PM

  In-state undergraduate students at the University of Colorado will pay 7 percent to 9 percent more in tuition at the Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver campuses starting this fall. The Board of Regents approved the increases Monday on an 8-1 vote. Out-of-state undergraduates will pay 2 percent to 5... more »

• University of Colorado considers 9 percent tuition hike

  March 29, 2010 8:53 AM

  The University of Colorado is considering a 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students next year. CU's Board of Regents is set to vote on the hike Monday morning. Under the proposal, tuition would rise by $572 to $7,018 a year. Out-of-state students would pay $28,000, up $1,300 from this... more »