/today/ en /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-june-5-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—June 5, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-05T11:46:24-06:00" title="Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 11:46">Thu, 06/05/2025 - 11:46</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-03/CU_Regent_Group_02_2025_GA.jpg?h=27b66c51&amp;itok=dh4yWtFM" alt="The 2025 CU Board of Regents"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/05/regents-condemn-boulder-terror-attack-approve-cu-boulder-budget"> Regents condemn Boulder terror attack, approve CU Boulder budget </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/676"> Administration </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>At its June 4 meeting, the University of Colorado Board of Regents condemned the June 1 terrorist attack in Boulder and then wrapped up the business of the 2024–25 academic year.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/iStock-519189026.jpg?h=672906b0&amp;itok=UhmPj3HZ" alt="notebook and pen with a laptop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/04/attend-summer-mindfulness-series"> Attend the Summer Mindfulness Series </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/988"> Work-Life Wins </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Faculty and staff: Join WorkWell this summer to integrate regular mindfulness practice into your routine. No matter where you are working, the sessions are available via Zoom on a drop-in basis. Each can build upon each other or be taken independently. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/2024_Campus_Scenic16GA.jpg?h=bcc1dc41&amp;itok=1Hm2rFqX" alt="spring blooms on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/04/applications-are-open-university-perspective-program"> Applications are open for the University Perspective Program </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Participants gain firsthand knowledge of the university through meetings with senior leaders on the Boulder campus and each of the other three campuses, as well as the CU system office. Completed applications are due by June 29.<br> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/FallWelcome2023_BeInvolvedFair-31.jpg?h=6c0015c6&amp;itok=PUEHgyI4" alt="employee tabling at the Be Involved Fair"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/campus-departments-apply-table-be-involved-fair"> Campus departments: Apply to table at the Be Involved Fair </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Campus departments and programs are invited to apply for a table at the Be Involved Fair, a signature Fall Welcome event. Meet thousands of students who are looking for ways to be involved in the coming academic year. Apply by Aug. 10 for the Aug. 27 fair.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/communities-1920x1080-fbn-mentor.jpeg?h=281b70b3&amp;itok=qIWkjysL" alt="Alumni mentor at an event"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/faculty-staff-join-forever-buffs-network"> Faculty, staff: Join the Forever Buffs Network </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Did you know faculty and staff can access the Forever Buffs Network? This free online community is designed to connect you with alumni willing to help. Find Buffs eager to support students through mentorship, career guidance or guest speaking opportunities. Explore networking groups, alumni-owned businesses, exclusive discounts and other benefits.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/Pride%20Month.jpeg?h=266ea64d&amp;itok=WtwX6sxI" alt="LGBTQ+ pride flag"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/05/multiple-events-set-pride-month"> Multiple events set for Pride Month </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>June is Pride Month! Check out details and plan to attend a campus ice cream social on June 12, as well as other community events. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/CU%20New%20Opera%20Workshop.jpg?h=4bff1a65&amp;itok=3KJZRuib" alt="musicians in a workshop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/03/cu-new-opera-workshop-set-june-13-june-15"> CU New Opera Workshop set for June 13, June 15 </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/50"> Performances &amp; Concerts </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In the one-of-a-kind CU New Opera Workshop, Mark Adamo returns with "Sarah in the Theatre." Observe the process and share your suggestions with composers. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>The Conversation</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/file-20250528-56-74esxf.jpg?h=30c0321a&amp;itok=4pGc2G_J" alt="moths surrounding stadium lights"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/04/its-miller-moth-season-colorado-why-theyre-important-where-theyre-headed"> It's miller moth season in Colorado—why they’re important, where they're headed </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Miller moths migrate through Colorado every summer. Though often considered a pest, the native species plays important roles across the plains and up into the high country. Read from CU expert Ryan St Laurent on The Conversation. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/abbie%20liel%203_0.jpg?h=c22ffdeb&amp;itok=PtH7TiJH" alt="Three people in neon vests kneeling amid rubble from the Marshall Fire"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/03/what-makes-some-homes-neighborhoods-more-likely-survive-wildfire-new-research-offers"> What makes some homes, neighborhoods more likely to survive wildfire? New research offers insight </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A study of the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County shows that community policies are as important, if not more so, than homeowner actions.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/FE028522-D548-4AA0-BDA6-242C42EBE5C6%5B18%5D.heic_.jpeg?h=4521fff0&amp;itok=BbwiYNjc" alt="A man in reforestation nursery"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/03/why-brazils-quilombola-communities-are-still-fighting-land-theyre-owed"> Why Brazil’s quilombola communities are still fighting for the land they’re owed </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder research sheds light on communities in Brazil facing ongoing marginalization despite legal land rights.<br> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/2025/06/04/cu-boulder-offer-spousal-dependent-insurance-coverage-grad-students" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder to offer spousal, dependent insurance coverage to grad students</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54790" rel="nofollow">Sustainability Council discusses pouring rights, draft food policy and more</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54788" rel="nofollow">Students use observation, creative thinking to uncover meaning in scientific data</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54789" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder alum surprises student with debt payoff at grad ceremony</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8839" rel="nofollow">Stricter email authentication policy to take effect June 11</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8838" rel="nofollow">Security incident did not impact iClicker app, data stored on iClicker systems</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8831" rel="nofollow"><span>Participants needed for a breathing exercise and walking study</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8835" rel="nofollow"><span>Paid research opportunity: Maternal communication study</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:46:24 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54803 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-june-3-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—June 3, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-03T12:08:04-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 12:08">Tue, 06/03/2025 - 12:08</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/Boulder_County_Commissioners_0052PC%20%282%29.JPG?h=39bc6083&amp;itok=-bV6d0mI" alt="The historic Boulder County Courthouse, in its art deco style, stands in front of a bright blue sky, surrounded by a fountain, summer flowers and green-leafed trees. (Patrick Campbell/CU Boulder)"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/02/find-support-and-resources-following-pearl-street-attack"> Find support and resources following the Pearl Street attack </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/32"> Safety </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder and its Division of Public Safety are reminding the campus community of reporting options and safety resources after the downtown Boulder attack on June 1.