/today/ en /today/2026/10/16/conquering-climate-change-creatively-alum-named-macarthur-fellow <span>Conquering climate change creatively: Alum named MacArthur fellow</span> <span><span>Chloe Fischer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-16T13:42:24-06:00" title="Friday, October 16, 2026 - 13:42">Fri, 10/16/2026 - 13:42</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-10/holland_2026_hi-res-download_2.jpg?h=81c25a92&amp;itok=spgg5GTQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Marika Holland in front of a buffalo statue."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/alumni/2026/10/14/conquering-climate-change-creatively`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:42:24 +0000 Chloe Fischer 57228 at /today /today/2026/10/16/fresh-start-sundance-film-festival-homecoming-cu-filmmaker <span>A fresh start for Sundance Film Festival, a homecoming for CU filmmaker</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-10-16T10:44:06-06:00" title="Friday, October 16, 2026 - 10:44">Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:44</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-10/Richie%20Simeone%20on%20set.jpg?h=d60445dd&amp;itok=1WcoC0NQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Richie Simeone on set"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2026/10/14/fresh-start-sundance-film-festival-homecoming-cu-filmmaker`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:44:06 +0000 Megan M Rogers 57222 at /today /today/2026/09/17/senior-capstone-project-still-heating-nearly-decade-later <span>Senior capstone project still 'heating up' nearly a decade later</span> <span><span>Chloe Fischer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-17T12:35:55-06:00" title="Thursday, September 17, 2026 - 12:35">Thu, 09/17/2026 - 12:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-09/cubucksfullteam.jpeg?h=dec22bcf&amp;itok=GFxdlzps" width="1200" height="800" alt="ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ engineering students holding their heated bench design. "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/senior-design-project-still-winning-nearly-a-decade-later`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:35:55 +0000 Chloe Fischer 57096 at /today /today/2026/09/14/cu-boulder-alum-takes-sports-media-career-olympics <span>ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum takes sports media career to the Olympics</span> <span><span>Chloe Fischer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-14T14:55:00-06:00" title="Monday, September 14, 2026 - 14:55">Mon, 09/14/2026 - 14:55</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-09/matan-coll.jpg?h=f6cab235&amp;itok=jgqq8KzM" width="1200" height="800" alt="Matan Coll holding a large glass trophy. "> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/coloradan/2026/07/20/nonstop-olympics`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:55:00 +0000 Chloe Fischer 57083 at /today /today/2026/09/09/cu-boulder-alum-captures-wildlife-hollywood-through-his-lens <span>ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum captures wildlife, Hollywood through his lens</span> <span><span>Chloe Fischer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-09-09T13:27:17-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 9, 2026 - 13:27">Wed, 09/09/2026 - 13:27</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-09/william-drumm-q-a.jpg?h=78c7906e&amp;itok=C_qf5gfl" width="1200" height="800" alt="William Drumm photographing a shark underwater."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Denver-based photographer and filmmaker William Drumm's lifelong fascination with the ocean has carried him from remote underwater expeditions to Hollywood studio shoots.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/coloradan/2026/07/20/william-drumm-follows-opportunity`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:27:17 +0000 Chloe Fischer 57056 at /today /today/2026/08/12/recent-grad-working-shape-quantum-policy-washington <span>Recent grad working to shape quantum policy in Washington</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-08-12T12:58:16-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - 12:58">Wed, 08/12/2026 - 12:58</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-08/2025_Celebration_of_Donors52GA.jpg?h=bbe63f04&amp;itok=iM4rwlDX" width="1200" height="800" alt="Joey Pontiff speaks at a podium at a celebration of donors"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1237"> Experts Shaping Policy </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/physics/2026/08/05/recent-grad-heads-washington-help-shape-quantum-policy`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:58:16 +0000 Megan M Rogers 56948 at /today /today/2026/07/09/cu-alumna-fights-educate-girls-worlds-youngest-country <span>CU alumna fights to educate girls in the world's youngest country</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-09T06:25:36-06:00" title="Thursday, July 9, 2026 - 06:25">Thu, 07/09/2026 - 06:25</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-07/Girls%20With%20Books%20classroom.jpg?h=ba226ffe&amp;itok=-ECz0A_C" width="1200" height="800" alt="Sudanese girls in a classroom"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2026/07/08/cu-alumna-fights-educate-girls-worlds-youngest-country`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:25:36 +0000 Megan M Rogers 56827 at /today /today/2026/03/12/video-science-sled-hockey-team-usa-partners-cu-boulder-physiologists <span>Video: The science of sled hockey—Team USA partners with ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ physiologists</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-12T15:10:59-06:00" title="Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 15:10">Thu, 03/12/2026 - 15:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-03/ParaIceHockey.jpeg?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=AAD3aSOr" width="1200" height="800" alt="Person riding sled on ice as part of Para ice hockey study."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1299"> Olympics </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 1"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><span>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.</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `https://youtu.be/CFycTiVyku0`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:10:59 +0000 Greg B Swenson 56280 at /today /today/2026/03/06/when-napping-nature-becomes-art <span>When napping in nature becomes art</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-06T10:10:01-07:00" title="Friday, March 6, 2026 - 10:10">Fri, 03/06/2026 - 10:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-03/Dirt%20Nap%20sunset.jpg?h=b9537eb0&amp;itok=QXQsJdig" width="1200" height="800" alt="CU alum Rick Silva takes a 'Dirt Nap' at sunset"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <span>Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum Rick Silva finds meaning in the stillness of the natural world in a new video art piece "Dirt Nap."</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alum Rick Silva finds meaning in the stillness of the natural world in a new video art piece "Dirt Nap."</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2026/03/05/when-napping-nature-becomes-art`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:10:01 +0000 Megan M Rogers 56246 at /today /today/2026/02/13/electronic-dance-music-i-do <span>From electronic dance music to ‘I do’</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-13T11:36:01-07:00" title="Friday, February 13, 2026 - 11:36">Fri, 02/13/2026 - 11:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/MacKenzie%20and%20Tanner%20graduation%20day.jpeg?h=6ab09df2&amp;itok=VnCXZTVo" width="1200" height="800" alt="Two people stand and smile at the camera, arm in arm. The person on the left is wearing graduation regalia."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>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.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>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.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2026/02/12/edm-i-do`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:36:01 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 56112 at /today