Author Archives: Phil Distefano

Campus soul shines

Farrand Hall

Recent months have shown the university at its best in ways big and small, on both a grand scale and on a personal level. We were excited to learn this fall that the National Solar Observatory chose the University of Colorado Boulder for its headquarters. CU-Boulder’s east campus will be the primary site for scientific research on solar physics and
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This isn’t your parent’s CU

“Your guidance and encouragement helped me to stay in school and complete my undergraduate studies at a time when I had doubts about my ability,” Mel wrote. “You told me a degree would give me options I would not have otherwise. Your words had a profound impact on my career and on my life.”
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Be a voice for CU

When Cheryl Campbell (Bus, ChemEngr’83, MBus’90) wrote to me asking how she could help the university during a prolonged funding crisis for public higher education, I responded she could help with her voice.
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What makes my house so smart?

Photo by Glenn Asakawa

Affectionately known as the “Smart House,” the official chancellor’s residence became the first house in the nation’s “Smart Grid City” in late summer 2008. Xcel Energy outfitted the house at its expense as a living laboratory for “green” living.
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