University of Colorado Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder (short CU Boulder ) is a state university founded in 1876 in Boulder in the US state of Colorado . With more than 28,000 students, it is the premier location of the University of Colorado system . The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and is one of the best state universities, a so-called Public Ivy . The Economist magazine rated CU Boulder in January 2004 as the eleventh best public university and the 31st best university in the world. The university is the namesake for the Colorado Glacier in Antarctica.
Sports
The sports teams of the CU Boulder compete under the name Colorado Buffaloes in the Pacific-12 Conference . In addition to the college football team , the CU maintains bouldering teams in the following sports:
- Basketball (men and women)
- Cross country
- Golf (men and women)
- Skiing
- Soccer (women)
- Tennis (women)
- athletics
- Volleyball (women)
CU Boulder maintains over 30 other sports teams (so-called Collegiate Sports Clubs) that are not active under the name Colorado Buffaloes, e.g. B. cycling , water polo , lacrosse , field hockey , swimming , equestrian sports or fly fishing . Some of these teams play at the highest national level.
The football team plays its home games at Folsom Stadium . The Coors Events Center is home to basketball teams as well as women's volleyball.
Research institutes
- Alliance for Technology, Learning, & Society (ATLAS)
- Biofrontiers Institute
- Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)
- Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG)
- Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research (INSTAAR)
- Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS)
- Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS)
- JILA
- Laboratory for Atmospheric & Space Physics (LASP)
- Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)
- University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Personalities
Professors
- Sidney Altman (* 1939), Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989
- Thomas R. Cech (* 1947), Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989
- Eric A. Cornell (* 1961), Nobel Prize in Physics 2001
- John L. Hall (* 1934), Nobel Prize in Physics 2005
- Herbert Kroemer (* 1928), Nobel Prize in Physics 2000
- Carl Wieman (* 1951), Nobel Prize in Physics 2001
- David Wineland (* 1944), Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
Professors
- Adolf Busemann (1901–1986), German aerodynamicist
-
Ward Churchill (* 1947), professor of ethnic studies, known
for provocative statements on September 11, 2001. - Elizabeth A. Fenn (* 1959), historian
- George Gamow (1904–1968), physicist and cosmologist
- Stanislaw Ulam (1909–1984), mathematician
Graduates
Science and technology
- Robin M. Canup (* 1968), astrophysicist
- Vine Deloria, Jr. (1933-2005), writer (focus on Indigenous American peoples)
- W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993), expert in quality management
- Marion Downs (1914–2014), audiologist , pioneer of newborn hearing screening
- Alan Kay (* 1940), information technology
- Robert Widlar (1937–1991), electronics pioneer
Art, film and literature
- Stan Brakhage (1933-2003), director
- Judy Collins (born 1939), musician
- Dave Grusin (* 1934), composer
- Larry Linville (1939-2000), actor
- Glenn Miller (1904-1944), musician
- Trey Parker (born 1969), director of the series South Park
- Robert Redford (* 1936), actor (without degree)
- Matt Stone (born 1971), director of the series South Park
- Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), writer
- Christopher Meloni (born 1961), actor
- Joe Flanigan (born 1967), actor
- John Fante (1909-1983), writer
- Sheree J. Wilson (born 1958), actress
- Yvor Winters (1900–1968), poet, critic
Sports
- Dick Anderson (born 1946), football player
- Mitch Berger (born 1972), football player
- Chauncey Billups (born 1976), basketball player
- Chris Brown , football player
- Boyd Dowler (born 1937), football player
- Andre Gurode (* 1978), football player
- Tyler Hamilton (* 1971), cyclist
- Hale Irwin (* 1945), professional golfer
- Jonathan Kaye (* 1970), professional golfer
- Billy Kidd (born 1943), skier
- Phillip Lindsay (* 1994), football player
- James Naismith (1861–1939), inventor of basketball
- Debi Thomas (* 1967), figure skater
- Antón Villatoro (* 1970), cyclist
Astronauts
- Loren Acton (* 1936)
- Vance D. Brand (born 1931)
- Scott Carpenter (1925-2013)
- Ellison Onizuka (1946-1986)
- Stuart Roosa (1933-1994)
- Jack Swigert (1931-1982)
politics
- Bob Beauprez (* 1948), former US Congressman
- Tsakhiagiyn Elbegdorj (* 1963), former Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (* 1938), President of Liberia , 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Further
- Lynne Cheney (* 1941), wife of US Vice President Dick Cheney
- Steve Wozniak (* 1950), co-founder of Apple Computer
Web links
- colorado.edu: Website of the University of Colorado Boulder (English)
- cubuffs.com: Website of the Colorado Buffaloes (English)
Coordinates: 40 ° 0 ′ 26 ″ N , 105 ° 16 ′ 1 ″ W.