/today/ en /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-29-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 29, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-29T09:35:10-06:00" title="Friday, August 29, 2025 - 09:35">Fri, 08/29/2025 - 09:35</time> </span> Graduate Student Edition <div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-thumbnail-0" class="feature-article-img"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/take_a_hike_day_0072pc_1.jpg?h=a193e7ce&amp;itok=PvvAMyIA" width="1200" height="800" alt="Trailhead marker at Chautauqua"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/27/essential-tips-hiking-colorado"> Essential tips for hiking in Colorado </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/924"> Healthy Buffs </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>One of the best things about living in Boulder is how close you are to epic hiking trails and outdoor adventures. Before you hit the trail, check out these tips to help you get the most out of your hiking experience. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/adler.jpg?h=bf859594&amp;itok=9is2LKWI" alt="Dean Scott Adler"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/29/welcome-campus-grad-buffs"> Welcome to campus, grad Buffs </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/72"> Leadership Corner </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>As we navigate this moment of change, Dean Scott Adler urges graduate students to make the most of this year with student success resources from the Graduate School. </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/umc_loggia_sunset1.jpg?h=15dde8a3&amp;itok=KbI6_yYF" alt="Sunset at the UMC"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/28/students-called-participate-student-flourishing-initiative"> Students called to participate in Student Flourishing Initiative </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>The Student Flourishing Initiative is encouraging students to apply to participate on the Student Voice and Leadership Council, a group that will play a vital role in shaping ����������'s ongoing commitment to mental health and wellness. </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/2025-08/labor%20day.jpg?h=24654252&amp;itok=zpAWMICT" alt="students playing a game on Norlin Quad"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/29/5-tips-labor-day-weekend"> 5 tips for Labor Day weekend </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> ���������� Life </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/32"> Safety </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>From safety tips and dining hall hours to noise and fireworks ordinances, here are some tips and reminders to keep in mind as we head into Labor Day weekend.</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/2025-08/Libby%20On%20the%20Run_CDS_10122023_011_FM.jpg?h=85eca17e&amp;itok=NPH_oP-0" alt="Libby Dining"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/27/libby-dining-striking-4-common-allergens"> Libby Dining striking 4 common allergens </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> ���������� Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Campus Dining &amp; Hospitality is taking a bold step this semester by making Libby Dining (formerly known as Libby on the Run) "Certified Free From" peanuts, tree nuts, wheat and gluten. This initiative is designed to ensure students who have these allergies can enjoy delicious, worry-free meals. </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/2025-08/CUPD_K-9s_PC_323.jpg?h=0589fc7d&amp;itok=nvIPqPmK" alt="Officers Ryley Davis and Bianca Sipres with their K-9s Dax and Harlo"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/28/cupd-welcomes-2-explosive-detection-k-9s-dax-and-harlo"> CUPD welcomes 2 explosive detection K-9s: Dax and Harlo </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>Two Labrador retrievers are completing training on the ���������� campus and will officially be sworn in to the ���������� Police Department later this fall.</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/2025-08/Journals_stock.jpg?h=f1cbc9fb&amp;itok=OiFnU-ei" alt="Stack of glossy magazines sitting open on a table"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/28/new-ai-tool-identifies-1000-questionable-scientific-journals"> New AI tool identifies 1,000 'questionable' scientific journals </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>Questionable scientific journals, or those that publish studies without proper vetting for a profit, are growing around the world. A new AI system automatically seeks them 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/2025-08/cbbrand-lede.jpg?h=441ca0fb&amp;itok=wRFCn3wS" alt="Morgan Young"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/28/over-barrel-branding-misfire-put-restaurant-chain-crosshairs"> Over a Barrel: The branding misfire that put a restaurant chain in the crosshairs </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>Morgan Young, an advertising and branding expert, weighs in on Cracker Barrel's rebrand—and reversal.</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/2025-08/when%20democracy%20dies%20photo.jpg?h=560cc301&amp;itok=xqFl9wkz" alt="A black and white photos that appears to be from the 1940s shows a crowd of people in hats and coats, some holding demonstration signs."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/29/renowned-german-jewish-scholar-speak-cu-boulder-sept-2"> Renowned German-Jewish scholar to speak at ���������� Sept. 2 </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>Michael Brenner, an American University distinguished professor of history, will present "When Democracy Died in Darkness: German-Jewish Responses to Hitler's Rise."</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>In Case You Missed It</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/51280/" rel="nofollow">3 tips for game-day fun</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/53214" rel="nofollow">Party smarter: How to navigate college parties</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55101/" rel="nofollow">Ink Spot announces a new online ordering system</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55093/" rel="nofollow">Katrina 20 years later: What we've learned</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/8883" rel="nofollow"><span>Football spirit to close libraries early</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8884" rel="nofollow">New! Tech rentals at the CU Book Store</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8882" rel="nofollow"><span>RTD bus service changes to benefit ����������—effective Aug. 31</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8564" rel="nofollow"><span>Find balance: Work in Student Life</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><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:35:10 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55165 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-27-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 27, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-27T10:36:43-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 10:36">Wed, 08/27/2025 - 10:36</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/Ralphi%20VI.jpg?h=4a08eed6&amp;itok=C2zG_JH1" width="1200" height="800" alt="Ralphie VI runs the field with four handlers and a crowd of onlookers behind, as well as a large black and gold flag with a buffalo graphic."> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/26/ralphie-vi-retires"> Ralphie VI retires </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/24"> Athletics </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>The University of Colorado's beloved buffalo Ralphie VI, nicknamed Ember, is hanging up her halter to spend more time on her ranch. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Campus Community</div> </h2> <div class="row row-content"> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/article-thumbnail/2018_move_in8ga.jpg?h=04b4ea64&amp;itok=NHuGXx6r" alt="volunteers direct traffic on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/26/prepare-impacts-ahead-aug-29-football-game"> Prepare for impacts ahead of Aug. 29 football game </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>Academic buildings will require Buff OneCard access, similar to finals week, and faculty, staff and students are encouraged to plan ahead for parking and commuting impacts. </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/2025-08/game%20day%20thumbnail.jpg?h=719c8890&amp;itok=lgOmWq4p" alt="Folsom Field on game day"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2024/11/13/3-tips-game-day-fun"> 3 tips for game-day fun </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>It’s finally football season! The Buffs will take on Georgia Tech at their first home game on Aug. 29. Whether you’re on campus for the game, attending a watch party or cheering from home, here are some tips to get ready for game day. </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/adobestock_330388554.jpeg?h=be3b9202&amp;itok=YiLcAkOB" alt="Person checking phone"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/26/test-alert-system-set-sept-2-what-you-need-know"> Test of alert system set for Sept. 2: What you need to know </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>On Sept. 2 at approx. 12:15 p.m., ���������� will test the alerts system as part of the continuous assessment of campus emergency notification protocols and procedures.</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/2025-08/Regent%20%26%20Colorado.jpg?h=b2589b4a&amp;itok=cxZoKz3Y" alt="Artist's rendering of the proposed housing from Regent Drive and Colorado Avenue"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/27/regent-committee-advances-transactions-aimed-boosting-campus-housing"> Regent committee advances transactions aimed at boosting campus housing </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>The CU Board of Regents Finance Committee advanced a major property acquisition that would significantly expand on-campus housing at ����������.</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/2025-08/file-20250701-56-2abnr0.png?h=569c5deb&amp;itok=TTiD5xxV" alt="Rocky Mountain wetland"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/colorados-subalpine-wetlands-may-be-producing-toxic-form-mercury"> Colorado's subalpine wetlands may be producing a toxic form of mercury </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>Subalpine wetlands in the Rocky Mountains are warming, creating the perfect conditions for producing methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin, which is a concern for downstream water supplies. Read from CU expert Eve-Lyn Hinckley 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>Events Calendar</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>8/29: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/student-game-day-huddle-303" rel="nofollow">Student Game Day Huddle</a></p><p>8/29: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/open-house" rel="nofollow">Sommers-Bausch Observatory : Open House</a></p><p>9/3: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/grad_student_connections_sep3" rel="nofollow"><span>Grad Student Connections: Bowling Party</span></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="/today/node/53214" rel="nofollow">Party smarter: How to navigate college parties</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55145" rel="nofollow">Scholar dissects voter perceptions of transnational politics</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55097" rel="nofollow">���������� counselors publish book for engineering student wellness</a></p></div> </div> </div> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:36:43 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55154 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-25-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 25, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-25T11:44:38-06:00" title="Monday, August 25, 2025 - 11:44">Mon, 08/25/2025 - 11:44</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/2025_First_Day_Class22GA.jpg?h=c20c951b&amp;itok=qTheTJFf" alt="students walking on campus on the first day of classes"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/20-things-do-attend-be-involved-fair-score-tickets-and-free-breakfast-more"> 20 things to do: Attend Be Involved Fair, score tickets and free breakfast, more </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> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/922"> Things to Do </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Welcome to the 2025 fall semester, Buffs! This week brings to campus a bagel bar, free ice cream, an on-campus student job fair, soccer, football, a Buff Pool Bash 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/2025-08/commuting%20tips%20thumbnail.jpg?h=f7d9296c&amp;itok=Ff06PbGJ" alt="student riding a bike on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/conquer-your-commute-4-tips-students"> Conquer your commute: 4 tips for students </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> ���������� Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Whether you live two or 20 miles from campus, here are four tips to make commuting smoother this semester. </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/how-will-you-lead-ways-get-involved-leadership-cu-boulder"> How will you lead? Ways to get involved with leadership at ���������� </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>The Center for Leadership offers a variety of flexible, low-commitment pathways, including mentorship and workshops, plus over 40 affiliated leadership programs, academic credentials, experiential opportunities and events to help you discover, develop and apply leadership in ways that suit your individual journey.</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/2025-08/mjjGYoUMTFJejQCW2zf7GmSXDOknkQ.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=VR_BJnyB" alt="Denzel Washington in the new film Highest 2 Lowest"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/spike-lees-highest-2-lowest-join-screening-aug-27"> Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest'—join a screening Aug. 27 </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 Department of Cinema Studies &amp; Moving Image Arts and the International Film Series are proud to host a free screening, including a post-film Q&amp;A with screenwriter Alan Fox and Producer Jason Berman, moderated by Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television &amp; Digital Distribution (and CU alum) Jim Packer.</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/2025-08/Blood%20Drive%202018%204%20copy.jpg?h=b7cab1a1&amp;itok=B0E0mfnP" alt="Chip the buffalo mascot getting ready to donate blood"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/fall-service-campus-blood-drive-set-sept-9-11"> Fall into service: Campus blood drive set for Sept. 9–11 </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>While the leaves are turning and the season is changing, the need for blood donations remains constant. ���������� Staff Council, in collaboration with longtime partner Vitalant, will host a September blood drive—open to faculty, staff and students.</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/2025-08/pexels-ron-lach-9783353.jpg?h=18f69768&amp;itok=fIDriGkN" alt="child looking at code"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/25/ai-headed-back-school"> AI is headed back to school </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>Leeds professor and AI-in-education expert Jeremiah Contreras explains how classrooms are using artificial intelligence and what the rest of us can learn from it.</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/2025-08/jeshoots-com-eCktzGjC-iU-unsplash.jpg?h=3e43625b&amp;itok=ehWBsUVU" alt="two people playing video games"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/video-games-dont-rot-your-brain-they-train-it"> Video games don't rot your brain—they train 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/14"> Health </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>���������� scientists have found that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits.</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/2025-08/Robotic_Arm.CC23.JPG?h=0b92c231&amp;itok=0QiwO1vY" alt="Two men stand watching a robotic arm lift small blocks of wood"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/25/robot-regret-new-research-helps-robots-make-safer-decisions-around-humans"> Robot regret: New research helps robots make safer decisions around humans </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>���������� aerospace engineer Morteza Lahijanian is creating new algorithms that help robots complete tasks while keeping the humans in their midst safer.</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/8882" rel="nofollow">RTD bus service changes to benefit ����������—effective Aug. 31</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8564" rel="nofollow">Find balance: Work in Student Life</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8880" rel="nofollow"><span>Join paid study on mood, bipolar disorder in young adults</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>Federal Updates</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>���������� 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>Aug. 22: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-update-82225" rel="nofollow"><span>Federal Government Update</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-updates" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:44:38 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55141 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-22-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 22, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-22T10:08:17-06:00" title="Friday, August 22, 2025 - 10:08">Fri, 08/22/2025 - 10:08</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/be%20involved%20fair%20tips%20thumbnail.jpg?h=f52e7eb6&amp;itok=-GHrDcmI" alt="Aerial view of the Be Involved Fair on Farrand Field"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/20/make-most-be-involved-fair-aug-27"> Make the most of the Be Involved Fair Aug. 27 </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>Looking to meet new people this year? Want to find different ways to get involved in your community? Stop by the annual Be Involved 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/2025-08/phone-laptop-1500w.jpg?h=643e92eb&amp;itok=T_R4FScn" alt="person using multi-factor authentication on phone and laptop"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/21/prepare-multi-factor-authentication-changes-coming-sept-15"> Prepare for multi-factor authentication changes coming Sept. 15 </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/954"> Tech Tips </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Enrolling in the strengthened Microsoft multi-factor authentication before Sept. 15 will help limit disruptions to your work. Learn more.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2> <div>Students in Focus</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/2025-08/IMG_0543.JPG?h=81b30cde&amp;itok=OQm0qiH8" alt="McKenzie Hawkins playing rugby"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/22/cu-boulder-graduate-student-participates-womens-rugby-world-cup"> ���������� graduate student participates in women's Rugby World Cup </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/60"> Students in Focus </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>McKenzie Hawkins, a doctoral student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, reflects on balancing the sport with her studies—and why she does both.</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/2025-08/Ann_Stevens16GA.jpg?h=344ce1d7&amp;itok=912tnxEL" alt="Provost Ann Stevens"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/20/meet-provost-ann-stevens"> Meet the provost: Ann Stevens </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>Get to know ����������'s new provost, Ann Stevens, an economist, who succeeds Russell Moore.</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/2025-08/Nicole_Xu_Lab17GA.jpg?h=88ac1a36&amp;itok=LdxqWDqJ" alt="Woman dips hand into aquarium and touches jellyfish"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/cyborg-jellyfish-could-aid-deep-sea-research-inspire-next-gen-underwater-vehicles"> ‘Cyborg jellyfish’ could aid in deep-sea research, inspire next-gen underwater vehicles </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/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>���������� engineer Nicole Xu fits moon jellyfish with microelectronic devices that enhance their natural swimming ability and will one day be able to gather data.</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/2025-08/Denisovan_skull.jpg?h=76190d54&amp;itok=C_d8zKmC" alt="Brown skull with large brows"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/21/dna-extinct-hominin-may-have-helped-ancient-peoples-survive-americas"> DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas </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>Scientists know little about Denisovans, a now-extinct relative of humans. But a gene inherited from these hominins may have helped ancient peoples adapt to the new environments of North and South America thousands of years ago.</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/8551" rel="nofollow"><span>Join the team: Campus Dining &amp; Hospitality is hiring</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8877" rel="nofollow"><span>Start-of-semester IT support hours</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8872" rel="nofollow">Paid research: <span>Seeking participants for a cognitive 'security team mission'</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>In Case You Missed It</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/41035" rel="nofollow">How to improve your social feeds</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/49151" rel="nofollow">Your complete guide to eating on campus</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55037" rel="nofollow">8 things to know about the University Libraries</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55124" rel="nofollow">���������� scientist named 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar</a></p></div> </div> </div> Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:08:17 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55129 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-20-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 20, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-20T11:12:37-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - 11:12">Wed, 08/20/2025 - 11:12</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/guide%20to%20eating%20on%20campus%20thumbnail.jpg?h=a141e9ea&amp;itok=zhFWdUQP" alt="students getting food at a dining hall on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/19/your-complete-guide-eating-campus"> Your complete guide to eating on campus </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> ���������� Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Staying fueled is an essential part of being a successful college student. You can find nutritious options at 15 convenient dining locations across campus and a wide range of breakfast, lunch and dinner options, as well as snacks on the go. </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/2025-08/Buff%20Pool%20Volleyball_20230607_KA_001.jpg?h=df6468cb&amp;itok=vyovsy0_" alt="students playing volleyball in the Buff Pool on campus"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/19/health-hacks-high-elevations"> Health hacks for high elevations </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/924"> Healthy Buffs </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Whether you’re soaking up sunshine on campus or heading out for an adventure, there are many ways to take in Colorado’s great outdoors. Here’s what you need to know about staying healthy and prepared while making the most of the season. </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/2025-08/Inkspot%20Pick%20Up%20Counter%20for%20CUBT%20copy.jpg?h=32d12c30&amp;itok=qUkF3W54" alt="Ink Spot print center inside the UMC"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/19/ink-spot-announces-new-online-ordering-system"> Ink Spot announces a new online ordering system </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/28"> Announcements &amp; Deadlines </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The campus printing center located at the UMC has launched a new online ordering site, featuring instant quotes, easy re-orders and more.</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-lg-6 col-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-08/AdobeStock_243012175.jpeg?h=d39c17c1&amp;itok=c43lexNF" alt="flooding in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/29/katrina-20-years-later-what-weve-learned"> Katrina 20 years later: What we've learned </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>On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, killing more than 1,800 people and displacing 1.2 million. Natural Hazards Center Director Lori Peek reflects on what we learned—or should have.</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/2025-08/pexels-pixabay-48786.jpg?h=926d89e9&amp;itok=3R-c8ZFU" alt="Plane flying"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/20/your-next-airline-ticket-could-be-priced-ai"> Your next airline ticket could be priced by AI </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>Delta is testing an AI-powered pricing system that could charge two travelers different fares even if they are purchasing at the same moment. Pricing strategy expert Övünç Yılmaz explains what this shift means for consumers—and why we should expect more of it.</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/2025-08/dna-3539309.jpg?h=f01910a8&amp;itok=sLIDLAfK" alt="Strands of DNA shown in blue"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/18/why-do-some-people-age-faster-others-study-ids-genes-play"> Why do some people age faster than others? Study IDs genes at play </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>Researchers have identified more than 400 genes associated with accelerated aging, a.k.a. frailty, across seven categories. The findings pave the way toward personalized therapies to curb disease by decelerating aging.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Federal Updates</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>���������� 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>Aug. 15: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-update-81525" 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> </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>8/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/university-libraries-welcome-table" rel="nofollow">University Libraries Welcome Table</a></p><p>8/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/mobile-food-pantry" rel="nofollow">Mobile Food Pantry</a></p><p>8/23: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/welcomefest-2025" rel="nofollow">WelcomeFest</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="/chancellor/chancellor-justin-schwartz-student-welcome-video-2025" rel="nofollow">Welcome, Buffs! A Message from Chancellor Justin Schwartz</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55102" rel="nofollow">New research paves way for greener construction practices</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55099" rel="nofollow">Crowdfunded companies are 'ghosting' their