1875 CC Trade Dollar: Type 1 Reverse (U.S.)

Time Capsule in Old Main

Nov. 7, 2022

In a snowy outdoor ceremony on Sept. 20, 1875, Boulder town officials and members of the Masonic Grand Lodge placed a small tin box with nearly 50 items in the cornerstone of what would become Old Main.

large window of the Imig Music Building against a blue sky

The Imig of Innovation

March 18, 2021

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ College of Music celebrated its 100th birthday in style last year with a stunning 64,000-square-foot, $57 million expansion funded by numerous private donors and a university matching capital grant.

Hale Sunset

Then and Now: Hale Science Building

Hale was the first science building on campus and at one point housed all the sciences, a small museum and the School of Law. The building was named after the second university president, Horace Hale.

Aerospace Building

Up, Up and Away

Oct. 1, 2019

The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences includes a bioastronautics lab, a payload operations center with a real-time communications link to the International Space Station and an indoor drone testing space.

Campus Winter Scene

Campus Photo of the Week

A breathtaking view of the Flatirons from the balcony of the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE) building, located in the heart of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Main Campus.

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CU Around — CASE Building

Dec. 1, 2018

Sweeping Flatirons views and a large bronze buffalo sculpture rank among the many charms of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ newest central campus building.

Armory Building at CU

Then and Now: Armory Building

The Armory building was the original site of the Colorado National Guard.

Modern day Woodruff

Then and Now: Gates Woodruff Women's Studies Cottage

When the cottage was first built, it provided dining facilities for 100, sleeping rooms for 12, a bath and an office for the house chaperone.

Interior shot of CU's Macky Auditorium

Then and Now: Macky Auditorium

CU's Macky Auditorium has had some impressive names step onto its stage, including Eleanor Roosevelt and the Dalai Lama.

Then and Now: Geography Building

Then and Now: Guggenheim Geography

The Guggenheim Geography building served as the Law School until 1958 and was the first privately-funded building on campus.

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