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Colorado’s leading public research university, transforming lives since 1876. Official account. AAU member. #CUBoulder
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Happy New Year, Buffs! 🎉 We’re looking forward to celebrating CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary throughout 2026. Learn more about the upcoming events honoring the university’s incredible legacy. ↓
https://bit.ly/3LfrQcb

What are you celebrating this year?
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Happy holidays, Buff Nation 🌟🌄
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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A snowy start to December ❄️
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Snow has arrived on campus! ❄️ See how CU Boulder manages snow for safety and accessibility, and view the live CU Boulder snow camera.

Bookmark this resource for the winter months ↓
https://bit.ly/4oBd7G1
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving, Buffs! 💛 We’re so grateful for our students, faculty and staff, and we appreciate those who filled out Gratitude Grams. Who are you grateful for?
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Thank you, veterans. 🇺🇸 We honor your service today and every day.

Learn about the resources CU Boulder Veteran and Military Affairs provides. ↓
https://bit.ly/47BN1Oc #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Fresh fall photos to cleanse the feed 🍂
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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At 14,000 feet, CU Boulder scientists are testing Einstein’s theory, does time tick faster on a mountaintop? 🏔️⏰

Using a portable atomic clock on Mount Blue Sky, they’re pushing the limits of precision and possibility.

Read more ↓
https://bit.ly/46LJaxu
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Research at CU Boulder creates the next generation of scientists aspiring to develop technological advancements that not only power jobs and our economy, but also directly affect the health and well-being of Coloradans.

Learn more about CU Boulder's impactful research ↓
https://bit.ly/47fo7DG
October 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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Introducing CU Boulder Safe: your one-stop app for emergency alerts, safety tools and campus resources. Free for students, faculty and staff. Download CU Boulder Safe in your app store:

IOS: https://apple.co/3IO2aCo
Google Play: https://bit.ly/4o7yr6e
October 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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On this day in 2015, renowned primatologist, conservationist and global humanitarian Jane Goodall delivered the 50th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at CU Boulder.

We aim to honor her life and legacy with our commitment to creating global sustainability impact.

🎥Video lecture: https://bit.ly/4o0VTlQ
October 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Air pollution and warming are reshaping Colorado’s remote alpine lakes. 🌊

CU Boulder researchers are continuing a 42-year monitoring project in Rocky Mountain National Park to study how these fragile watersheds are changing.

Read more ↓
https://bit.ly/45D5pUp
August 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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What year did you first move onto campus? Take us down your memory lane 💭
August 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Welcome back Coach! Read more on the top care Coach Prime received from @CUCancerCenter, a national leader in cancer care including bladder cancer. 🖤💛 cubuffs.com/news/2025/7/...
Coach Prime is joined by Dr. Janet Kukreja, Director of Urologic Oncology at the CU Cancer Center, and Lauren Askevold, Assistant Athletic Trainer to give the media an update on Coach's battle with bladder cancer Photo by: Derek Marckel
July 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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From Colorado Buffaloes: The first round of the 2025-26 Student Sports Pass will go on sale Thursday, July 10 at 10am MT

🎟️ » cubuffs.com/students
July 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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CU and Resource Central collaborate to collect dorm materials when students move out. This diverts tens of thousands of pounds of usable items, keeping them from the landfill and making them available to students and community members at affordable prices.
CU YARD SALE Save Big and Waste Less: Shop Reclaimed Dorm Essentials! Saturday, May 17 from 9am - 5pm 6400 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, CO
May 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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As your chancellor, I could not be more proud of the almost 10,000 Buffs who graduated on Thursday and were recognized in ceremonies through the weekend. I was honored to recognize superfan Peggy Coppom and listen to words of wisdom from Olympian and Forever Buff Emma Coburn.
Chancellor Justin Schwartz speaking to 9,934 graduates—during a jubilant commencement ceremony on May 8, 2025 while an estimated 30,000-plus family members and friends looked on. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado) Chancellor Justin Schwartz congratulatedly holds the hand of CU SuperFan Peggy Coppom, Chancellor Impact Awardee, as Ryan Chreist, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Alumni Association,and CU President Todd Salmon look on during the 2025 Commencement Regent Awards ceremony at the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the UMC at the CU Boulder campus. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado) Chancellor Justin Schwartz poses with graduates at the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) graduation at Koenig Alumni Center on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado) Chancellor Justin Schwartz with three-time track Olympian, NCAA national champion and CU Boulder alumna Emma Coburn on their way out to the stage in Folsom Field for the commencement ceremony on May 8,2025 (Photo Alumni Association)
May 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Hail, all hail our Alma Mater!
Ever will our hearts be true;
You will live with us forever,
Loyal we will be to you.
We will sing forever your praises,
Ever more our love renew,
Pledge our whole devotion to you,
Dear old CU!!

Go #ForeverBuffs to the CU Boulder Class of 2025! 📷:Glenn Asakawa
Folsom Field filled with 2025 graduates and their families. Blue sky and the Flatirons in the background
May 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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The Class of 2025 just about to enter Folsom Field for their commencement ceremony earlier this morning. #ForeverBuffs Video: Glenn Asakawa
May 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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It's a bit rainy today, but we are hoping for a beautiful Colorado morning to celebrate our soon-to-be #ForeverBuffs at the 2025 commencement ceremony tomorrow, Thursday, May 8, 8:30 a.m. MDT! Photo: Glenn Asakawa
Folsom Field with stage and seats set up for Commencement. Grey skies with the Flatirons in the background
May 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Rachel Suter, who is earning her BA in neuroscience and arts practices, summa cum laude, is named the College of Arts and Science’s outstanding graduate for spring 2025.

Read the article: www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2...

#Neuroscience #ArtPractices #ForeverBuffs
Rachel Suter, suma cum laude
May 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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#CUBoulder Graduate Students - Share your experience and make your voice heard by taking the Graduate Student Survey, known as gradSERU, running from now through April 29.

Check your email for your unique link and let us know how we can support you better.⁠
April 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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🎓 As you approach the end of your academic journey, we invite you to take part in the exciting Grad Days events during the last of weeks of the semester!

💌 Don't miss out on these special moments—join us and commemorate your achievements: bit.ly/3RKKbgU
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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The Graduate School is excited to announce that applications to serve as a mentor for the 2025–2026 Graduate Peer Mentoring Program are now open!

Eligible students received an email in their inbox on April 16th. Learn more about the program: www.colorado.edu/graduatescho...
Students in library and classroom with caption - Graduate Peer Mentor 2025-2026 Applications are open! APPLY NOW - MAY 31
April 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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NOW GIVE ME MY THEME MUSIC - Coach Prime is staying in Boulder.

“CU Boulder is one of the most innovative campuses in the country, so it’s only natural and appropriate that we have the most innovative coach as well." - Chancellor Justin Schwartz. Read more: buffs.me/4j2eaws
Coach Deion Sanders with wording "contract extended through 2029"
March 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM