/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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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="Â鶹´«Ã½ 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, Â鶹´«Ã½ 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>Â鶹´«Ã½ 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>Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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>Â鶹´«Ã½ 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>Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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