/today/ en /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 CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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>CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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>CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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 CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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 CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß 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 /today/2026/02/06/how-engineering-alum-optimizes-clean-energy-operations-they-break <span>How an engineering alum optimizes clean energy operations before they break</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-06T12:13:21-07:00" title="Friday, February 6, 2026 - 12:13">Fri, 02/06/2026 - 12:13</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/aoife%20headshot.JPEG?h=01502fd5&amp;itok=uI6kxkF1" width="1200" height="800" alt="Aoife Henry"> </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>College of Engineering and Applied Science</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>Aoife Henry is leading Zentus, a startup she founded that addresses a critical challenge in the energy sector: how to prevent costly equipment failures that can bring wind and solar farms offline without warning.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Aoife Henry is leading Zentus, a startup she founded that addresses a critical challenge in the energy sector: how to prevent costly equipment failures that can bring wind and solar farms offline without warning.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/ecee/engineering-alum-optimizes-clean-energy-operations-before-they-break`; </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 Feb 2026 19:13:21 +0000 Megan M Rogers 56060 at /today /today/2026/02/06/forever-buffs-impact-story-cassidy-davis <span>Forever Buffs impact story: Cassidy Davis</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-06T09:48:01-07:00" title="Friday, February 6, 2026 - 09:48">Fri, 02/06/2026 - 09:48</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/Cassidy-davis.jpg?h=46d85cb8&amp;itok=5WUUxVhn" width="1200" height="800" alt="A person smiles at the camera from the field of an empty football stadium. "> </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>From Folsom Field to Lumen Field, Forever Buff Cassidy Davis has built a career from historic football seasons and meaningful mentorship relationships.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>From Folsom Field to Lumen Field, Forever Buff Cassidy Davis has built a career from historic football seasons and meaningful mentorship relationships. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/alumni/2026/02/03/forever-buffs-impact-story-cassidy-davis-stcomm23`; </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 Feb 2026 16:48:01 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 56055 at /today /today/2026/02/05/smead-aerospace-graduate-nasa-astronaut-candidate <span>Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-05T09:11:59-07:00" title="Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 09:11">Thu, 02/05/2026 - 09:11</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/EO_tnail.jpg?h=d0eedf0c&amp;itok=dAd768QB" width="1200" height="800" alt="Erin Overcash"> </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> <a href="/today/ann-and-hj-smead-department-aerospace-engineering-sciences">Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences</a> <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>Erin Overcash, a CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alum, is an aerospace engineer, a United States Navy pilot and a new NASA astronaut candidate.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Erin Overcash, a CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alum, is an aerospace engineer, a United States Navy pilot and a new NASA astronaut candidate. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/aerospace/smead-aerospace-graduate-nasa-astronaut-candidate`; </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, 05 Feb 2026 16:11:59 +0000 Megan M Rogers 56040 at /today /today/2026/01/22/couple-captures-wonders-wildlife-and-wolverines <span>Couple captures the wonders of wildlife—and wolverines!</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-22T13:06:46-07:00" title="Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 13:06">Thu, 01/22/2026 - 13:06</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/wolverine%20looking%20at%20camera.jpg?h=74c6825a&amp;itok=_DJyMpJD" width="1200" height="800" alt="a wolverine steps out of the water, looking at the camera"> </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>Having stepped away from high-powered careers, alum Scot Bealer and his wife Lea Frye now focus on what they love: writing about and photographing Rocky Mountain wildlife.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Having stepped away from high-powered careers, alum Scot Bealer and his wife Lea Frye now focus on what they love: writing about and photographing Rocky Mountain wildlife.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2026/01/13/couple-capture-wonders-wildlife-and-wolverines`; </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, 22 Jan 2026 20:06:46 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55952 at /today /today/2025/12/12/sanctuary-brims-happy-tales-and-tails <span>Sanctuary brims with happy tales (and tails)</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-12T09:22:26-07:00" title="Friday, December 12, 2025 - 09:22">Fri, 12/12/2025 - 09:22</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/Tails%20Myles%20and%20Jess.jpg?h=84071268&amp;itok=hufKmWuN" width="1200" height="800" alt="Myles and Jess Osborne pictured at their animal sanctuary"> </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/62"> Faculty 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>Tails of Two Cities Sanctuary, founded and run by CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alum Jess Osborne and her husband, CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Professor Myles Osborne, gives unwanted or neglected animals a safe, comfortable forever home.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Tails of Two Cities Sanctuary, founded and run by CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alum Jess Osborne and her husband, CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Professor Myles Osborne, gives unwanted or neglected animals a safe, comfortable forever home.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/12/02/sanctuary-brims-happy-tales-and-tails`; </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, 12 Dec 2025 16:22:26 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55822 at /today /today/2025/11/20/dan-carlin-ultimate-time-traveler <span>Dan Carlin is the ultimate time traveler</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-20T11:50:40-07:00" title="Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 11:50">Thu, 11/20/2025 - 11:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/DC-headshot.jpg?h=d01e5388&amp;itok=Va7krhOO" width="1200" height="800" alt="Dan Carlin"> </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>Coloradan</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>Dan Carlin has pioneered long-form and deeply researched history podcasts like "Hardcore History" to make pivotal historical events relatable.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Alum Dan Carlin has pioneered long-form and deeply researched history podcasts like "Hardcore History" to make pivotal historical events relatable.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/coloradan/2025/11/10/dan-carlin-ultimate-time-traveler`; </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, 20 Nov 2025 18:50:40 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55711 at /today /today/2025/10/21/craft-beer-pioneer-still-eyeing-next-big-thing <span>Craft beer pioneer is still eyeing the next big thing</span> <span><span>Megan M Rogers</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-21T08:38:38-06:00" title="Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - 08:38">Tue, 10/21/2025 - 08:38</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Photo_Nov_06_2022_16_12_16_copy_1600x.jpg?h=97d6e9e3&amp;itok=o86pRBvX" width="1200" height="800" alt="Jodi and Keith Villa and their daughter Catherine with beer cans from their alcohol-free Ceria Brewing Company"> </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>Keith Villa, who invented Blue Moon Belgian White, thinks cannabis-infused beer might take off. He and his wife, Jodi, both CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alums, have launched an alcohol-free brewery that could help lead the way.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Keith Villa, who invented Blue Moon Belgian White, thinks cannabis-infused beer might take off. He and his wife, Jodi, both CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß alums, have launched an alcohol-free brewery that could help lead the way.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/asmagazine/2025/10/16/craft-beer-pioneer-still-eyeing-next-big-thing`; </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> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 14:38:38 +0000 Megan M Rogers 55496 at /today