3…2…1…There goes Ralphie, into space! CU Boulder’s living American bison mascot is famous for running Folsom Field during home games of the Colorado Buffaloes. But Ralphie has also roamed where no other mascot has gone before—to the edges, even, of Earth’s solar system. Well, maybe not Ralphie herself. But for more than three decades, engineers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) have emblazoned the image of Ralphie onto instruments destined for space.
Today is Ombuds Day, as marked by the International Ombuds Association, but CU Boulder got a jump on the celebration last month, when Kirsi Aulin helped the campus commemorate the 50th anniversary of her office. “The 50th anniversary of the ombuds office is a significant event for CU Boulder. It means that generations of campus leaders have supported ombuds work and understand its value,” Aulin said.
