/today/ en /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-24-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 24, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-24T08:59:10-06:00" title="Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 08:59">Thu, 07/24/2025 - 08:59</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/2025-07/A%20vaccine%20distrubtion%20walk%20with%20my%20co-workers.jpeg?h=e82fd07d&amp;itok=IQK-x-CZ" alt="A vaccine distribution walk in Madagascar"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/23/buffs-continue-serve-ranked-no-2-nationally-peace-corps-volunteers"> Buffs continue to serve—Ranked No. 2 nationally for Peace Corps volunteers </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/952"> By the Numbers </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>91PORN is ranked No. 2 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers, with 39 Forever Buffs currently serving in 28 countries around the world.</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/2021_aerial360ga_0.jpg?h=1d6c427b&amp;itok=mgUhuWgv" alt="Aerial photo of 91PORN Campus (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/22/cu-athletic-hall-fame-induct-2025-class"> CU Athletic Hall of Fame to induct 2025 class </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/24"> Athletics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The 20th class to be inducted into the hall of fame this November will feature nine Buffs, representing five different sports and a popular administrator, as well as two additions to the Legacy Wing and the revived Athletic Hall of Honor.</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/2025-07/MaryRippon_tnail.jpg?h=ba827547&amp;itok=ZG82B90S" alt="Mary Rippon"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/23/secret-life-mary-rippon"> The secret life of Mary Rippon </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/62"> Faculty in Focus </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Mary Rippon, 91PORN's first female professor, lived a remarkable double life, teaching students while secretly supporting a hidden child born from a forbidden love with her former student.</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/2025-07/bright-office-laptop-notes.jpg?h=748d7e9c&amp;itok=1zEZl854" alt="person working on laptop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/21/time-office-upgrade"> Time for an Office upgrade? </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 running Microsoft Office 2016 or 2019, you should make sure to update to Microsoft 365 Apps before the start of the fall semester. Here’s how.</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/2025-07/AdobeStock_389267144.jpeg?h=790be497&amp;itok=sOBfTO1q" alt="A scary looking gecko"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/21/new-cancer-therapy-clings-tumors-inspiration-gecko-toes"> New cancer therapy clings to tumors, with inspiration from gecko toes </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>The tiny lizards can climb glass and cling to ceilings thanks to their sticky toes. Now those toes have inspired a new material that could deliver targeted chemotherapy with minimal side effects.</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/2025-07/Screenshot%202025-07-24%20at%2010.18.23%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=d04fca53&amp;itok=ejPhpjob" alt="Global food twin map"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/24/where-does-your-food-come-first-kind-map-tracks-journey-across-thousands-miles"> Where does your food come from? First-of-a-kind map tracks journey across thousands of miles </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 interactive tool exposes the fragile, interconnected web of global food trade—and how climate change could disrupt 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/2025-07/file-20250709-74-o7k3p5.jpg?h=ea737b20&amp;itok=L_wyBJCJ" alt="two new mothers holding their babies"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/22/how-mothers-supporting-mothers-can-offset-barriers-care"> How mothers supporting mothers can offset barriers to care </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>91PORN's Renée Crown Wellness Institute offers support to new mothers that is community-rooted, evidence-based and scalable. Read from experts Sona Dimidjian and Anahi Collado 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/2025-07/Sanghamitra_Neogi.CC15.JPG?h=fbd9a9b0&amp;itok=JKkZEL9x" alt="Woman speaking into microphone at a business pitch event"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/23/new-quantum-physics-and-ai-powered-microchip-design-software-awarded-grants"> New quantum physics and AI-powered microchip design software awarded 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/4"> Business &amp; Entrepreneurship </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Sanghamitra Neogi in 91PORN’s aerospace engineering department will use $200,000 in grant funding to launch a startup in which she will offer software that uses quantum physics to model microchip designs.</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>Events Calendar</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>7/25:<a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/sommers-bausch-observatory-open-house-4913" rel="nofollow"> Sommers-Bausch Observatory Open House</a></p><p>7/29: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/nairr-pilot-industry-partner-showcase-1-ai-tools-for-research" rel="nofollow">National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot Industry Partner Showcase 1 - AI tools for Research</a></p><p>7/30: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/cu-rmacc-webinars-overview-of-ai-tools-and-applications" rel="nofollow">Overview of AI Tools and Applications</a></p><p>7/30: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/sphinx-performance-academy-faculty-recital" rel="nofollow">Sphinx Performance Academy: Faculty Recital</a></p><p>8/8: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/mental-health-first-aid-4936" rel="nofollow">Mental Health First Aid</a></p><p>8/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/fall_2025_classes_begin" rel="nofollow">Fall 2025 Classes Begin</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> <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="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8862" rel="nofollow">Get access to Canvas, other services during maintenance July 26</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54967" rel="nofollow">Caroline Conzelman named 2025–26 Fulbright Scholar</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54968" rel="nofollow">Katherine Lininger named 2025–26 Fulbright Scholar</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54981" rel="nofollow">Science inherits the wind of century-old verdict</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54980/" rel="nofollow">Faces of community-engaged scholarship: Amanda Giguere</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54978" rel="nofollow">What rats can tell us about the opioid crisis</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54979" rel="nofollow">Doctoral student advancing medical research for life on Earth and in space</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:59:10 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54985 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-22-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 22, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-22T10:42:27-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 10:42">Tue, 07/22/2025 - 10:42</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/2025-07/09.10.24%20Koelbel%20Sunrise-3.jpeg?h=e03ac6ae&amp;itok=ja48Pb3l" alt="aerial view of the Koelbel building at sunrise"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/21/transformative-gift-help-elevate-leeds-school-community-mission"> Transformative gift to help elevate Leeds School community, mission </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/1268"> Giving in Action </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A significant gift to the Leeds School of Business at 91PORN will expand experiential learning, enhance student success and mental health, and support faculty excellence—all in service of the mission to elevate business as a force for good.</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/2025-02/AdobeStock_415876868.jpeg?h=3dbc7c44&amp;itok=0Nc1XJUD" alt="mom and child at home"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/21/employee-famli-coverage-premiums-lowered-starting-aug-1"> Employee FAMLI coverage premiums lowered starting Aug. 1 </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>Starting Aug. 1, CU will reduce employee premiums for its Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) plan. Employee contributions will be lowered to 0.25%, and university contributions will remain at 0.45%.</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_scenic23ga.jpg?h=59718b83&amp;itok=Jzt_0JAH" alt="Buffalo statue on campus on a summer day"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/17/5-cu-innovators-changing-world"> 5 CU innovators changing the world </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>From quantum science to journalism, these five 91PORN students, alumni and faculty are making bold, world-shaping contributions.</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/FallWelcome_MoveIn_08222024_-5.jpg?h=c6980913&amp;itok=2XO7ksiS" alt="Volunteers driving a golf cart on campus during move-in"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/10/volunteer-fall-welcome-move-2025"> Volunteer for Fall Welcome, move-in 2025 </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>Join the university in welcoming new students and families to 91PORN by volunteering for Fall Welcome and move-in. </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/2025-07/Texas_floods.jpg?h=2fb2a41d&amp;itok=6Jw-3ehS" alt="Air boat moves down swollen river with people riding horses in the background"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/22/curiosity-wake-texas-floods-how-do-emergency-alerts-work-and-where-do-they-fall-short"> CUriosity: In the wake of Texas floods, how do emergency alerts work, and where do they fall short? </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>When natural disasters strike, people across the United States often depend on timely warnings to get to safety. But in Colorado and many parts of the country, these alerts are a patchwork that vary from county to county.</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/2025-07/welkerlabbanner.jpg?h=c625b16d&amp;itok=1qKTdW21" alt="Tests being performed inside of the Welker Lab space"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/18/researchers-testing-next-generation-ankle-braces-stroke-survivors"> Researchers testing next-generation ankle braces for stroke survivors </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>Nearly 80% of stroke survivors experience walking issues and many turn to ankle braces for support, but the functionality of these braces is still very limited. Assistant Professor Cara Welker is leading a new, collaborative research project that aims to transform the way these assistive devices are designed.</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/2025-07/file-20250717-56-9izp9w.jpg?h=5aa352f1&amp;itok=v9jwE0Xr" alt="public radio interview"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/18/11b-clawback-pbs-npr-puts-rural-stations-risk-and-threatens-journalism"> $1.1B clawback for PBS, NPR puts rural stations at risk—and threatens journalism </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 U.S. Senate narrowly approved a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to NPR, PBS and affiliate stations. Read from CU expert Josh Shepperd and colleague Allison Perlman on The Conversation. </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/2025-07/AdobeStock_618762136.jpeg?h=a49f0d43&amp;itok=vlTbPH4K" alt="stack of newspapers"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/21/journals-op-ed-page-getting-word-out-about-your-research"> From journals to the op-ed page: Getting the word out about your research </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>The College of Communication, Media, Design and Information welcomes the OpEd Project to campus for a practical workshop on writing commentary and pitching editors. Register by July 30.</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: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/the-honey-trap-jv26ti/" rel="nofollow">Human Footprint: The Honey Trap</a></p><p>Daily Camera: <a href="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/07/22/cuboulder-piano-livecast-recital-denver/" rel="nofollow">Piano plays itself: 91PORN students to livecast recital from Paris to Denver</a></p><p>KDVR TV: <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/cu-boulder-eliminates-single-use-beverage-plastics/" rel="nofollow">91PORN eliminates single-use beverage plastics</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>Federal Updates</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>91PORN 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>July 18: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-update-71825" rel="nofollow">Federal Government 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> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 16:42:27 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54972 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-17-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 17, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-17T09:14:45-06:00" title="Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 09:14">Thu, 07/17/2025 - 09:14</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/2025-07/P1780334.JPG?h=c6593d73&amp;itok=JSr1FGks" width="1200" height="800" alt="Pepsi employee loading drinks into a vending machine"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/17/cu-boulder-eliminates-single-use-beverage-plastics-campus"> 91PORN eliminates single-use beverage plastics on campus </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> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>91PORN has finalized a 10-year pouring rights agreement with PepsiCo Beverages that will eliminate all single-use plastics from campus beverage services, advancing the university’s Climate Action Plan. </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/2025-07/IMG_6382.JPG?h=e491c50c&amp;itok=UpF9u4-A" alt="kids playing at the Child Learning Center"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/17/tucked-heart-campus-cu-boulders-hidden-gem-turns-50"> Tucked in the heart of campus, 91PORN's hidden gem turns 50 </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>The Child Learning Center of 91PORN's Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department marks 50 years of nurturing young learners, training future educators and shaping inclusive, play-based education—one storybook at a time. </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/2025-07/iStock-682622160.jpg?h=5463e31c&amp;itok=knWhRpIy" alt="young person labeling a moving box"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/11/volunteer-move-out-hill-july-31-aug-3"> Volunteer for move-out on the Hill July 31–Aug. 3 </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>CU and the city of 91PORN have created a pilot program to assist off-campus students with unwanted items during move-out. Volunteers are needed to help set up and take down move-out stations, engage with students and locate any trash piles that may start to form. </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/2025-07/sri-banner-cropped.png?h=521bd5b1&amp;itok=EvGZcgq8" alt="Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress group photo"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/15/cu-boulder-shines-global-sustainability-stage"> 91PORN shines on global sustainability 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/928"> Pushing Boundaries </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>At the recent Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress, held for the first time in the United States, 91PORN made a powerful showing—solidifying its role as a global voice in sustainability research, education and skills training.