Katie Langford
The Denver Post
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CU Boulder cyberattack exposes information of 30,000 current, former students and employees
A cyberattack on University of Colorado Boulder software in September compromised the personal information of approximately 30,000 current and former students and employees, the campus announced Monday. → Read More
CU Boulder reports over 90% vaccination rate for students, employees
University of Colorado Boulder officials are reporting vaccination rates above 90% for students and employees who have completed the campus vaccine requirement or filed for an exemption. → Read More
University of Colorado Boulder police change low-level tickets for students
The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department is shifting away from giving criminal citations for many low-level and first-time offenses, replacing them with administrative citations that refer students to the school’s conduct process as part of an effort to prevent students from entering the criminal justice system. → Read More
Boulder Reservoir dinners canceled over neighborhood backlash
Inaugural dinners at a new Boulder Reservoir restaurant have been derailed after nearby residents threatened to disrupt the events in emails sent to local nonprofit organizations. → Read More
CU Boulder targeted in COVID-19 phishing scam
University of Colorado Boulder was the target of a phishing scam Monday when hackers used a compromised university email account to send about 5,000 emails to students, faculty and staff in an atte… → Read More
Dozens of CU Boulder students sanctioned in riot
University of Colorado Boulder has placed 43 students on probation and suspended four others in connection with the March 6 riot on University Hill. → Read More
Boulder Mennonites turn guns into garden tools
There was healing in the swing of a hammer at Boulder Mennonite Church on Friday. → Read More
CU emails show how politics, lawsuit fears factored into Eastman response
Emails between University of Colorado’s Board of Regents and other system leaders show how politics and concerns about a lawsuit -- particularly given the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic — factored into the system’s response to visiting Professor John Eastman’s involvement in the Jan. 6 rally for former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. → Read More
CU Boulder to start spring classes remotely, no in-person commencement
University of Colorado Boulder will start the spring semester on Jan. 14 with all remote classes for at least a month and will not host an in-person spring commencement ceremony, Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced in a letter to campus today. → Read More
CU researchers link prehistoric wildfires to climate change
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have found that climate change spurred wildfires across much of the planet millions of years ago, with implications that human-caused climate change could have similar impacts in the future. → Read More
Boulder County lifts COVID-19 gathering limits that targeted CU students
University of Colorado Boulder students and 18-to 22-year-olds who live in Boulder are now under the same gathering restrictions as the rest of Boulder County, according to an update from Boulder County Public Health. → Read More
Wastewater testing flags four CU dorms for coronavirus
Four University of Colorado Boulder residence halls may have coronavirus cases and students are being advised to take screening tests, according to a letter sent by campus leaders today. → Read More
Konrad Steffen, former CIRES director, dies in Greenland accident
Standing amid a vast expanse of brilliant white ice, arms spread wide, face turned to the sky. Breathing in the cold Arctic air, full of joy and exactly where he wanted to be. That is how colleagues remember Konrad Steffen. → Read More
Boulder reinstates fee for using disposable bags
Boulder grocery stores will once again charge customers for disposable bags, reinstating the 10-cent fee that was suspended in March over concerns that reusable bags could spread coronavirus. → Read More
CU Boulder seniors throw graduation parties despite coronavirus stay-at-home order
CU Boulder’s commencement ceremony was scheduled for Thursday, but the pandemic forced the university to cancel and set up a virtual streaming ceremony on May 16 instead. Students living on University Hill still celebrated graduation on Thursday, despite a countywide stay-at-home order and social-distancing guidelines. → Read More
RTD staffing challenges could force Boulder County route cuts
Hundreds of Boulder County bus riders could be looking for alternative transportation if proposed cuts to Regional Transportation District routes are approved. → Read More
List of CU presidential candidates leaked to news outlet
Four Republican regents are calling for an outside investigation after a list of candidates for president of the University of Colorado system has been leaked to the media. → Read More
PETA calls for CU Boulder to stop using live buffalo mascot
On the heels of University of Colorado Boulder announcing the retirement of Ralphie V, its live buffalo mascot, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on university leaders to stop using a live animal altogether. → Read More
Students show up in droves to meeting following racist incident on CU campus
University of Colorado Boulder police have identified the person caught on video using racist language in a verbal altercation with students over the weekend as a 33-year-old woman. → Read More
CU Boulder police identify woman making racist comments in video
University of Colorado Boulder police have identified the person caught on video using racist language in a verbal altercation with students over the weekend as a 33-year-old woman. → Read More