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The 2026-27 Newman Fellows were announced by Campus Compact, and the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s Yasmin Mohamud is a recipient. The Newman Fellowship celebrates undergraduate students across the country who demonstrate leadership qualities and a devotion to civic responsibility.

Tiers 3 and 4 fund faculty-led public and community-engaged scholarship that connects research, teaching and creative work with public needs and interests. Based on the committee’s recommendations 22 projects are receiving over $398,00 in funding this cycle.

PACES is pleased to announce its 2026-27 cohorts who are learning together and extending the resources of our campus in community partnerships around Colorado.Ìý

Associate Professor Michela Ardizzoni’sÌýIntroduction to Social Change in the Arts class partnered with the Museum of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï to co-develop an art exhibit that centers the voices and perspectives of Indigenous people–past and present.

Many therapists working with adolescents in crisis report feeling overwhelmed and isolated, with limited access to training, support and practical tools. A new project led by Assistant Professor Tamar Kodish and Sherry Burkhard, executive director of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï nonprofit Rise Against Suicide, aims to change that by providing therapists with an online toolkit.

Having worked as a piercing artist, driving instructor and mentor to adolescents struggling with substance abuse, Hunter Pratt didn't believe he was a typical candidate for a science career – but when he started studying the universe and the planets, he found a sense of belonging. Now a senior studying astrophysics at CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï, Pratt’s unconventional background drives his deep commitment to his work in science outreach.

Mentored by staff from the Program for Teaching East Asia, °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï students develop picture books that focus on a specific region of East Asia. These books are then used as teaching tools in K-12 classrooms across Colorado.

Tracy Quan is a member of the Experiential Learning Design Accelerator Faculty Cohort, which supports CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï faculty members in the design of undergraduate courses that integrate community-engaged, experiential learning partnerships.Ìý

AmandaÌýGiguere, Colorado Shakespeare Festival Director of Outreach, recently traveled to Australia as a featured guestÌýof the University of Melbourne to share research about the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program.

The Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program (SVP), a collaboration with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF), CU Theatre & Dance, and the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, pairs Shakespeare’s plays with violence