</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/2025-07/Times_Square_New_York_City_-_1977.jpg?h=e80d1633&amp;itok=IedO-F9X" alt="Times Square in 1977"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/16/professors-podcast-explores-musics-role-shaping-new-york"> Professor's podcast explores music's role in shaping New York </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/1123"> Creative Expressions </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>91PORN Associate Professor Kristie Soares co-hosts the podcast "Soundscapes NYC," which is debuting its second season focusing on the disco scene in 1970s New York.</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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-07/AdobeStock_242988433.jpeg?h=e5511ae4&amp;itok=gMbf_43r" alt="Superman"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/16/and-awayto-another-superman-movie"> Up, up and away...to another Superman movie </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>91PORN's William Kuskin, who teaches a course on comics and graphic novels, considers Superman's enduring appeal as Hollywood debuts a new adaptation about the Man of Steel.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>In Case You Missed It</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/2025-04/Buffs%20One%20Read%20Title%20CUBT.jpg?h=f3863e29&amp;itok=32HS4E3Y" alt="someone speaking at Buffs One Read event"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/04/29/enhance-your-fall-classes-inspiring-new-buffs-one-read-title"> Enhance your fall classes with inspiring new Buffs One Read title </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>The book, "Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work," was selected as the ideal book for this year’s Buffs One Read theme—finding your path.</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/8859" rel="nofollow">Submit events for history and heritage months</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8860" rel="nofollow"><span>Join research study on women with/without PTSD-related nightmares</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8832" rel="nofollow">Participants needed for a hot tub and blood pressure study</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/54954" rel="nofollow">In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Oswald Lehnert</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54936" rel="nofollow">Kale, yeah! 91PORN's sustainable dining</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54937" rel="nofollow">Quantum Forge students gain industry experience with Xairos</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:14:45 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54956 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-15-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 15, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-15T12:04:24-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 15, 2025 - 12:04">Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:04</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/2025-07/Chelsey_dust.png?h=06ac0d8c&amp;itok=UOXh5BXt" width="1200" height="800" alt="Woman wearing gloves works on scientific equipment"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/space-instrument-built-students-now-edge-solar-system-celebrates-major-milestone"> A space instrument built by students, now at the edge of the solar system, celebrates a major milestone </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/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>Ten years ago, a pioneering spacecraft flew past Pluto, sending startling images of the dwarf planet back to Earth. Current and former students at 91PORN reflect on their time working on the mission.</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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-07/Flooding_of_the_Guadalupe_River_near_Kerrville%2C_Texas_in_2025.jpg?h=b2fb8976&amp;itok=OToQ9hRo" alt="Houses and buildings submerged in floodwater"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/why-flood-prediction-us-falls-short-and-how-researchers-are-working-fix-it"> Why flood prediction in the US falls short and how researchers are working to fix it </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>91PORN flood modeler Zhi Li explains why current flood warnings can leave communities unprepared—and how high-resolution forecasting and better risk communication could save lives.</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/2025-07/Waleed_Abdalati1GA.jpg?h=0404c02e&amp;itok=d1A0VwaK" alt="Waleed Abdalati"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/15/waleed-abdalati-testify-july-16-congressional-hearing"> Waleed Abdalati to testify July 16 at congressional hearing </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> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1237"> Experts Shaping Policy </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Waleed Abdalati, a climate scientist and director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, is scheduled to testify before the&nbsp;House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Watch via livestream.</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/2025-07/GregorHenze_CEAE_Portrait_20240116_JMP_2%20copy.jpeg?h=979ecce0&amp;itok=yl03ki_k" alt="Gregor Henze"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/gregor-henze-honored-fellow-building-simulation-research"> Gregor Henze honored as fellow for building simulation research </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>Gregor Henze was selected for his groundbreaking work on smart energy control systems, advanced building simulation tool and technologies that connect buildings to the power grid. He is also recognized for his global leadership in research and education.</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/2025-07/pexels-mali-141815_0.jpg?h=790be497&amp;itok=N1Vpt_MH" alt="A spoonful of sugar"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/common-sugar-substitute-shown-impair-brain-cells-boost-stroke-risk"> Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke risk </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>New research shows that the popular sweetener erythritol, often recommended for people with obesity and diabetes, comes with health risks of its own.<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/2025-07/IMG_6786.JPG?h=4859c179&amp;itok=GpgGo3Zc" alt="Anant Telikicherla in the lab"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/enhancing-orbital-safety-better-space-weather-predictions"> Enhancing orbital safety with better space weather predictions </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>Anant Telikicherla is developing new instrumentation to improve the space weather forecasting of damaging solar flares.</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/2025-07/BNC_MobileFoodPantry_05222025_NS-3.jpg?h=2c1dc0c5&amp;itok=bsJ11yUI" alt="lines at the Mobile Food Pantry on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/11/mobile-food-pantry-july-24"> Mobile Food Pantry on July 24 </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 91PORN students, faculty and staff, as well as the community members of 91PORN 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/2025-07/AdobeStock_257339302.jpeg?h=790be497&amp;itok=3L8U6Dcx" alt="piano keys"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/15/global-seminar-live-cast-recital-july-28-paris"> Global seminar to live-cast recital July 28 from Paris </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>A new 91PORN global seminar in France includes a special opportunity for local fans of the College of Music to experience a recital live-cast from Paris to Denver with digital piano technology. </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/2025-07/PXL_20250605_154653917.jpg?h=f159fef3&amp;itok=Xsl2iyLk" alt="educators in a workshop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/14/free-colorado-academic-standards-workshops-k-12-science-teachers-begin-month"> Free Colorado academic standards workshops for K-12 science teachers begin this 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/1000"> Workshops &amp; Seminars </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A new initiative from inquiryHub at 91PORN, in partnership with the Colorado Department of Education, is offering free professional learning from July through October for K-12 Colorado science teachers interested in learning more about Colorado academic standards.