investors—and getting away with it</a></p></div> </div> </div> Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:12:37 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55110 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-18-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 18, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-18T11:18:49-06:00" title="Monday, August 18, 2025 - 11:18">Mon, 08/18/2025 - 11:18</time> </span> Graduate Student 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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-08/improve%20social%20media.jpg?h=5a43ff43&amp;itok=rIEPu0pg" alt="person on phone"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2020/10/20/4-tips-improve-your-social-media-feeds"> How to improve your social feeds </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/924"> Healthy Buffs </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>To make the most of your social feeds this semester, check out these tips for creating a positive and meaningful online experience. </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/2025-08/dog%20and%20cat.jpg?h=c3878e91&amp;itok=nVFnhGr0" alt="dog and cat lying in grass together"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/15/raised-pets-your-immune-system-remembers"> Raised with pets? Your immune system remembers </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>���������� researchers, with an international team of colleagues, find that childhood pets are linked to healthier stress responses. </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/2025-08/AdobeStock_1306195858.jpeg?h=5c15f570&amp;itok=bNIKtoXY" alt="open road heading toward mountains"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/15/wanted-entrepreneurs-launch-startups-based-cu-boulder-innovations"> Wanted: Entrepreneurs to launch startups based on ���������� innovations </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>����������'s Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will hire up to seven Embark Startup Founders to serve as CEOs of new deep tech companies built around technology developed in ����������'s world-class research enterprise.</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/2025-08/McNamara_chile.jpg?h=e4553b10&amp;itok=ZViCrgbi" alt="Woman sits on dune with several objects, including wooden poles, sticking up from the sand"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/18/beyond-arrakis-dune-researchers-confront-real-life-perils-shifting-sand-formations"> Beyond Arrakis: Dune researchers confront real-life perils of shifting sand formations </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>Across the globe, deserts are spreading, engulfing homes, roads and even entire villages in sand. Engineers at ���������� are exploring how humans can shift the paths of these towering formations.</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/2025-08/AdobeStock_340691971.jpeg?h=a3faa0ba&amp;itok=PDS5l-34" alt="person with blue eyes"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/15/new-bio-imaging-device-holds-potential-eye-and-heart-condition-detection"> New bio-imaging device holds potential for eye and heart condition detection </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/14"> Health </a> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/6"> Science &amp; Technology </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Researchers at ���������� have developed a new bio-imaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.</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/8551" rel="nofollow">Join the team: Campus Dining &amp; Hospitality is hiring</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8877" rel="nofollow"><span>Start-of-semester IT support hours</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8872" rel="nofollow"><span>Seeking participants for a cognitive 'security team mission'</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>CU in the News</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>Daily Camera: <a href="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/08/14/startup-entreprenuers-cuboulder-innovation-research/" rel="nofollow">‘Shark Tank’ style: ���������� seeks entrepreneurs to help get university startups off the ground</a></p><p>CPR: <a href="https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/24/cu-new-lichen-species-named-after-indigo-girls/" rel="nofollow">A ���������� team found new lichen species. They named them after the Indigo Girls</a></p><p><em>Subscription paywalls may apply.</em></p></div> </div> </div> Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:18:49 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55091 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-15-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 15, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-15T09:40:31-06:00" title="Friday, August 15, 2025 - 09:40">Fri, 08/15/2025 - 09:40</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/living%20in%20boulder%20thumbnail.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=UyDagJLS" width="1200" height="800" alt="Pearl Street Mall in Boulder"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature-article-title-0"> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/13/5-tips-living-boulder"> 5 tips for living in Boulder </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/1217"> ���������� Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-0"> <div>Boulder has a lot to offer, from free events and entertainment to great food and beautiful views. Whether you’re in Boulder for the first time this fall or have been in town for a while, here are some tips for making the most of your experience here.</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/2025-08/Rec%20Sport%20Clubs%20Games%20Ultimate_20221009_002_ZE.jpg?h=8c1344d8&amp;itok=yGLcbKKI" alt="Students participating in ultimate frisbee"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/want-join-sport-club-lets-get-you-game"> Want to join a sport club? Let's get you in the game! </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>���������� offers 30 sport clubs for students. Informational meetings are coming up! Get started now. </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/2025-08/Marco_Campos.CC12.JPG?h=43f97a0a&amp;itok=UHgzZoRG" alt="Marco Campos"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/15/cu-engineering-center-renamed-honor-campos-foundations-5m-gift"> CU engineering center renamed in honor of Campos Foundation's $5M gift </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>The BOLD Center is getting a new name—the Campos Student Center—and will continue its mission of broadening engineering student opportunities, community and leadership. </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/2025-08/Believing%20in%20Indians%20thumbnail.jpg?h=764a406e&amp;itok=y12UGHY1" alt="'Believing in Indians' book cover"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/theres-no-standard-way-be-indian-or-indigenous"> 'There's no standard way to be Indian or Indigenous' </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>In a new memoir, ���������� alumnus Tony Tekaroniake Evans eschews narrow notions of identity, especially Indigenous identity.