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The University of Colorado's CU On the Air Podcast features the faculty and staff throughout the university system who are leading experts in their field. The podcast is informational, relevant and entertaining, and promotes the value of the University of Colorado and its four campuses to the state and beyond. Join host Emily Davies, Senior Writer at CU's University Relations office in the Office of the President as she chats with some of the most fascinating researchers in the country. Follow and subscribe and we’ll CU On the Air.

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Pathways2Teaching Makes Strides to Diversify, Grow-Your-Own Teachers

Jan 26 2022 26 mins

The percentage of K-12 students of color has raised dramatically in Colorado in the past few years, making up near 50% of our school population. Unfortunately, the teacher population has not kept up. For nearly 11 years, the University of Colorado Denver’s Pathways2Teaching program has aimed to balance that teacher-to-student ratio. Today, on CU on the Air, we’re talking with J

Stepping Back in Time to the Virtual Immersive Global Middle Ages

Jan 11 2022 33 mins

Roger Martinez, associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, is using immersive virtual reality tools to recreate worlds that no longer exist. The Immersive Global Middle Ages project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, will transport viewers b

CU Boulder PhD Grads Bolster Educational Opportunities at Fort Lewis College

Dec 28 2021 30 mins

A University of Colorado collaboration has crossed the Great Divide to advance educational opportunities some 350 miles into Southwest Colorado. CU Boulder and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership that leverages the strengths of both institutions, where Arts & Sciences PhD graduates teach undergraduate students for a year – or more – at Fort Lewis College. “

Top Five of 2021: Innovation, Health Care, Fire Resilience, Community and Outreach

Dec 14 2021 23 mins

Happy holidays, CU on the Air listeners! As the end of the year draws near, we reflect on our top podcasts of 2021. It was a tough choice, as we spoke again this year with some of the most leading-edge and fascinating faculty and researchers at the University of Colorado. At No. 5, we had the Research Experience for Community College Students, or RECCS. This is a paid summe

Burnout Among Health Care Workers Continues. Here’s What to Do

Nov 23 2021 35 mins

Burnout among health care workers is at an all-time high. And while there has been progress in curbing the COVID pandemic, there seems to be no respite for those working in health care. On this episode of CU on the Air, host Emily Davies talks with Dr. Marc Moss from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, who studies burnout syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder a

CU Continues Its Long History of Honoring, Serving Veterans

Nov 02 2021 24 mins

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month, one of the 12 months each year that the University of Colorado prioritizes and supports the needs of those who have served our country. Today on CU on the Air, we talk to Lisa Buckman, director of veteran and military affairs at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Yvonne Dinsmore, interim director, and Colton

CU Denver Engineers Diverse Ways to Serve Communities

Oct 26 2021 37 mins

Engineering is a higher calling, a service today to diverse communities that benefits society for generations to come. There are many avenues for engineering graduates and today on CU on the Air, host Emily Davies talks to Dr. David Mays, professor of civil engineering at the University of Colorado Denver. He has assisted more than a thousand students onto their path. * Since s

RECCS pairs community college students with CIRES scientists

Oct 12 2021 19 mins

Participants research STEM as they prepare to transition to four-year institutions The Research Experience for Community College Students, or RECCS (pronounced Rex), is a paid summer research internship program at the University of Colorado Boulder open to all Colorado community college students. RECCS gives community college students an authentic research experience where they e

UCCS’ Bachelor of Innovation Boldly Goes Where None Have Gone Before

Sep 28 2021 33 mins

Benjamin Kwitek, director of innovation at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, understands that innovation is critical to solving the problems our society faces. Kwitek understands the United States is at the forefront of innovation at a local and global level. At UCCS, he is also the innovator of the world’s first Bachelor of Innovation. * What is innovation and w

The Affordable-Housing Crisis and Building Transportation, Health and Wealth in Underserved Areas

Sep 14 2021 37 mins

For many families in the Metro area, safe, adequate housing is a dream, and the limited access to transportation is a nightmare. Today on CU on the Air, we’re talking to CU Denver’s Carrie Makarewicz, associate professor of urban and regional planning in the College of Architecture and Planning, about the housing and commuting crises and what is in the works to remedy them. *