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/PES_Student_Success_Conference_02112025-09.jpg?h=866d98f9&amp;itok=QZKRM-IG" alt="attendees at the Student Success Conference"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/apply-co-chair-student-success-conference"> Apply to co-chair the Student Success Conference </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Help plan this year's Student Success Conference by applying to be a co-chair. Applications are due by June 16.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Sustainability%20Awards.jpg?h=bf654dbc&amp;itok=66bUtCRr" alt="graduate student group awarded at the annual Sustainability Awards"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/students-shaping-and-leading-cus-climate-response"> Students shaping—and leading—CU's climate response </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/928"> Pushing Boundaries </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Fueled by a passion for climate justice and a commitment to student involvement in the university's future, an interdisciplinary graduate student team designed and is teaching an undergraduate course on climate action planning.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Saliman_Quantum.CC37.JPG?h=8fe0200c&amp;itok=7RL3trA9" alt="classroom lecture"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/quantum-scholars-gain-perspective-and-find-community"> Quantum Scholars gain perspective and find community </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1121"> Finding Community </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Students are getting a unique perspective on the quantum field and industry through a program they themselves are helping to shape. Quantum Scholars, which launched in 2023, is providing community and fellowships to students in physics, engineering, mathematics and computer science. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/02/what-expect-right-here-right-now"> What to expect at Right Here, Right Now </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The countdown to the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit is on. Check out what's in store for June 5, from the keynote speech to a hands-on park project, evening reception and more. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/20250527%20Byers%20everest%20lake.jpeg?h=738f9027&amp;itok=ROrowlkR" alt="Everest Lake"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/researchers-model-dangerous-glacial-lake-himalayas"> Researchers model a dangerous glacial lake in the Himalayas </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In a new paper, Alton Byers and his coauthors identified a rapidly forming glacial lake in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. The researchers model potential flood scenarios and suggest mitigation measures.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/carbon%20nanotubes.png?h=a074f616&amp;itok=V6w9gz6O" alt="carbon nanotubes"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/30/advancing-super-strong-and-lightweight-carbon-based-materials"> Advancing super-strong and lightweight carbon-based materials </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Materials researchers are getting a big boost from a new database created by a team led by Hendrik Heinz.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Federal Updates</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>CU Boulder has a resource page on the federal government, providing university statements, guidance and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.</p><p><strong>In case you missed it:</strong><br><span>May 30: </span><a href="https://click.mail.colorado.edu/?qs=741863d035678d1ccda0ecb849872eea9bdc47f33d8acc8eba0c1da4092b410cb4accca7b76ffdd9953754d16c0b11ae07ca1b061b672f83" rel="nofollow"><span>Federal Government Transition Update</span></a><br><br><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:08:04 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54786 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-29-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 29, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-29T11:42:02-06:00" title="Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 11:42">Thu, 05/29/2025 - 11:42</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/workwell_wagon_biotech_building_20240220_fm_013-enhanced-nr.jpg?h=dfcb56aa&amp;itok=CZw-d_Ma" width="1200" height="800" alt="Health and Wellness visits with a WorkWell Wagon"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/request-workwell-wagon-your-department"> Request the WorkWell wagon for your department </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/988"> Work-Life Wins </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>The WorkWell Wagon is an interactive experience that brings your team together with a Health and Wellness staff member to provide information about programs, events and services for faculty and staff. Let WorkWell bring employee wellness directly to your department, team or event!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/AHS_tnail.jpg?h=f0548320&amp;itok=xUn5Pu0F" alt="Ann Huff Stevens"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/29/ann-huff-stevens-named-provost"> Ann Huff Stevens named provost </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1252"> On the Move </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz has named Ann Huff Stevens as the next provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/old_main.flatirons.spring_0_0.jpg?h=8a4a7a1e&amp;itok=hY23Fd3U" alt="Old Main and the Flatirons"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/29/justin-schwartz-endorses-council-competitiveness-call-action"> Justin Schwartz endorses Council on Competitiveness call to action </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Chancellor Justin Schwartz joined others in endorsing a Council on Competitiveness call to action that emphasizes the vital partnership among universities, national laboratories, industry and government that drives progress and strengthens the economy.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/AL_tnail.jpg?h=bd0a1f61&amp;itok=J5VNb5ZR" alt="Amy Lavens"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/college-finance-chief-amy-lavens-wins-prestigious-fellowship"> College finance chief Amy Lavens wins prestigious fellowship </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>As a newly named fellow of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Amy Lavens is among just 17 to win the recognition.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/CR_tnail.jpg?h=b922cc77&amp;itok=_5Aw_fq1" alt="Cindy Regal"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/22/cindy-regal-wins-brown-investigator-award"> Cindy Regal wins Brown Investigator Award </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Physics Professor Cindy Regal is one of eight investigators recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics. Also a part of NIST and JILA, Regal will receive up to $2 million over five years.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Economics_Pricing.CC36.JPG?h=d20fafae&amp;itok=QnHSetvb" alt="Panelists speak at the 2022 Right Here, Right Now conference"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/29/meet-speakers-voices-climate-justice"> Meet the speakers—Voices for climate justice </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Get ready to hear from powerful voices at the intersection of climate change and human rights. The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit returns on June 5, and these are the speakers. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Byron%20White%20Folsom%20Field%20051325.png?h=854a7be2&amp;itok=VG23_W1I" alt="Fish eye view of Folsom Field"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/22/cu-accelerator-showcase-2025-cohort-june-25-event"> CU accelerator to showcase 2025 cohort at June 25 event </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Hear pitches from emerging ventures across disciplines such as clean energy, advanced materials, quantum computing and next-generation therapeutics, followed by a networking session with researchers, investors and community supporters at the Ascent Deep Tech Community Showcase.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>The Conversation</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/AdobeStock_1203025656.jpeg?h=669e9d37&amp;itok=NN50LBAu" alt="Trail in a forest"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/managing-forests-and-other-ecosystems-under-rising-threats"> Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Park and forest managers can no longer rely on the past to understand future risks—fires, pests and climate change are changing the game. Read from CU experts Kyra Clark-Wolf and Imtiaz Rangwala on The Conversation. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/mCLARI_nature_04.jpg?h=868e4118&amp;itok=QVp7p7l-" alt="tiny robot on a leaf"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/tiny-robot-team-could-be-game-changer-safety-inspections"> Tiny robot team could be game-changer for safety inspections </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram, in collaboration with Laura Blumenschein, has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a tiny robot super team capable of navigating a complex maze of machinery and squeeze through the tightest of spaces—like the guts of a jet engine—to potentially perform non-destructive evaluation faster, cheaper and better than ever before.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Wheaties%20thumbnail.jpg?h=d307599d&amp;itok=QownAIQD" alt="Thunderbolts Wheaties box"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/how-wheaties-became-breakfast-champions"> How Wheaties became 'the breakfast of champions' </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Recently featured in the blockbuster "Thunderbolts"—and with the Thunderbolts featured on a tie-in box—Wheaties has been the go-to champion breakfast for 100 years and counting.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>CU in the News</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>PBS News Hour: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-noaa-funding-cuts-could-make-it-harder-to-predict-and-prepare-for-severe-weather" rel="nofollow">How NOAA funding cuts could make it harder to predict and prepare for severe weather</a></p><p>NOVA: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/decoding-the-universe-quantum/" rel="nofollow">Decoding the Universe: Quantum</a></p><p><em>Subscription paywalls may apply.</em></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54749" rel="nofollow">What is 'woke?' Who knows?</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54761" rel="nofollow">Alum thinks about crime the write way</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54766" rel="nofollow">Doctoral candidate receives Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 29 May 2025 17:42:02 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54771 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-27-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 27, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-27T09:24:21-06:00" title="Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 09:24">Tue, 05/27/2025 - 09:24</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty Takes</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/pexels-olly-3907161.jpg?h=29258262&amp;itok=N8d3sdtU" alt="A payment transaction."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/27/what-no-tax-tips-really-means-service-workers-and-everyone-else"> What 'no tax on tips' really means for service workers—and everyone else </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/4"> Business &amp; Entrepreneurship </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A plan to eliminate federal taxes on tips is moving forward, but the benefits may be smaller than they sound. Nicole Lazzeri walks through the policy proposal and what workers and taxpayers should know.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/file-20250522-56-s4h3wx.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&amp;itok=NLwM1_N0" alt="Posters that Trump used to announce Golden Dome, depicting missile defense as a shield"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/23/golden-dome-aerospace-engineer-explains-proposed-nationwide-missile-defense-system"> Golden Dome: Aerospace engineer explains proposed nationwide missile defense system </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>President Donald Trump has set aggressive goals to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, but many parts of the system already exist. Read more from Iain Boyd on The Conversation.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/nfg-announce-header.jpeg?h=ba364f42&amp;itok=GKl13gpa" alt="abstract technology image"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/23/3-teams-take-flight-rio-new-frontiers-planning-grants"> 3 teams take flight with RIO New Frontiers planning grants </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The Research &amp; Innovation Office and New Frontiers Grant partners—the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of Education—announced  winners in the New Frontiers Grant Program, a novel initiative designed to foster new, interdisciplinary research directions for CU Boulder. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/wfd-awardee-story.jpeg?h=5d026b61&amp;itok=QwxACNhs" alt="illustration of a group of people"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/23/interdisciplinary-teams-awarded-workforce-development-seed-grants"> Interdisciplinary teams awarded Workforce Development Seed Grants </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The 2025 Workforce Development Seed Grants reflect the university's deep commitment to preparing CU Boulder students—and learners across the region—for meaningful, future-ready careers.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/IMG_8617.jpeg?h=435fe650&amp;itok=ZLUINfpz" alt="Colorado mountain wetlands"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/22/cires-researchers-find-elevated-levels-mercury-colorado-mountain-wetlands"> CIRES researchers find elevated levels of mercury in Colorado mountain wetlands </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Climate change is increasing sulfate runoff, likely causing soil microbes to produce the most toxic form of mercury. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/MinXSSgroup.jpg?h=6394f573&amp;itok=d9es1o3b" alt="MinXSS group"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/23/new-dawn-solar-science-tiny-cubesats-unveiled-secrets"> In new dawn of solar science, tiny CubeSats unveiled secrets </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>From 2016 to 2022, NASA's MinXSS CubeSat mission launched small satellites built by LASP students to study X-ray emissions from the sun. The mission, which officially ended in March, provided groundbreaking insights into solar activity and demonstrated how small, cost-effective satellites can achieve significant scientific results.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/SisterMaryPhoto.JPEG?h=274318f1&amp;itok=r62-mFeu" alt="Sister Mary Dominic Ray in habit"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/22/gem-collection-sister-mary-dominic-ray"> A gem of the collection: Sister Mary Dominic Ray </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/8"> Arts &amp; Humanities </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>When Taylor Howard dove into research on Sister Mary Dominic Ray, she was expecting to find the nun's biography, books she annotated or articles she wrote. Instead, she unlocked a highly varied collection of documents that left Sister Mary a mystery.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/DSCF3830.JPG?h=7beb9442&amp;itok=ggdBWdnE" alt="New Venture Challenge winners pose with prize checks"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/22/lab-venture-challenge-info-session-set-june-10"> Lab Venture Challenge info session set for June 10 </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/712"> General </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Pitch your innovation to win a grant of up to $125,000. If you want to apply this year or just see what the Lab Venture Challenge is about, join this information session on eligibility, the application and the competition.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Federal Updates</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>CU Boulder has a resource page on the federal government, providing university statements, guidance and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.</p><p><strong>In case you missed it:</strong><br><span>May 23: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-52325" rel="nofollow">Federal Government Transition Update</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8828" rel="nofollow">University Libraries to close June 6</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8833" rel="nofollow">Using Office 2010 or 2013? It's time to upgrade</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8768" rel="nofollow"><span>New Rec Center summer membership options</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>CU in the News</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>Hidden Brain: <a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-much-do-we-really-know/" rel="nofollow">How Much Do We Really Know?</a></p><p>Denver7: <a href="https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/boulder/cu-boulder-offers-program-designed-to-help-new-moms-with-postpartum-depression-and-more" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder offers program designed to help new moms with postpartum depression and more</a></p><p><em>Subscription paywalls may apply.