Alumni in Focus
Marika Holland has been named a 2026 fellow by the esteemed MacArthur Foundation. Her research on polar sea ice and global climate dynamics helps scientists and policymakers better understand and predict the implications of climate change.
As the Sundance Film Festival prepares for its first year in Boulder, CU alum Richie Simeone makes his directorial debut with the submission "Sunnyside"—a film with shades of ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ evident in every aspect of its making.
In 2017, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ mechanical engineering students developed an adjustable heated bench to keep NBA players warm and game-ready. Nearly a decade later, the technology has surpassed $1 million in sales and is used by four NBA teams.
Matan Coll turned a passion for photography and skiing into hands-on experience with CU Athletics and a role with NBC Sports at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Denver-based photographer and filmmaker William Drumm's lifelong fascination with the ocean has carried him from remote underwater expeditions to Hollywood studio shoots.
Joey Pontiff has taken his physics and political science education to the nation's capital—working for the Commission on Quantum Primacy, a national initiative supporting U.S. leadership in quantum technologies.
In South Sudan, change happens when girls pick up books, says ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum Micklina Kenyi. She founded the nonprofit Girls With Books! to expand educational opportunities in her home country.
With the Paralympics taking place in Milan Cortina, take a look back at a study alumnus Zane Colvin conducted two years ago that compared performance metrics of para-ice hockey when using three different stick lengths.
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum Rick Silva finds meaning in the stillness of the natural world in a new video art piece "Dirt Nap."
For Fiske Planetarium off-site education lead and ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ astrophysics alum MacKenzie Zurfluh, the famed dome isn't just where she works, but where she found love.