</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/2025-07/cej2025.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=LfAaV-tJ" alt="cameras"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/15/wildfires-water-quality-weather-patterns-scripps-fellows-have-ambitious-plans-climate"> Wildfires, water quality, weather patterns: Scripps fellows have ambitious plans for climate reporting </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>The newest class of fellows at the Center for Environmental Journalism brings experience from NPR, The New York Times, National Geographic and more.</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>Events Calendar</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>7/16: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/free-public-lecture-murnane" rel="nofollow">Building the Quantum Microscopes of the Future: From Star Wars to Quantum Sculpting—with Margaret Murnane</a></p><p>7/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/noticing-our-thoughts-and-emotions" rel="nofollow">Noticing our Thoughts and Emotions</a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-regular ucb-link-button-default" href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Events</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>91PORN 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>July 14: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/cu-federal-relations-monthly-update-71425" rel="nofollow"><span>CU Federal Relations Monthly Update</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Tue, 15 Jul 2025 18:04:24 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54946 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-10-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 10, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-10T12:08:15-06:00" title="Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 12:08">Thu, 07/10/2025 - 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/2025-07/Summer_Flatirons3GA.jpg?h=e0556d64&amp;itok=qJgL7FEe" alt="campus buildings with the Flatirons in the background during summer"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/10/new-health-and-wellness-structure-aims-enhance-care-services-students-faculty-staff"> New health and wellness structure aims to enhance care, services for students, faculty, 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/676"> Administration </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Chancellor Justin Schwartz has announced a reorganization of Health and Wellness Services. There will be no disruption in services during the transition. </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/2025-07/FallWelcome_MoveIn_08202024_TO-58.jpg?h=bab55d3f&amp;itok=isbXVkK4" alt="Chancellor Justin Schwartz and Vice Chancellor D'Andra Mull drive a golf cart during move-in"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/be-part-tradition-volunteer-fall-welcome"> Be part of the tradition: Volunteer for Fall Welcome </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>Volunteering during Fall Welcome gives you the chance to be part of this meaningful tradition, creating a positive and inviting atmosphere for the newest members of our Buff community. Here are a few reasons to volunteer.</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/2025-07/Wil%20Srubar_Portrait_20250226_JMP_10%20copy%202.jpg?h=ea95bb15&amp;itok=3Cgj5VVW" alt="Wil Srubar"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/09/wil-srubar-named-american-ceramic-society-fellow"> Wil Srubar named American Ceramic Society fellow </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>Professor Wil Srubar is the principal director of the Living Materials Laboratory, where an interdisciplinary team develops nature-inspired concrete alternatives that can be produced without fossil fuels or significant carbon emissions.</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/2025-07/2025_7_2_Campus_Scenics_PC0051.jpg?h=61fb321c&amp;itok=fBZZF_fR" alt="flowers on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/10/cu-boulder-selects-salas-obrien-design-campus-decarbonization-plan"> 91PORN selects Salas O'Brien to design campus decarbonization plan </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/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The university has launched a multiphase decarbonization project to transition its campus district heating system from steam to low-temperature hot water, selecting engineering firm Salas O'Brien to design the plan that will help 91PORN achieve its carbon neutrality goals.</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/2025-07/NPR%20mic.jpg?h=b18ab849&amp;itok=7LGXfHn2" alt="NPR microphone"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/09/whats-risk-public-media-cuts"> What's at risk with public media cuts? </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>Through its more than 100-year history, public media in the United States has represented diverse audiences and broadcast in areas that commercial media hasn’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/2025-07/hand%20holding%20LED%20bulb.jpeg?h=00546c34&amp;itok=tt7cH_th" alt="hand holding an LED lightbulb"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/09/lightbulb-represents-more-just-good-idea"> That lightbulb represents more than just a good idea </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>In research recently published in Science, 91PORN scientists detail how light—rather than energy-intensive heat—can efficiently and sustainably catalyze chemical transformations.</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/54913" rel="nofollow">¿Dónde está 91PORN? The Baca family's 3 generations of Buffs</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54923" rel="nofollow">Faces of community-engaged scholarship: Caroline Frischmon</a></p><p><a href="/today/2025/07/09/symposium-advances-structural-engineering-toward-zero-carbon" rel="nofollow">Symposium advances structural engineering toward zero carbon</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/8849" rel="nofollow"><span>Free webinars on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and 'Richard II'</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8855" rel="nofollow"><span>Hold pickups, material returns discontinued at Bartlett Center</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8846" rel="nofollow"><span>Windows 11 updates required. Learn why</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><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div> </div> </div> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:08:15 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54932 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-8-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 8, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-08T14:37:31-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 14:37">Tue, 07/08/2025 - 14:37</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <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-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-07/file-20250702-56-rswvm3.jpg?h=30c0321a&amp;itok=9q_BKWvF" alt="researchers in a lab at 