</em></p></div> </div> </div> <div>What 'no tax on tips' really means for workers—and everyone else; more</div> Tue, 27 May 2025 15:24:21 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54758 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-22-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 22, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-22T13:18:57-06:00" title="Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 13:18">Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:18</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty Takes</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386155.jpg?h=2992ba0a&amp;itok=DpTM6Ahf" alt="Closeup of a dollar bill."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/what-us-credit-downgrade-means-economy-and-your-wallet"> What the US credit downgrade means for the economy and your wallet </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/4"> Business &amp; Entrepreneurship </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Finance expert Nathalie Moyen explains why the U.S. losing its top-tier credit rating is more than a symbolic shift — and how it could impact borrowing, savings and government spending.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/file-20250512-56-bhv5ka.jpg?h=33abbcc1&amp;itok=-383Ox1z" alt="People gather for a rally in New York on March 16, 2023, to protest racism against Asian Americans"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/how-asian-american-became-racial-grouping-why-many-today-dont-identify-term"> How Asian American became a racial grouping; why many today don't identify with the term </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The concept of "Asian Americans," created in the 1960s by student activists as a way to move past denigrating labels, is today a contested category. Read from CU expert Jennifer Ho on The Conversation.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/file-20250516-56-cuexvu.jpg?h=d7732bc4&amp;itok=nKP32_Gc" alt="An 1878 photograph of Pope Leo XIII and members of his court"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/19th-century-catholic-teachings-21st-century-tech-how-concerns-about-ai-guided-popes"> 19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided pope's name choice </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Robert Francis Prevost has attributed the rise of artificial intelligence as the reason for his chosen papal name Leo XIV—a tribute to Pope Leo XIII, who served amid the Industrial Revolution, another time of radical technological change. Read from CU expert Nathan Schneider on The Conversation.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Screenshot%202025-05-13%20at%2010.02.43%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=a3d6315c&amp;itok=yh7UTr9z" alt="Jang Ji-Sung with AI simulation of daughter"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/ai-ghosts-are-coming-comforting-or-creepy"> AI ghosts are coming: Is that comforting or creepy? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/14"> Health </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Within our lifetimes, it could be common for people to interact with life-like digital avatars of the dead. New research explores their promise and peril.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Stephen%20Graham%20Jones%20portrait.jpg?h=72aa3030&amp;itok=ZE_DHUEs" alt="Stephen Graham Jones"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/just-being-visible-act-resistance"> 'Just being visible is an act of resistance' </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In an acclaimed new novel, CU Boulder Professor Stephen Graham Jones explores ideas of "what an Indian is or isn’t."</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Ramin.jpg?h=b2566fc6&amp;itok=ZTdNkJDk" alt="Ramin Ayanzadeh"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/shaping-future-quantum-systems"> Shaping the future of quantum systems </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Ramin Ayanzadeh's research focuses on trustworthy quantum computing to enhance the reliability and security of quantum systems. To his knowledge, he's the only faculty member in the region who focuses on quantum software, systems and the architecture of quantum computers.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/AdobeStock_4320680.jpeg?h=949d3637&amp;itok=QzGG0MYi" alt="The Thinker statue"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/where-are-todays-newton-and-einstein"> Where are today's Newton and Einstein? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder philosopher Iskra Fileva argues that the present time is one of great achievements without outstanding achievers.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/RV%20Sikuliaq%20in%20port%20in%20Seward_Alaska_May%202022_Anne%20Sheehan.jpg?h=2ebf3f0c&amp;itok=kW4zcb9R" alt="RV Sikuliaq in port in Seward, Alaska"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/21/data-ship-captures-landslide-generated-tsunami-1st-time"> Data from ship captures landslide-generated tsunami for 1st time </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A CIRES and CU Boulder-led team detected tsunami waves caused by a landslide using satellite data from a ship for the first time, demonstrating the potential for the approach to improve tsunami detection and warning in coastal communities.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/FallWelcome2023_%20GradStudentOrientation_20232208_NS-16.jpg?h=9855f42d&amp;itok=AeKgCk0k" alt="Campus community members volunteering at a Fall Welcome event"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/volunteer-new-student-orientation"> Volunteer for New Student Orientation </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>New students, families and guests will be on campus this summer for orientation sessions. Volunteers are needed to help with check-in, provide directional support and more.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/RHRN_Keynote_Sheila_Watt-Cloutier_PC00115.jpg?h=51781ae7&amp;itok=yWoIRo05" alt="Sheila Watt-Cloutier speaking at the 2022 Right Here, Right Now global climate summit held at CU Boulder"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/right-here-right-now-coming-june-register-today"> Right Here, Right Now coming in June—register today </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The Right Here, Right Now global climate summit, beginning June 4, will aim to address critical issues at the intersection of climate change and human rights. Register to join via livestream. New speaker info added!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <div>Federal Updates</div> </h3> <div class="article-summary" id="teaser-article-summary-user-text--0"> <p>CU Boulder has a resource page on the federal government, providing university statements, guidance and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.</p><p><strong>In case you missed it:</strong><br><span>May 16: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-51625" rel="nofollow">Federal Government Transition Update</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8827" rel="nofollow">Automation of Microsoft license adjustments—learn more</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8829" rel="nofollow">Learn about college savings plans with CollegeInvest, receive $50 to start your account</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54730" rel="nofollow">Village Center Dining receives 'greenest' award&nbsp;</a></p><p><a href="/today/2025/05/20/enroll-later-summer-session" rel="nofollow">Enroll in a later Summer Session</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54736" rel="nofollow">Alumnus Bart Carpenter receives recognition for mentorship</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 22 May 2025 19:18:57 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54751 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-20-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 20, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-20T12:08:51-06:00" title="Tuesday, May 20, 2025 - 12:08">Tue, 05/20/2025 - 12:08</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/adobestock_563859074.jpeg?h=de44f28b&amp;itok=tJ2tZRfh" width="1200" height="800" alt="person traveling by car in the mountains during summer vacation"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/take-advantage-vacation-time"> Take advantage of vacation time </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/988"> Work-Life Wins </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>Feeling worried about taking time off work? Check out these tips to help you prepare and enjoy your vacation time.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Faculty Takes</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/pexels-amar-14205087.jpg?h=2e111cc1&amp;itok=ISk4jXO_" alt="People on a rocky coast."