</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/2025-08/51313699067_eccaacbbaf_o.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=ExaAUo5o" alt="An aerial image of the Reflection Canyon of the Colorado River"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/human-emissions-drove-megadrought-western-us"> Human emissions drove the megadrought in the western US </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>New research revealed that changes in the Pacific Ocean are driving the unrelenting dry spell in the American Southwest, and it might not let up for the next three decades. </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/2025-08/file-20250813-56-snd20t.jpg?h=b7c9e1b9&amp;itok=4YTjNfHB" alt="U.S. Geological Survey staff check monitoring equipment in Suicide Basin"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/15/glacial-lake-flood-hits-juneau-alaska-reflecting-growing-global-risk"> Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global 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/1153"> The Conversation </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges of water into Juneau for three straight summers. Read from CU expert Alton Byers and a colleague 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/2025-08/mjjGYoUMTFJejQCW2zf7GmSXDOknkQ.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=VR_BJnyB" alt="Denzel Washington in the new film Highest 2 Lowest"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/14/spike-lees-highest-2-lowest-join-screening-aug-27"> Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest'—join a screening Aug. 27 </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 Department of Cinema Studies &amp; Moving Image Arts and the International Film Series are proud to host a free screening, including a post-film Q&amp;A with screenwriter Alan Fox and Producer Jason Berman, moderated by Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television &amp; Digital Distribution (and CU alum) Jim Packer.</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/8877" rel="nofollow">Start-of-semester IT support hours</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8876" rel="nofollow">���������� operating hours go into effect Aug. 17</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8875" rel="nofollow"><span>Update to Windows 11 before it's too late</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8874" rel="nofollow">UMC construction project to take place spring, summer 2026</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>In Case You Missed It</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="/today/node/55053/" rel="nofollow">WelcomeFest 2025 lineup announced—Joey Valence and Brae to headline</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55037" rel="nofollow">8 things to know about the University Libraries</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54792" rel="nofollow">The health insurance portal is open through Aug. 22</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55052" rel="nofollow">Curious about how to best use OIT's teaching and learning technologies?</a></p></div> </div> </div> Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:40:31 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55080 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-13-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 13, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-13T10:48:08-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - 10:48">Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:48</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/article-thumbnail/welcomefest.sc09_0.jpg?h=e408a73c&amp;itok=8LSDmYlW" alt="Students sit on Farrand Field lawn to watch a concert"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/12/welcomefest-2025-lineup-announced-joey-valence-and-brae-headline"> WelcomeFest 2025 lineup announced—Joey Valence and Brae to headline </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>Kick off the school year with Program Council's signature event Aug. 23. Rising stars Joey Valence and Brae will be headlining the concert, supported by Kaliii, Whipped Cream, Dj Vacc, and Huck n' Pray.</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/2025-08/DSCN5489.jpg?h=30c08e7f&amp;itok=0grr5dct" alt="Volunteers from a co-sponsored U.S. Forest Service event remove invasive spotted knapweed from an upland meadow"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/12/spruce-gulch-land-gift-enhances-future-ecological-and-academic-studies-cu-boulder"> Spruce Gulch land gift enhances future ecological and academic studies at ���������� </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>Preserving a century of family legacy, a transformative $10.4 million land and endowment gift will turn ����������'s Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve into a living laboratory for generations of scholars, scientists and artists.</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/2025-08/P1790081.JPG?h=a141e9ea&amp;itok=5m9pY6mz" alt="Representatives from ���������� and Pivot Energy break ground on the new solar array in Weld County."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/13/cu-boulder-breaks-ground-site-solar-array"> ���������� breaks ground on off-site solar array </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>���������� has begun building a 5-megawatt solar array off site in Weld County that advances the university's Climate Action Plan by expanding renewable energy use.</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/2025-08/CASE_Night.CC06.JPG?h=790be497&amp;itok=tTmq66BH" alt="outside of the CASE building at night"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/13/celebrating-5-years-teaching-and-learning-innovation"> Celebrating 5 years of teaching and learning 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/10"> Education &amp; Outreach </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>For the past five years, the Center for Teaching and Learning has served as a hub for providing teaching and learning support to all campus educators.</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/2025-08/Game%20Changers%20Group%20Shot.jpg?h=a1e1a043&amp;itok=rmFdjdZ2" alt="Members of the Youth Violence Prevent Center Game Changers pose for a group shot"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/12/youth-violence-prevention-program-shown-reduce-arrests-75"> Youth violence prevention program shown to reduce arrests by up to 75% </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 ����������-led effort to help high-risk communities build a “violence prevention infrastructure” contributed to sharp declines in arrests for murder, assault and other youth crimes in Denver, new research shows. The program is now poised to lose its federal funding.