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Turning Tape into Attire

Most people know the saying a ‘Band-Aid fix,’ a quick temporary aid to a problem not meant to be the solid solution. But what about a duck-tape triumph; a solution to a financial need that takes 161 hours to meet the goal and uses 80 roles of...
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Fall Census Shows Growth in Enrollment, Diversity and Persistence

An increase in the number of new, first-time undergraduate and graduate students and record-setting retention and persistence rates highlight the start of the new academic year according to fall census numbers released by the University of Northern...
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Breaking Down Barriers for Prospective Teachers: El Oso Center

The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) campus has always been a place where new ideas and best practices are honed, and El Oso Center for Innovative Educator Preparation (El Oso Center) is continuing that legacy.
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Sowing Seeds of Change: Cultivating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Sport and Exercise Science Higher Education

Doctoral student's dissertation evaluates effectiveness of adding DEI course to undergraduate curriculum.
16-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Student Researcher Examines Effectiveness of 'Systems Thinking' Teaching Approach in Chemical Education

In his second semester in the University of Northern Colorado's Chemical Education Ph.D. program, Navid Ahmed Sadman has already discovered his passion. He's researching the effectiveness of educating future chemists differently using a "systems...
8-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Colorado lawmakers give final approval to fund UNC's proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine

The strategic initiative to help address Colorado's critical shortage of physicians will enroll 150 medical students annually, with an inaugural class anticipated to start as early as fall 2026.
13-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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UNC Collaborates on Regional NSF-Funded Initiative on Climate Resilience

Up to $160 million available over the next 10 years to build climate-resilient communities in the Colorado-Wyoming region
25-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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University of Northern Colorado Achieves Federal Designation as Hispanic Serving Institution

As Colorado's newest Hispanic Serving Institution, the university is now eligible for new funding opportunities to support student success, but will remain equally focused on building and fostering cultural responsiveness
25-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Cheers! Brewing Program Taps into Local Partnership to Sell Beer

Yetters Brewing Company and UNC’s Brewing Laboratory Science program team up to brew and sell new craft beer — Northern Colorado Brewhouse launches first flight April 24 on campus.
13-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT

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Climate Change Boiling Over into More Academic Courses

Meteorology Professor Cindy returned from a five-month trip to Vietnam on a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, where she collaborated with fellow professors in University of Dalat’s Department of Chemistry and the Environment to develop university...
9-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT

New Associate Director of Bands Shares His Love for Music

Since he was very young, Daniel Farr, DMA, has had a love for music. He found the University of Northern Colorado the best place to share that love while combining two of his passions; conducting bands and teaching.
29-Nov-2022 12:40 PM EST

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UNC Student Triumphs Learning Disability and Invasive Aliens with One Book

Michael Nolting, a business major at UNC who just finished his freshman year, is sharing his dream with the world — and it’s no ordinary dream. It’s one that came to him more than four years ago in a deep sleep, involving an apocalyptic alien...
11-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT

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Grammy-Nominated Alumna Trades Concert Set for Musical Theatre

Since graduating from UNC, Neyla Pekarek ‘09, has lived on a stage. For eight years she traveled across the world performing in front of massive crowds as a member of the highly successful folk-rock band, The Lumineers. The vocalist, cellist and...
9-Feb-2022 1:15 PM EST

Associate Professor Delivers Spooky Spirits, Magic and Witchcraft During Halloween – and Beyond

Associate Professor of History, Corinne Wieben, Ph.D., teaches the history of magic at the University of Northern Colorado in HIST 264: Magic in Europe from Antiquity to the Enlightenment.
28-Oct-2021 2:45 AM EDT

Game On - Students Share UNC Experience Through Game Design Event

Knowing how tech-reliant the world is becoming, Matthew Farber wanted to host a ‘Game Jam’ to give students, particularly those studying education, a chance to learn how to navigate systems.
12-Oct-2021 11:05 AM EDT

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