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/will-tariffs-disrupt-your-summer-vacation-plans-probably-not-finance-expert-says"> Will tariffs disrupt your summer vacation plans? Probably not, finance expert says </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/4"> Business &amp; Entrepreneurship </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Tariffs may hit prices for toys and clothes, but your travel costs are likely safe. Finance professor Edward Van Wesep explains why.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/India%20Pakistan%20flag%20thumbnail.jpg?h=f3739b62&amp;itok=qDgdYVQs" alt="A collage of the Pakistan flag on the left (a white moon and star against a dark green background) and an India flag on the right (horizontal orange, white and green bands with a navy blue geometric circle shape in the center of the white band)en "> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/india-and-pakistan-once-again-step-back-brink"> India and Pakistan once again step back from the brink </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder historian Lucy Chester notes that the recent tensions between the two nations of India and Pakistan, incited by an April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir, are the latest in an ongoing cycle.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Screenshot%202025-05-13%20at%2010.02.43%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=a3d6315c&amp;itok=yh7UTr9z" alt="Jang Ji-Sung with AI simulation of daughter"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/20/ai-ghosts-are-coming-comforting-or-creepy"> AI ghosts are coming: Is that comforting or creepy? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/14"> Health </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Within our lifetimes, it could be common for people to interact with life-like digital avatars of the dead. New research explores their promise and peril.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/jithin-vijayamohanan-bOuFGOvWiGs-unsplash.jpg?h=1426add3&amp;itok=NwFzWXH4" alt="Ants walking in a line"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/curiosity-why-and-how-do-ants-walk-perfect-line"> CUriosity: Why and how do ants walk in a perfect line? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In CUriosity, experts across the CU Boulder campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Science%20of%20Happiness%203.jpg?h=94afb1de&amp;itok=jTu4qcKN" alt="Science of Happiness class"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/when-homework-happiness"> When the homework is happiness </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/10"> Education &amp; Outreach </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>June Gruber's science of happiness course doesn't map the way to unmitigated joy. On the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and Gruber's students are sharing this message outside the classroom.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Summer%20Campus%20Scenics_06122024_NS-19.jpg?h=b3d5eb3e&amp;itok=BU0E9ewc" alt="students on campus during summer"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/check-out-summer-wellness-workshops"> Check out summer wellness workshops </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/988"> Work-Life Wins </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>WorkWell is offering free wellness workshops for faculty and staff this summer—covering everything from home improvement to effective family communication and more. Take advantage of these learning opportunities. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/DSCF3827.JPG?h=13629bee&amp;itok=340s1mBP" alt="New Venture Challenge winners with prize checks"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/fund-your-research-or-creative-work-through-commercialization"> Fund your research or creative work through commercialization </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>For faculty, staff and students at the CU engaged in research, invention or creative work, commercialization offers a powerful pathway to fund and expand the impact of your innovations.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/2018_diversity_summit384ga_1_0.jpg?h=9cb395da&amp;itok=lpTgOhN1" alt="People sit at round tables and listen to a presentation."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/be-transfer-advocate"> Be a transfer advocate </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1000"> Workshops &amp; Seminars </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Register for an upcoming Transfer Advocate Training session to learn more about how you can support our Transfer Buffs.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/chem-bio-engineering.png?h=e538f6de&amp;itok=HNpCsgJw" alt="chemical and biological engineering researchers in the lab"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/19/cu-ranks-among-top-20-granted-patents"> CU ranks among top 20 for granted patents </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/928"> Pushing Boundaries </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU has secured the No. 18 position on the National Academy of Inventors' 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list. At CU Boulder, 53% of the campus's patents have been licensed commercially, signaling CU's strength in technology transfer and industry collaboration.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54723" rel="nofollow">Invitation to join a quantum research project at CU—express your interest today</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54721" rel="nofollow">Launch your career in supercomputing</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54720" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder awards pre-seed funding to alumna's promising GPS spinoff</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54724" rel="nofollow">Ocean microbes offer clues to environmental resilience</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54725" rel="nofollow">Sediment records provide a glimpse into Iceland’s past, and hope for its future</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Events Calendar</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>5/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/silva-meditation" rel="nofollow">Weekly Insight Meditation</a></p><p>5/22: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/mobile-food-pantry-may22" rel="nofollow">Mobile Food Pantry</a></p><p>5/22: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/tiaa-webinar-planning-for-lifes-milestones" rel="nofollow">TIAA webinar: Planning for life's milestones</a></p><p>5/22: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/pedagogy-and-wellness-in-the-classroom" rel="nofollow">Pedagogy and Wellness in the Classroom</a></p><p>6/6: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/webinar-social-security-basics" rel="nofollow">Social Security Basics</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Events</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Tue, 20 May 2025 18:08:51 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54734 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-15-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 15, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-15T11:58:43-06:00" title="Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 11:58">Thu, 05/15/2025 - 11:58</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/RHRN_Keynote_Sheila_Watt-Cloutier_PC00115.jpg?h=51781ae7&amp;itok=XkuMx7Jn" width="1200" height="800" alt="Sheila Watt-Cloutier speaking at the 2022 Right Here, Right Now global climate summit held at CU Boulder"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/right-here-right-now-coming-june-register-today"> Right Here, Right Now coming in June—register today </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>The Right Here, Right Now global climate summit, beginning June 4, will aim to address critical issues at the intersection of climate change and human rights. Register to join via livestream. New speaker info added!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/2022_Summer18GA%20%281%29.jpg?h=90c7d965&amp;itok=OjDlv9JX" alt="Delicate yellow-orange flowers appear in a garden in front of the UMC building."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/15/chancellor-convenes-faculty-salary-task-force-join-other-compensation-efforts"> Chancellor convenes faculty salary task force to join other compensation efforts </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Two new groups are taking on improving the salaries of tenured and tenure-track faculty and ensuring unit-level approaches to salaries for faculty are in line with state law and previous university recommendations. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/CU_Library_10_18_23-163.jpg?h=c5fb655d&amp;itok=wPr2n0Nd" alt="outside of Norlin Library"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/your-summer-guide-university-libraries"> Your summer guide to the University Libraries </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> CU Boulder Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The University Libraries have the resources you need to make the most of your summer session—from study spaces, research help, technology checkout and materials for your downtime.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/recylcing_center_0.jpeg?h=3852e7e9&amp;itok=xPyoDb2h" alt="The recycling processing facility on the CU Boulder campus."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/office-spring-cleaning-tips-faculty-and-staff"> Office spring cleaning tips for faculty and staff </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/914"> Sustainability </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1067"> Sustainable Buffs </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>At the end of another academic year, you may be looking to do some spring cleaning around your office. As you start to declutter desk drawers and other spaces, the Environmental Center has tips to help you make the most of your spring cleaning.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/file-search-2000w.jpg?h=1e740e08&amp;itok=B69mWhfx" alt="illustration of someone searching files on a laptop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/dont-forget-review-and-save-shared-files"> Don't forget to review and save shared files </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/954"> Tech Tips </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>As students graduate and employees leave the university, continuing students and employees should take a moment to review any shared Google or Microsoft files before they are deleted.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/ATLAS_photo.png?h=379ac7d8&amp;itok=9_i6QLLh" alt="Two people walk in front of giant scientific device"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/15/disneyland-physicists-breakthrough-prize-honors-scientists-worlds-largest-particle"> Disneyland for physicists: Breakthrough Prize honors scientists at world's largest particle collider </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>This year's award recognized the work of four international research collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, including 32 current and former physicists at CU Boulder.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Arctic_landscape_%2848752868026%29.jpg?h=ae742fdc&amp;itok=0AE52YWw" alt="wetlands and snowy mountains of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/15/vicious-cycle-how-methane-emissions-warming-wetlands-could-exacerbate-climate-change"> A vicious cycle: How methane emissions from warming wetlands could exacerbate climate change </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The latest study finds that emissions of the potent greenhouse gas might be higher than previously estimated. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/image.png?h=8358abd3&amp;itok=DX3KiU42" alt="heat map"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/pacific-upwelling-much-faster-equator-scientists-thought"> Pacific upwelling much faster at the equator than scientists thought </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A new discovery by a CU Boulder researcher shows why global climate models overestimate warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/BNC_MobileFoodPantry_01302025-5.jpg?h=cbd9a12e&amp;itok=nhpKfAf7" alt="someone working in the mobile food pantry"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/mobile-food-pantry-may-22"> Mobile Food Pantry on May 22 </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/712"> General </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The mobile food pantry is free and open to CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, as well as the community members of Boulder and Broomfield counties. Attendees will receive up to 30 pounds of food in multiple boxes. Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/shakespeare_gardens_pc0006.jpg?h=29399cc8&amp;itok=v1_ukLVI" alt="Roses in the Shakespeare Gardens"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/magic-music-and-surprising-expectations"> Magic, music and surprising expectations </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/50"> Performances &amp; Concerts </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Audiences can expect a storm of surprises in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's "Tempest" this summer. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8823" rel="nofollow"><span>May 17 maintenance will cause service outages</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8819" rel="nofollow">For your students: May 22 is the last day for fall registration until July 23</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8825" rel="nofollow"><span>Plan to walk, jog or race in the Bolder Boulder 10K on May 26</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8818" rel="nofollow">Faculty encouraged to review contract calculator</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54701" rel="nofollow">Astronaut professor launching into retirement</a></p><p><a href="/today/2025/05/09/suzanne-soled-retire-after-nearly-decade-service" rel="nofollow">Suzanne Soled to retire after nearly a decade of service</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54702" rel="nofollow">Burke Hilsabeck named director of faculty relations</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54680" rel="nofollow">Incoming graduate student wins prestigious innovators fellowship</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54689" rel="nofollow">4 Buffalo Bicycle Classic scholars earn Latin honors</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 15 May 2025 17:58:43 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54717 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-13-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 13, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-13T12:17:38-06:00" title="Tuesday, May 13, 2025 - 12:17">Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:17</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/Apple%20orchard%20watering%20sm.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&amp;itok=HnGrk_kZ" width="1200" height="800" alt="campus community members planting an apple tree"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/apple-day-its-boulder-way"> An apple a day? It's the Boulder way </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/10"> Education &amp; Outreach </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>A newly planted apple orchard on the CU Boulder campus is a nexus of university and community partnerships and will be a living classroom for students and educators.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/2021_spring_campus_scenics19ga.jpg?h=75c3f2f4&amp;itok=2DMUCcO2" alt="pink blossoms on campus near Old Main"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/15-faculty-recognized-exceptional-mentors"> 15 faculty recognized as exceptional mentors </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The Exceptional Graduate Faculty Mentor Award recognizes the work that faculty mentors do to improve the graduate student experience.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Kelly%20Parkes.jpg?h=4519ab53&amp;itok=US4BOuw4" alt="Kelly Parkes"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/college-music-professor-wins-centennial-medal"> College of Music professor wins centennial medal </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1008"> Celebrate </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Kelly Parkes, who is the department chair of music education in the College of Music, was recently named as a Centennial Medalist by the University of Miami in recognition of her distinguished work in music education as an outstanding alumna. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Biotech_3D.Printer.CC64.JPG?h=d099db5e&amp;itok=9pP2Oshe" alt="A person wearing clear safety googles and purple plastic gloves looks through a strip of mesh-like material. (Casey Cass)"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/12/how-research-valuable"> How is research valuable? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>CU Boulder is promoting how the university's research and creative work directly impacts and improves the daily lives of people and communities in Colorado and beyond.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/NSFP_TransferStudentOrientation_08242024_KT-9.jpg?h=20922222&amp;itok=Uhb11idg" alt="students and families at Fall Welcome"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/submit-fall-welcome-events-and-programs"> Submit Fall Welcome events and programs </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Campus departments are invited to submit programs, events and opportunities to be included in the 2025 Fall Welcome schedule. Submit your Fall Welcome program by June 1. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-image/student-employee_0.jpg?h=5fc959cb&amp;itok=ct1c3Rjx" alt="A student employee"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/are-you-paying-student-employees-correctly"> Are you paying student employees correctly? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/676"> Administration </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Be sure you're paying students correctly this summer. Review the Paying Students &amp; Other Financial Assistance Policy. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Gravitational_waves.png?h=83e863dd&amp;itok=loZ-tTuZ" alt="Illustration of several black holes circling around each other and producing ripples that spread out"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/12/astrophysicist-searches-ripples-space-and-time-new-way"> Astrophysicist searches for ripples in space and time in new way </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Massive ripples in the very fabric of the universe wash over Earth all the time, although you'd never notice. CU Boulder's Jeremy Darling is trying a new search for these gravitational waves.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/20250507%20Arctic%20Plants%20Elmendorf%20Kerby.jpg?h=7cb8ad7d&amp;itok=V4jRnjRK" alt="researchers analyze Arctic plants"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/arctic-plants-react-unexpectedly-climate-change-study-says"> Arctic plants react unexpectedly to climate change, study says </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A team of 54 researchers, including Sarah Elmendorf, analyzed more than 42,000 field records of Arctic plant communities over a span of 41 years. Their insights are essential to understanding how Arctic environments are changing in the modern era.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/2019_homecoming_cu_stanford17ga.jpg?h=aec08a03&amp;itok=BLsocXnA" alt="Gold Buff Marching Band member plays marching euphonium during Homecoming game"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/protecting-sound-music-clinic-helps-114-individuals-and-counting"> Protecting the sound of music: Clinic helps 114 individuals and counting </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Audiology doctoral students are transforming hearing conservation for student musicians with custom solutions—helping 114 individuals and counting.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/47yusv9f.png?h=b1fb1cc8&amp;itok=JSox9bQx" alt="black and white photo of Saigon"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/historian-reflects-lessons-learned-50-years-after-vietnam"> Historian reflects on lessons learned 50 years after Vietnam </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The April 30, 1975, fall of Saigon marked the end of the Vietnam War. CU Boulder scholar Vilja Hulden discusses the war, its beginnings and what we've learned.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/CLH_tnail.jpg?h=945164d8&amp;itok=qEjaLNto" alt="Noted Acoma Pueblo ceramics artist Carmel Lewis Haskaya"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/honoring-traditions-people-and-place"> Honoring the traditions of people and place </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/46"> Exhibits </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A newly opened exhibit at CU Boulder's Museum of Natural History celebrates a ceramic artist's donation and the legacy of her family and community.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/workshop-aug-5-6-understand-ai-and-how-its-changing-things"> Workshop Aug. 5–6: Understand AI and how it's changing things </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1000"> Workshops &amp; Seminars </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A free two-day workshop, designed for students, researchers, educators and support staff, will cover the basics of artificial intelligence and how AI is changing research, teaching and everyday work. Apply by May 21.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Federal Updates</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><span>CU Boulder has a resource page on the federal government, providing university statements, guidance and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.</span></p><p><span><strong>In case you missed it:</strong></span><br>May 9: <a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-5925" rel="nofollow">Federal Government Transition Update</a><br><span>May 5: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/cu-federal-relations-update-5525" rel="nofollow"><span>CU Federal Relations Update</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Webpage</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Tue, 13 May 2025 18:17:38 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54709 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-9-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 9, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-09T12:51:15-06:00" title="Friday, May 9, 2025 - 12:51">Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:51</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-05/2025_CUB_Commencement114GA.jpg?h=88ac1a36&amp;itok=2bzFmir5" width="1200" height="800" alt="Graduates throw their caps in the air"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/cu-boulder-turns-class-2025-out-world"> CU Boulder turns Class of 2025 out into the world </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>CU Boulder conferred a record 10,138 degrees upon the Class of 2025 during a jubilant commencement ceremony May 8. Looking on were an estimated 30,000 family members and friends, including famed superfan and honoree Peggy Coppom. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Gracia%2C%20Shannon%20and%20Baby%20%232.jpg?itok=5oQk0Yi7" alt="Alma Program peer mentors Gracia Deras, left, and Shannon Beckner with baby Wyatt. sits with a mom and holds her baby."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/moms-helping-moms-postpartum-depression-eased-through-peer-support"> Moms helping moms: Postpartum depression eased through peer support </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/14"> Health </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>One in five new or expectant moms experiences mental health problems, like depression and anxiety. The Alma program matches moms who've been through it with those in the thick of it.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/cui_sneak_peek.jpg?h=7a2085aa&amp;itok=8rUqeBQD" alt="ultra-high vacuum scanning probe microscopy setup used to conduct molecular measurements"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/new-discovery-shows-how-molecules-can-mute-heat-music"> New discovery shows how molecules can mute heat like music </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Assistant Professor Longji Cui and his team have developed a new technique that allows them to measure phonon interference inside a tiny molecule. They believe this discovery can one day revolutionize how heat dissipation is managed in future electronics and materials.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/CU_LIBRARIES_10_11_23-74%20%283%29.jpg?h=b193cbc8&amp;itok=3NzYat8X" alt="person reading in the library"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/find-your-summer-reads-university-libraries"> Find your summer reads at the University Libraries </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/34"> Mind &amp; Body </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The University Libraries recently refreshed its Popular Reading Collections with some fun, new titles. Browse 27 of the most recent arrivals and pick up your next book to help you swing into summer.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/FallWelcome2023_BeInvolvedFair-31.jpg?h=6c0015c6&amp;itok=PUEHgyI4" alt="employee tabling at the Be Involved Fair"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/campus-departments-apply-table-be-involved-fair"> Campus departments: Apply to table at the Be Involved Fair </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Campus departments and programs are invited to apply for a table at the Be Involved Fair, a signature Fall Welcome event. Meet thousands of students who are looking for ways to be involved in the coming academic year. Apply by Aug. 10 for the Aug. 27 fair.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/cu-boulder-launching-masters-degrees-artificial-intelligence"> CU Boulder launching master's degrees in artificial intelligence </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/22"> Academics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>To meet increased workforce demand, the Department of Computer Science is introducing a Master of Science degree in AI that will be available both in person and online through Coursera.