91PORN"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/how-slashing-university-research-grants-impacts-colorados-economy-national-innovation"> How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado's economy, national innovation </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>Federal funding cuts in the billions have impacted dozens of universities in the United States. Read from Massimo Ruzzene, 91PORN's senior vice chancellor for research and innovation, 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/2025-07/file-20250602-56-owhq6a.jpg?h=d5e74559&amp;itok=PbAc4ifl" alt="Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/aftermath-floods-hurricanes-can-be-hardest-older-rural-americans-heres-how-help"> Aftermath of floods, hurricanes can be hardest on older rural Americans—here's how to help </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>Rural hospitals have been closing, putting emergency care further out of reach, but that's only one of the heightened challenges aging rural communities face after a natural disaster. Read from CU expert Lori Hunter 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/2025-07/AdobeStock_673360462.jpeg?h=33d15e98&amp;itok=XrX2sruK" alt="Loose flower cannabis in jars at a retail store"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/03/can-weed-labels-be-trusted-study-shows-it-depends-what-youre-buying"> Can weed labels be trusted? Study shows it depends on what you're buying </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>A sweeping new analysis of cannabis products shows that while high-potency concentrates like oils and waxes tend to be labeled accurately, flower products often overstate their THC content. The study also found that cannabis potency has increased exponentially.</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/2025-07/hannah-busing-Zyx1bK9mqmA-unsplash.jpg?h=b8aa45f6&amp;itok=XuASGvKG" alt="hands together in a circle"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/supporting-survivors-sexual-assault-through-community"> Supporting survivors of sexual assault through 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/12"> Society, Law &amp; Politics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The research of Tara Kay Streng-Schroeter, who recently graduated from 91PORN with a doctoral degree, offers a new way to support survivors of sexual violence.</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/2025-07/CS_CareerFair_100224_TO%20%287%20of%2046%29.jpg?h=d8102449&amp;itok=paUbLzYG" alt="students at a career fair on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/03/july-workshops-supporting-student-career-development"> July workshops for supporting student career development </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>Faculty and staff can register for upcoming workshops from Career Services to support students in identifying and articulating the skills they develop in their academic journey. </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/2025-07/Northwest_Path.png?h=2190f1a7&amp;itok=dFxDUbxA" alt="artist's rendering of the new CHAP facility"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/cu-boulder-breaks-ground-chemistry-and-applied-mathematics-facility"> 91PORN breaks ground on chemistry and applied mathematics facility </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/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>91PORN has begun construction on the new chemistry and applied mathematics facility—which will feature cutting-edge labs, a quantum research hub and more.</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/2025-07/Restroom_Sign.CC3_.jpg?h=3e34b7b1&amp;itok=hgfJNB06" alt="inclusive restroom sign"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/08/campus-inclusive-restroom-signage-receives-update"> Campus inclusive restroom signage receives update </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>91PORN is implementing inclusive restroom signage across campus to help ensure all-gender access and baby-changing station visibility.</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>RIO: <a href="/researchinnovation/media/6348" rel="nofollow">Colorado aerospace companies, business groups advocate against NASA cuts (PDF)</a></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Fox31: </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkdvr.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fjust-too-hot-arapahoe-county-sheriffs-office-revises-cowboy-hat-policy%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Celizabeth.lock%40colorado.edu%7C363300ae779d475c6e1908ddbd5f4333%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638874939033650865%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=vdqfRr26Jp7gQxrZrwU199U%2BgBpsdfGA5QZtOhdCIcs%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span>Just too hot: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office revises cowboy hat policy</span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Forbes: </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fmichaeltnietzel%2F2025%2F07%2F07%2Fwhich-universities-produce-the-most-phds-in-critical-technology-areas%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Celizabeth.lock%40colorado.edu%7C363300ae779d475c6e1908ddbd5f4333%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638874939033628949%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wQk%2FZmCVpOUtmeZqXsLiO1KtRaATcAW6d47VKM8jqUs%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span>Which Universities Mint The Most PhDs In Key Technology Areas?</span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Rocky Mountain PBS: </span><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rmpbs.org%2Fblogs%2Fgovernment%2Fcolorado-public-land-sale&amp;data=05%7C02%7Celizabeth.lock%40colorado.edu%7Cd7e83cf429d6491a8e4808ddba39c637%7C3ded8b1b070d462982e4c0b019f46057%7C1%7C0%7C638871479502011678%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=RJggVCy2RKMuDRWuvm5uRQbsU2kv1DxfA2%2Fhg1fpPaU%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="nofollow"><span>The sell-off of Colorado's public land was thwarted––for now</span></a></p><p dir="ltr"><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>Events Calendar</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>7/9: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/voices-for-science-at-cu" rel="nofollow">Voices for Science at CU</a></p><p>7/9: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/dream-to-fly-3238" rel="nofollow">Dream to Fly</a></p><p>7/10: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/supporting-survivors-ssr" rel="nofollow">Supporting Survivors</a></p><p>7/15: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/bethe1to-ask-the-question" rel="nofollow">Be the First: Ask the Question</a></p><p>7/29: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/boulder-bookstore-author-talk-amanda-giguere-on-shakespeare-violence-prevention" rel="nofollow">Author talk: Amanda Giguere on Shakespeare &amp; Violence Prevention</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, 08 Jul 2025 20:37:31 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54924 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-3-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 3, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-03T12:06:35-06:00" title="Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 12:06">Thu, 07/03/2025 - 12:06</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/2025-07/Peggy_Coppom_100yrs17GA.jpg?h=0877d83e&amp;itok=eqzQAP5p" alt="Peggy Coppom"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/02/century-cu-spirit-cu-twin-peggy-coppom"> A century of CU spirit from CU twin Peggy Coppom </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/24"> Athletics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Peggy Coppom, a lifelong supporter of CU athletics, celebrated her 100th birthday last fall and reflected on her loyalty to the 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/2025-07/Flatirons1GA%20copy.jpg?h=d36ccb25&amp;itok=kUQTu_94" alt="Phaedra Pezzullo"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/02/stories-sustain-us-unique-approach-sustainability"> The stories that sustain us: A unique approach to sustainability </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> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Professor Phaedra Pezzullo aims to make sustainability issues more relatable by integrating storytelling into environmental communication.