University of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU?Boulder) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system. With its unique Tuscan sandstone architecture and its location nestled under the Flatiron rock formations of Boulder, the campus is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the United States.

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University of Colorado at Boulder - Flagship - University - University of Colorado - Tuscan - Boulder

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CU has produced a number of astronauts, Nobel Prize laureates (3 in the last 5 years), and respected academics. It is renowed for its engineering and business schools and is known as one of the Public Ivies. The January 2004 edition of The Economist ranked CU as the 11th best public university in the world and 31st best university globally for 2003. It is also home to the 2004 U.S. Professor of the Year, Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman. The school is also known for its outdoor activities, left of center politics, and party school reputation. http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2003/460.html

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CU is home of the Alferd Packer Grill, supposedly the only campus eatery in America named for a convicted cannibal.

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