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/09/get-start-term-canvas-tips"> Get start-of-term Canvas tips </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/954"> Tech Tips </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>If you're planning to use Canvas to teach this summer, check out tips and learn about the tool's latest updates and services.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-01/Village%20Center_Grand%20Opening_20170124_017.jpg?h=c6980913&amp;itok=5RV-8d_b" alt="Students eating at the Village Center Dining"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/08/your-complete-guide-eating-campus-summer"> Your complete guide to eating on campus this summer </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> CU Boulder Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Campus Dining &amp; Hospitality makes it easy for students, faculty, staff and visitors to find nutritious options with convenient locations across campus. Here's where you can find food on campus this summer. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8815" rel="nofollow"><span>Get access to Canvas and other services during maintenance May 11</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8813" rel="nofollow">Summer operating hours in effect May 12</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8816" rel="nofollow">Contract faculty: Update your payment schedule now</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-regular ucb-link-button-default" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Federal Updates</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><span>CU Boulder has a resource page on the federal government, providing university statements, guidance and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.</span></p><p><span><strong>In case you missed it:</strong></span><br><span>May 5: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/cu-federal-relations-update-5525" rel="nofollow"><span>CU Federal Relations Update</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Webpage</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Fri, 09 May 2025 18:51:15 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54707 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-may-7-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—May 7, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-05-07T11:58:53-06:00" title="Wednesday, May 7, 2025 - 11:58">Wed, 05/07/2025 - 11:58</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/2022_Commencement33GA.jpg?h=7a0c6d12&amp;itok=ddRcOB60" width="1200" height="800" alt="CU graduate in regalia in front of Old Main"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/04/28/what-class-2025-wants-you-know"> What the Class of 2025 wants you to know </a> </h3> </div> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/60"> Students in Focus </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>Read words of wisdom from some of the many talented and innovative students who are graduating and starting on their next adventures. As they become Forever Buffs, they leave their inspirational legacies—with advice and reflection—for those who follow. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Events &amp; Exhibits</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class=" col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/RHRN_Keynote_Sheila_Watt-Cloutier_PC00115.jpg?h=51781ae7&amp;itok=yWoIRo05" alt="Sheila Watt-Cloutier speaking at the 2022 Right Here, Right Now global climate summit held at CU Boulder"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/right-here-right-now-coming-june-register-today"> Right Here, Right Now coming in June—register today </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/48"> Conferences </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The Right Here, Right Now global climate summit, beginning June 4, will aim to address critical issues at the intersection of climate change and human rights. Register to join via livestream. New speaker info added!</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Research Corner</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Kosmos_photo.png?h=61d25958&amp;itok=FX0ki5o8" alt="Spacecraft seen in a lab with the letters &quot;CCCP&quot; on its exterior"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/curiosity-50-year-old-soviet-spacecraft-will-soon-crash-earth-why-and-where-will-it-land"> CUriosity: A 50-year-old Soviet spacecraft will soon crash to Earth. Why, and where will it land? </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In 1972, a Soviet lander known as Kosmos 482 launched for Venus. It never made it past Earth's gravity, and now the spacecraft is coming back.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Syrian%20war.jpg?h=c482a491&amp;itok=soxzMcwl" alt="images from Syrian war"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/trouble-developing-world-call-international-monetary-fund"> Trouble in the developing world? Call the International Monetary Fund </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>In a recently published paper, CU Boulder political science professor Jaroslav Tir highlights how intergovernmental organizations help end civil wars.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/AdobeStock_338859851.jpeg?h=790be497&amp;itok=rlE21gv-" alt="person on a laptop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/07/down-wire-open-enrollment-ends-may-9"> Down to the wire: Open enrollment ends May 9 </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>University of Colorado benefits-eligible faculty and staff are reaching the end of the season for open enrollment. Make your final selections in the employee portal by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9. The new plan year begins July 1.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/2024_campus_scenic16ga.jpg?h=e59f738b&amp;itok=QDXEnvhg" alt="pink flowers on a tree on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/sustainability-leadership-team-welcomes-andrew-mayock-discusses-sustainability"> Sustainability Leadership Team welcomes Andrew Mayock, discusses sustainability governance </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/676"> Administration </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>At its Earth Week meeting on April 23, the campus Sustainability Leadership Team welcomed Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Andrew Mayock and discussed the current structure and future goals of the group.</div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-05/Medusa%20with%20her%20children-%20Pegasus%20%26%20Chrysaor_Jessica%20Fudim%20in%20Venomous_photo%20by%20Kyle%20Adler.jpg?h=8ddc4809&amp;itok=xq9Pjva1" alt="Jessica Fudim performing on stage"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/05/06/degree-finally-hand-dancer-leaps-back-boulder-stage"> Degree finally in hand, dancer leaps back onto Boulder stage </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/60"> Students in Focus </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Jessica Fudim was two courses away from graduating in 1997; 26 years later, she’s earned her degree.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>In Case You Missed It</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54640" rel="nofollow">Commencement: Know before you go</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54633" rel="nofollow">Plan ahead for increased traffic, parking congestion May 8–10</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54315" rel="nofollow"><span>Volunteer for commencement events May 8–10</span></a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54650" rel="nofollow">Faculty and Staff Engagement Survey extended to May 7</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54639" rel="nofollow"><span>Apply for tuition assistance</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>What We're Reading</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/54668" rel="nofollow">Graduate's body of work already changing courses</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54663" rel="nofollow">Quantum magic leads to top award for physics senior</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54662" rel="nofollow">Sean Gopalakrishnan receives top honor for plasma research</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54672" rel="nofollow">CU Boulder scholars recognized for innovation in doctoral research</a></p></div> </div> </div> <div>Commencement reminders; Right Here, Right Now registration now open; Open enrollment ends May 9; 50-year-old Soviet spacecraft will soon crash to Earth. Why?; What the Class of 2025 wants you to know; more</div> Wed, 07 May 2025 17:58:53 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54677 at /today