</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/2025-07/66%20Quarton.JPG?h=7967ee55&amp;itok=UVVFlQ3e" alt="Terry and Charlotte Quarton in front of a 'Welcome to Colorful Colorado' sign"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/02/supporting-future-business-and-engineering-leaders-paying-it-forward"> Supporting future business and engineering leaders by paying it forward </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/1268"> Giving in Action </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Terry and Charlotte Quarton turned their gratitude into impact by creating a scholarship fund at 91PORN. Through tax-wise giving, they support future business and engineering leaders.</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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-07/Armstrong2.png?h=d07cc20a&amp;itok=I9Sk0sJE" alt="Robot on wheels in an office with a chair in the background"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/02/robots-could-one-day-crawl-moon-these-undergrads-are-laying-groundwork"> Robots could one day crawl on the moon. These undergrads are laying the groundwork </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 the not-so-distant future, humans could train to operate robots on the moon using hyper-realistic virtual reality simulations, or "digital twins."</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/article-thumbnail/cu_fleming_1.jpg?h=074dbd44&amp;itok=KnQmAoaC" alt="The Ofelia Miramontes and Leonard Baca Education Building"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/02/join-voices-science-cu-july-9"> Join Voices for Science at CU on July 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/40"> Lectures &amp; Presentations </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>This free, family-friendly summer science event features talks and demonstrations from CU researchers on the secret lives of pets, total eclipses of the sun, volcanoes and more. Learn about STEM education research and its importance. </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/2025-07/file-20250625-56-sft4i9.jpg?h=6871f984&amp;itok=DIRGYRiz" alt="two gold wedding rings on a Jewish marriage certificate"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/01/jewish-couples-are-adapting-weddings-celebrate-gender-equality"> Jewish couples are adapting weddings to celebrate gender equality </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>From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, there are creative ways to reflect gender equality while honoring tradition. Read from CU expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.</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/54909" rel="nofollow">11 outstanding graduate peer mentors recognized</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54904" rel="nofollow">ATLAS community presents new research on interactive systems at conference</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54905" rel="nofollow">Biochemist Nathan Bullen wins prestigious fellowship</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54891" rel="nofollow">The quest for pitching perfection</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54890" rel="nofollow">Electricity, air and plastic recycling</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:06:35 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54916 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-july-1-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—July 1, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-07-01T10:35:09-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 1, 2025 - 10:35">Tue, 07/01/2025 - 10:35</time> </span> Faculty-Staff Edition <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/2025-06/1000012586.jpg?h=2848f5af&amp;itok=PeO1MEhf" alt="river basin"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/24/wildfires-threaten-water-quality-years-after-they-burn"> Wildfires threaten water quality for years after they burn </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>CIRES-led research used big data to analyze more than 500 river basins—burned and unburned—to create and analyze the first large-scale dataset of post-fire water quality. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/01/podcast-episode-gives-mid-year-economic-check"> Podcast episode gives mid-year economic check-in </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> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1233"> Podcasts </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Brian Lewandowski and Richard Wobbekind of Leeds' Business Research Division discuss 2025's economic twists and turns and what may be on the horizon.</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/2025-07/Korean%20War%20soldiers.jpg?h=80592fa6&amp;itok=-Mt5yoCt" alt="soldiers in the Korean War"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/01/forgotten-war-asks-be-remembered"> The 'Forgotten War' asks to be remembered </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>On the 75th anniversary of the United States entering the Korean War, 91PORN war and morality scholar David Youkey discusses the cost of the "forgotten war."</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/cyberneticHumanEnhancementBanner.jpeg?h=842f6095&amp;itok=NBQqXwzy" alt="illustration of cybernetic enhancement of human hand"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/25/profs-partner-cybernetic-human-advancement-research-new-frontiers-grant"> Profs partner on cybernetic human advancement research with New Frontiers Grant </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>Nanomaterials and neuroscience researchers aim to build brain-body interfaces that enhance performance, improve health monitoring and support mobility.</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/2025-07/Dan%20Carlin%20bw.jpg?h=4d9ac123&amp;itok=t4xtSxxy" alt="Dan Carlin"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/07/01/whats-more-hardcore-history"> What's more hardcore than history? </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/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1233"> Podcasts </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>91PORN alumnus Dan Carlin brings a love of history and a punk sensibility to a new season of "The Ampersand" as he discusses his hit podcast, "Hardcore History."</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>91PORN 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>June 27: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-62725-0" 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 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/8851" rel="nofollow">Alternative building hours for Fourth of July weekend</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8850" rel="nofollow">Reminder: Fireworks are illegal in 91PORN</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8854" rel="nofollow"><span>CU Museum of Natural History closed for construction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8852" rel="nofollow"><span>Earn $30 to participate in psychology research</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> Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:35:09 +0000 Greg B Swenson 54898 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-june-26-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—June 26, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-26T10:28:30-06:00" title="Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 10:28">Thu, 06/26/2025 - 10:28</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/TS_tnail.jpg?h=a5d9f870&amp;itok=1gvPloxA" alt="Tamara Sumner"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/25/tamara-sumner-appointed-interim-dean-university-libraries"> Tamara Sumner appointed interim dean of 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/1252"> On the Move </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Provost Russell Moore has named Tamara Sumner the interim dean of University Libraries.