CU Denver Chancellor Michelle Marks and CU Athletic Director Rick George each traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with members of the Colorado congressional delegation.
Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse visited CU Boulder to tour the laboratories and learn more about the groundbreaking research taking place at JILA, CU Boulder’s joint research institute with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Five University of Colorado faculty members provided expert testimony before House and Senate committees as experts in their respective fields.
Brett Roude joined CU as the Assistant Vice President of Federal Relations and Health Policy in late January.
Several legislators were able to attend University of Colorado football games during the 2021 season.
The University of Colorado supported the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program several times in 2021.
CU advocated for federal coordination, a national wildfire strategy, and science policy bills focused on wildfire risk and damage reduction throughout 2021.
Briefs February 2022
The 2021 State Legislative Session, which was an unconventional legislative cycle due to COVID-19, adjourned sine die on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
Early this year, Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper virtually joined leadership from University of Colorado, UCHealth, and CU Anschutz Medical Campus to learn more about the state of vaccinations, patient care, and infection rates of COVID-19 in the state of Colorado.

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