Olympic dreams, college and a life fulfilled | Hillary Wolf Saba ’01
Hillary Wolf Saba’s desires included a combination of medaling at the Games, obtaining her bachelor’s degree and, at one point in time, having a fulfilling acting career. (More)
July 2022
Gaining perspective from a new season of life | Spencer Pirzadeh
Spencer Pirzadeh started college as a 21-year-old freshman and, while he thought he would feel out of place being older and beginning school, he felt at home on the UCCS campus. (More)
Fitness Buddies becomes nationally recognized peer wellness program
NIRSA is recognizing the UCCS team and their efforts for their innovative and successful interdisciplinary cross-campus collaboration. (More)
UCCS alumni couple celebrates 37 years together
It all started in January of 1982, in an Intro to Literature class in Main Hall. That’s when Ken, then majoring in engineering, and Karen, who was a biochemistry major, met for the first time. (More)
Cooper’s hawks return to campus
Perhaps a change in mascot from mountain lion to hawk is in order at UCCS as Matilda, the resident Cooper’s hawk, shows no signs of leaving. (More)
Intestinal parasites found in Mississippi children “embody” inequality
New research from Tara Cepon-Robins, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UCCS, shows another way that poverty “lives” in the body: intestinal parasites. The rural Mississippi children she studied showed intestinal inflammation rates 17 times higher than Indigenous children in Amazonian Ecuador. (More)
Wynn and Coolidge co-author “An Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Archaeology”
Thomas Wynn, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Fred Coolidge, Professor of Psychology, have co-authored the first concise introduction to the evolutionary cognitive archaeology discipline. (More)
Photo Feature: A Toast to Allen Schoffstall
Allen Schoffstall, a UCCS chemistry professor, was recognized on June 9 at the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center during a celebration of the chemistry department and a toast to Schoffstall for his 55-plus years of teaching at UCCS. (More)
Amazon employees can now earn degrees at UCCS for free
UCCS has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, which offers full tuition support for hourly Amazon employees who are starting or continuing a degree. (More)
Ethics and Compliance launches remote work website
The UCCS Ethics and Compliance Program has launched a new website developed to provide information and tips to assist the campus community in maintaining best practices for remote work, as well as where to find information when working remotely. (More)