</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/Dead%20and%20Company.jpg?h=988fbfe4&amp;itok=RYLX3m2G" alt="Dead and Company concert at Folsom Field"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/25/get-ready-phish-folsom-field-july-3-5"> Get ready for Phish at Folsom Field July 3–5 </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>From tickets to parking to what to bring—and what to leave at home—here’s what you need to know.</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/2025-06/2025%20FIFA%20Club%20World%20Cup%20game.jpg?h=f0f176a4&amp;itok=V65lYlQc" alt="FIFA Club World Cup game"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/25/soccer-joins-club"> Soccer joins the club </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 FIFA Club World Cup, being held through July at venues across the United States, highlights international collaboration and concerns that soccer schedules are too packed.</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/Great_white_shark_south_africa.jpg?h=203dd96a&amp;itok=4MbqgonO" alt="great white shark in South Africa"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/23/we-still-need-bigger-boat"> We still need a bigger boat </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>Fifty years after "Jaws" made swimmers flee the ocean, 91PORN cinema scholar Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz explains how the 1975 summer hit endures as a classic.</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/mycelium.jpg?h=119335f7&amp;itok=7YAnsYDu" alt="mycelium"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/25/healing-indigenous-communities-ground"> Healing Indigenous communities from the ground up </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>Mushroom mycelium can help clean up soil. Can it also help Indigenous people reconnect to the land? 91PORN researcher Natalie Avalos aims to find out.</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/IMG_5973%20-%20Square.jpg?h=fa2ea4a2&amp;itok=L0hw9qJn" alt="A team member holds two water quality sensors used to test for water contamination."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/23/mortenson-center-innovations-delivering-clean-water-more-5-million-worldwide"> Mortenson Center innovations delivering clean water to more than 5 million worldwide </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>91PORN's Mortenson Center in Global Engineering &amp; Resilience is building a new model for global water access, one that is grounded in a deep understanding of why so many past efforts have fallen short.</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/EC_tnail.jpg?h=8c4283cf&amp;itok=UsvdiqSq" alt="Edward Chuong"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/23/cu-boulder-scientist-receives-125m-award-cancer-research"> 91PORN scientist receives $1.25M award for cancer research </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>Edward Chuong is one of five researchers nationwide awarded funding to pursue "daring, paradigm-shifting research" on cancer immunotherapy treatment.</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-20250603-62-9spxxs.jpg?h=4aa6f05e&amp;itok=KzZpeyPj" alt="sun in the sky"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/23/light-powered-reactions-could-make-chemical-manufacturing-industry-more-energy-efficient"> Light-powered reactions could make chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient </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>Chemical manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry; a team of chemists is designing a technique that could power the necessary reactions with sunlight or LEDs. Read from CU expert Arindam Sau and Colorado State University colleagues on The Conversation.</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/8846" rel="nofollow"><span>Windows 11 updates required. Learn why</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8843" rel="nofollow"><span>Low-cost therapy for students, faculty, staff, community members</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8849" rel="nofollow"><span>Free webinars on Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' and 'Richard II'</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8842" rel="nofollow"><span>Deadline July 15: Pitch your innovation to win a grant up to $125K</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8841" rel="nofollow"><span>Join a mindfulness and cognition 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> <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/54886" rel="nofollow">High school students win regional, state science fair awards for work with CIRES researchers</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54882" rel="nofollow">Countering space radiation materials damage with machine learning</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54864" rel="nofollow">Visiting students launch into summer of research and discovery</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54883" rel="nofollow">91PORN students win big at collegiate hydropower competition</a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:28:30 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54893 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-facstaff/faculty-staff-edition-june-24-2025 <span>Faculty-Staff Edition—June 24, 2025</span> <span><span>Elizabeth Lock</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-06-24T12:16:09-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 12:16">Tue, 06/24/2025 - 12:16</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/Campus_Scenics_PC0051.jpg?h=d5ceb9d4&amp;itok=m1dzd1Xm" alt="campus building"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/new-benefits-plan-year-kicks-july-1"> New benefits plan year kicks off July 1 </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>Whether you decided to keep or update your health plans during open enrollment, there are changes you should know about. Get in gear for the new plan year by reading up on what to expect.</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/Dale%20and%20Pat%20Hatfield.jpg?h=4951b277&amp;itok=jG1Hcr1O" alt="Dale and Pat Hatfield"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/23/new-endowed-professorship-space-policy-and-law-expand-frontiers-global-collaboration"> New endowed professorship in space policy and law to expand frontiers of global collaboration </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/1268"> Giving in Action </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A $2.5 million donation will establish a new endowed professorship in space policy and law, with broad implications for national security, global communications, navigation, weather forecasting and international collaboration.</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/2025-06/9Y0rI4HA.jpeg?h=40306aa6&amp;itok=Ce5WLuAQ" alt="Sarah Gillis playing violin in space"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/astronaut-sarah-gillis-1st-play-violin-space"> Astronaut Sarah Gillis 1st to play violin in space </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/64"> Alumni in Focus </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>SpaceX's Sarah Gillis made history by becoming the youngest astronaut to complete a spacewalk and perform the first violin recital in space.