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Colleen Glyde Julian knows a thing or two about living in rarefied air. On her way to becoming a three-time cross country and track and field All-American at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, she experienced firsthand how running at high altitude can leave you breathless.  

When he was a child Luke Graham dreamed of being a center fielder for the New York Yankees. By the time he turned 13, he realized his dream wasn’t realistic and searched for other sports-related careers. 

Philip Hart remembers discovering photos of his great uncle James Herman Banning in family albums of his mother’s basement. He was wearing flight goggles and posing in front of big planes. Banning was America’s first black aviator to fly coast-to-coast.

What does it take to become an Olympian? Find out from Emma Coburn.

Fifty years ago, Tom Hornbein made history by being part of the team that put the first American on top of Everest.

A tribute to Joanne Easely Arnold, a longtime CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty member and activist for gay and lesbian rights.

Silvia Pettem is the first to say that it is never too late to start a career. The 66-year-old has spent more than 40 years as an author, writer and historical researcher centered on the city of Â鶹ӰԺ, but nearly two decades ago she realized a new passion well into her career — researching cold cases.

hen the Olympic torch is carried through Russia toward the opening of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Steve McCarthy and his team will have played an important role.

Concentrating to catch the nuances of each side’s position, Trey Lyons sits at the Geneva International Discussions on the conflict in Georgia. A foreign service officer stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Trey leads a unit focused on Georgia’s foreign policy and the Russian-occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.

When animation director and co-producer of South Park Eric Stough started work on the quirky adult sitcom show 16 years ago, he cut out the famous cartoon characters from construction paper.