</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/2025-08/SMOPS_team_commanding_with_Nick.jpg?h=377d7020&amp;itok=qWZuy4So" alt="Three people seen from behind look at a large computer monitor"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/13/how-save-satellite-student-team-races-clock-study-hazardous-region-space"> How to save a satellite: Student team races the clock to study a hazardous region of 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/18"> Space </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Over several white-knuckle months, an operations team at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics brought a small satellite back from the dead—just in time to explore a region of space known as Very Low Earth Orbit.</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/2025-08/AdobeStock_227016119.jpeg?h=51a72048&amp;itok=u1F-fQOt" alt="person participating in a webinar"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/12/curious-about-how-best-use-oits-teaching-and-learning-technologies"> Curious about how to best use OIT's teaching and learning technologies? </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 Office of Information Technology is offering start-of-semester trainings—both scheduled and on demand—to assist faculty with Canvas, iClicker and the new Canvas Templates.</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/2025-08/FacTues%208.26%20%281%29.jpg?h=b81d676a&amp;itok=OdRRzRbJ" alt="person playing grand piano"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/12/faculty-tuesdays-celebrating-piano-aug-26"> Faculty Tuesdays: Celebrating the piano Aug. 26 </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>Come and celebrate the inauguration of the campus's newly donated Steinway concert grand piano. Enjoy performances by Roser Piano and Keyboard Program faculty and friends, including music by Leonard Bernstein, Clara Schumann, George Gershwin and others.</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>8/16: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/cu-boulder-surplus-sale" rel="nofollow">���������� Surplus Sale</a></p><p>8/21: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/first-day-of-classes?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_source=University+of+Colorado+Boulder" rel="nofollow">First Day of Classes</a></p><p>8/26: <a href="https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/on-campus-student-job-fair-2025" rel="nofollow">On-Campus Student Job Fair</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="/today/node/55048" rel="nofollow">Innovating the future of planetary exploration: Workshop concludes at LASP</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55054" rel="nofollow">Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries—unpacking evidence from history, archaeology, oral traditions</a></p></div> </div> </div> Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:48:08 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55061 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-11-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 11, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-11T11:21:00-06:00" title="Monday, August 11, 2025 - 11:21">Mon, 08/11/2025 - 11:21</time> </span> Graduate Student 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-12 pb-4"> <div class="teaser-article-img px-2"> <img src="/today/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_square/public/2025-08/students_in_norlin_sit_at_a_group_study_table%20copy.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&amp;itok=N97ifbWM" alt="Students studying at tables in the library."> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/08/8-things-know-about-university-libraries"> 8 things to know about the University Libraries </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/1217"> ���������� Life </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Take advantage of these library resources and services during your time at ����������.</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/2025-08/AdobeStock_390142760.jpeg?h=a0980e23&amp;itok=SHk7mN_r" alt="person in a webinar"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/11/course-design-series-continues-support-faculty-2025-26"> Course Design Series continues to support faculty in 2025–26 </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>Get practical strategies and fresh ideas to support your teaching. The Course Design Series returns with new topics and expert guests.</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/2025-08/psilocybin%20cannabis%20header.jpg?h=7f294760&amp;itok=XclaPkhO" alt="cannabis leaves and psilocybin mushrooms"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/11/study-using-cannabis-and-psilocybin-together-may-increase-dependence"> Study: Using cannabis and psilocybin together may increase dependence </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>���������� researchers studied cannabis-psilocybin users and cannabis-only users to look for similarities and differences between the two groups, including drug use motivations.</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/2025-08/2025_08_IEABuildingsReport_general_Thumbnail.png?h=d3502f1d&amp;itok=3J_Z9iOe" alt="building"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/11/new-report-evaluates-how-we-can-use-energy-better-buildings-community-scale"> New report evaluates how we can use energy better in buildings at a community scale </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>RASEI Fellow Gregor Henze is a co-author and co-editor on a new report from the International Energy Agency evaluating approaches aiming to use energy more efficiently in buildings and districts. </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/2025-06/Spring%20Campus%20Landscapes_20210526_001_SB.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=wH63GK-i" alt="landscaping in front of Wardenburg Health Center"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/04/health-insurance-portal-now-open"> The health insurance portal is now open </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>All students must complete the health insurance requirement at the beginning of every academic year. Confirm your insurance selection by Friday, Aug. 22. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--newsletter-section paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2></h2> <div class="ucb-newsletter-section-article "> <div id="feature-article-user-title-0"> <h3> <div>Federal Updates</div> </h3> </div> <div class="article-summary" id="feature-article-summary-user-text-0"> <p>���������� 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>Aug. 8: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-update-8825" rel="nofollow"><span>Federal Government Update</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>Buff Bulletin Board</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8822" rel="nofollow">Student orgs: Apply to table at the Be Involved Fair</a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8872" rel="nofollow"><span>Seeking participants for a cognitive 'security team mission'</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8871" rel="nofollow"><span>Adult piano lessons available to campus community</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">More Bulletins</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-12"> <h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Title</div> <div>CU in the News</div> </div> </h3> <div> <div class="visually-hidden">Newsletter Block Text</div> <div><p>The Denver Post: <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/29/nasa-funding-cuts-cu-colorado-research/" rel="nofollow">Schwartz: A 25% cut to NASA would set back institutions like the University of Colorado</a></p><p>Fox31: <a href="https://kdvr.com/news/local/cu-boulder-eliminates-single-use-beverage-plastics/" rel="nofollow">���������� eliminates single-use beverage plastics</a></p><p>ESPN: <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/45843439/colorado-coach-deion-sanders-said-battled-bladder-cancer" rel="nofollow">Deion says he's cancer-free after bladder removal</a></p><p><em>Subscription paywalls may apply.</em></p></div> </div> </div> Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:21:00 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55042 at /today /today/newsletter/cbt-graduate-students/graduate-student-edition-aug-7-2025 <span>Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 7, 2025</span> <span><span>Greg B Swenson</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-07T11:00:13-06:00" title="Thursday, August 7, 2025 - 11:00">Thu, 08/07/2025 - 11:00</time> </span> Graduate Student 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/2025-08/macky-auditorium-cu-2025.png?h=41f55a5b&amp;itok=QCi_PpqL" alt="Macky Auditorium"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/07/could-you-be-next-chancellors-fellowship-recipient"> Could you be the next chancellor’s fellowship recipient? </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/1035"> Nominations </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>Umniya Najaer and Daphna Raz have been awarded the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2025–26. Check out the prestigious program and consider applying for 2026–27.</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/Spring%20Campus%20Landscapes_20210526_001_SB.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=wH63GK-i" alt="landscaping in front of Wardenburg Health Center"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/06/04/health-insurance-portal-now-open"> The health insurance portal is now open </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>All students must complete the health insurance requirement at the beginning of every academic year. Confirm your insurance selection by Friday, Aug. 22. </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/2025-08/Buckley%20gift%20announcement_Secondary%20photo_Andrew%20Mayock-%20Spike%20Buckley%20and%20Chancellor%20Justin%20Schwartz%20at%20signing%20ceremony.jpg?h=2621db35&amp;itok=TeQ8O3ar" alt="Andrew Mayock, Spike Buckley and Chancellor Justin Schwartz at the signing ceremony"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/05/10m-investment-invigorate-sustainability-education-cu-boulder"> $10M investment to invigorate sustainability education at ���������� </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/914"> Sustainability </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>A $10 million gift from a ���������� alumnus will transform the way sustainability is taught at ����������—empowering students and faculty to create a more environmentally sustainable future in the face of a changing climate.</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/2025-08/EarthlikePlanets_1920x1080_NASA.jpg?h=1797b4f4&amp;itok=PoLG3Krw" alt="illustration of Earth and Earth-like planets"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/01/are-we-alone-lasp-researchers-help-nasa-tackle-ultimate-space-science-question"> Are we alone? LASP researchers help NASA tackle the ultimate space science question </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>Researchers are helping lead efforts to plan NASA's next-generation large space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will be the first telescope specifically designed to identify habitable, Earth-like planets.</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/2025-08/20250722%20Loch%20Oleksy%20buoy.jpg?h=2abf4768&amp;itok=TEAJldbd" alt="Loch Oleksy"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/07/air-pollution-and-warming-are-changing-colorados-remote-alpine-lakes"> Air pollution and warming are changing Colorado's remote alpine lakes </a> </h3> <div class="article-teaser-meta"> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/today/taxonomy/term/16"> Climate &amp; Environment </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>The Oleksy lab has taken over a 42-year-old monitoring project in Rocky Mountain National Park. The lab's investigations reveal how remote alpine watersheds are changing in the Anthropocene.</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/2025-08/infant%20in%20striped%20onesie.jpg?h=4362216e&amp;itok=kEHFXSpc" alt="infant lying on a bed"> </div> <h3> <a href="/today/2025/08/07/medical-issues-and-neighborhood-opportunity-can-affect-infant-development"> Medical issues and neighborhood opportunity can affect infant 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/14"> Health </a> </div> </div> <div class="article-summary"> <div>���������� researcher Emily Yeo finds that some babies may benefit from more support and resources so they can grow up to lead long, happy and healthy lives.</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="https://bulletin.colorado.edu/node/8822" rel="nofollow">Student orgs: Apply to table at the Be Involved Fair</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55014" rel="nofollow">'Your love will be your legacy'</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/55018" rel="nofollow">Historical practices led to pollution disparities in Denver</a></p><p><a href="/today/node/54991" rel="nofollow">Faster, cleaner, better: Revolutionary water treatment</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>���������� 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>Aug. 1: </span><a href="https://www.cu.edu/blog/government-relations/federal-government-update-8125" rel="nofollow"><span>Federal Government Update</span></a></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/today/federal-transition" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Visit the Federal Updates Page</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 17:00:13 +0000 Greg B Swenson 55035 at /today