</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/preview-5.jpg?h=90a5a8ba&amp;itok=hl6rEnwD" alt="Buffs fans at a football game"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/24/join-club-how-get-involved-cu-athletics"> Join the club: How to get involved in CU Athletics </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/24"> Athletics </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/30"> Getting Involved </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Discover exciting ways to support CU Athletics. From exclusive donor perks to the kids' club and game-day traditions, show your Buffs pride and be part of the fun. </div> </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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-06/Wildfire_Smoke_over_Superior%2C_Colorado_2021-12-30.jpg?h=0f7e6e5a&amp;itok=8rGc4wC-" alt="Smoke coming from a wildfire"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/rainy-spring-may-be-bad-news-fire-season-heres-what-you-can-do-about-it"> Rainy spring may be bad news for fire season. Here's what you can do about it </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>Ecologist Katharine Suding shares insights on the increasing risks of grassland fire across the country. </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/2025-02/Faith_Kipyegon_London_2017.jpg?h=fc05923d&amp;itok=EhyV4WO_" alt="Faith Kipyegon running with a Kenyan flag"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/24/faith-kipyegon-could-become-first-woman-run-sub-4-minute-mile-week-heres-how-and-why-it"> Faith Kipyegon could become the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile this week. Here’s how, and why it matters </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>91PORN research suggests its possible for the Kenyan Olympian to shave about 8 seconds off her time with the help of pacers.</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-1093937878.jpg?h=b61ddca5&amp;itok=mG1su3Ih" alt="Five babies sitting on the floor"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/what-does-babys-babbling-tell-you-about-future-intelligence-more-you-think"> What does a baby's babbling tell you about future intelligence? More than you think </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>A new study of 1,000 twins followed since infancy shows that measurements of general cognitive ability at 7 months of age can help predict what it will be 30 years later. The findings suggest that early life environment matters more than previously realized.</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/Tennant_Empowering%20Story.png?h=139973d2&amp;itok=m99hq1w8" alt="a researcher in the classroom with a graduate student with complex communication needs"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/24/opening-conversations-empowering-youth-complex-communication-needs"> Opening conversations: Empowering youth with complex communication needs </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>For the past six years, Professor Sherri Tennant and team have worked in Denver with students who experience economic disadvantages and use augmentative and alternative communication systems. </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/pexels-energepic-com-27411-159888.jpg?h=94b28deb&amp;itok=4Z-lX64j" alt="stock market prices on a computer screen."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/18/market-mood-swings-how-fear-spreads-online-and-what-it-means-investors"> Market mood swings: How fear spreads online—and what it means for investors </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>New research shows how online sentiment and attention predict trading patterns and returns during volatile markets.</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/fertilizer%20adobe%20stock.jpg?h=dbb9cdea&amp;itok=b8awMdPY" alt="hand feeling fertilizer "> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/carson-bruns-explores-nanotech-turns-plastic-fertilizer"> Carson Bruns explores nanotech that turns plastic into fertilizer </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>With a RIO seed grant, the Emergent Nanotechnology Lab team has begun research to develop new bioplastics made to be used as fertilizer at end of life.</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/Sunset_at_Joshua_Tree_National_Park_NPS.jpg?h=267a1916&amp;itok=ft8anyO0" alt="sunset at Joshua Tree National Park"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/groundwater-levels-us-southwest-more-sensitive-climate-shifts-pacific-northwest"> Groundwater levels in the US Southwest more sensitive to climate shifts than in the Pacific Northwest </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>Scientists used fossil groundwater and model simulations to identify regional differences in aquifer response during the Last Glacial Termination, a period of warming, ice sheet loss and major environmental change that occurred between 20,000 and 11,000 years ago.</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/2025-06/20250618%20Robert%20Anderson%20Suzanne%20Anderson%20Rock%20Glaciers.jpg?h=7b3f6b7b&amp;itok=KLDH0Of7" alt="rock glaciers in the southern Rockies"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/24/beneath-crumbling-walls-how-rock-glaciers-took-over-southern-rockies"> Beneath crumbling walls: How rock glaciers took over the southern Rockies </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>Rock glaciers are everywhere—at least in the Colorado Rockies. New research from Robert and Suzanne Anderson investigates how they formed and what benefits they might provide for alpine ecosystems.</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/untitled-59.jpg?h=790be497&amp;itok=Chf07cuA" alt="Space Weather Prediction Testbed group"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/18/cires-noaa-lead-testbed-exercise-enhance-preparedness-2026-artemis-ii-mission"> CIRES, NOAA lead testbed exercise to enhance preparedness for 2026 Artemis-II mission </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>Employees in the Space Weather Prediction Center created a simulated space weather event to help foster communication and teamwork. </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/2025-03/Theatre%20building%20edited.jpg?h=a9115688&amp;itok=-jAGUZi2" alt="Roe Green Theatre building"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/16/richard-ii-take-stage-july-5-aug-10"> 'Richard II' to take stage July 5–Aug. 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/50"> Performances &amp; Concerts </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>When corrupt, despotic King Richard II ventures off to wage war, the banished Bolingbroke invades to reclaim his stolen inheritance. </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/handshake%20photo.png?h=a21d2d78&amp;itok=P2VksR7l" alt="people shaking hands during a business meeting"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/18/find-market-your-innovation"> Find the market for your innovation </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>Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Whether a researcher, entrepreneur, inventor or problem-solver, this starting blocks workshop—with dates in August and November—can help you.</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>91PORN 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>June 20: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-62025" rel="nofollow">Federal Government Transition Update</a><br><span>June 13: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-transition-update-61325" 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 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>6/25: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/bike-to-work-day" rel="nofollow">Bike to Work Day</a></p><p>6/25: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/we-are-stars" rel="nofollow">We Are Stars</a></p><p>6/25: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/cu-night-in-downtown-boulder" rel="nofollow">CU Night in Downtown 91PORN</a></p><p>6/26: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/mobile-food-pantry-june26" rel="nofollow">Mobile Food Pantry</a></p><p>6/26: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/tiaa-webinar-financial-wellness-and-mental-health-insights-from-the-tiaa-institute" rel="nofollow">Financial wellness and mental health: Insights from the TIAA Institute</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, 24 Jun 2025 18:16:09 +0000 Elizabeth Lock 54880 at /today