Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 9, 2024
At their recent board meeting, the CU regents received an overview of tuition and fee proposals. They discussed hiring and retention and heard updates on CU Boulderâs Climate Action Plan, the CU Strategic Plan and more.
Campus Community
Join a meditation group this spring
This six-week group will be a space to practice sitting meditation in community. Each session will include a 30-minute meditation followed by a 30-minute discussion. Mindfulness meditation instructions will be provided. All experience levels are welcome.
Lunar New Year begins auspicious, perhaps fertile, Year of the Dragon
CU Boulder Asian languages faculty members Yingjie Li and Yu Zhang reflect on what some consider the luckiest year in the Chinese zodiac.
Buffs All In is back!
For 24 hours on March 6, Buffs everywhere will unite behind CU Boulder students and researchers as they lead, innovate and make their impact felt like never before. Learn more about CU Boulderâs annual giving day.
Faculty Takes
âNo girls allowedâ: What the Taylor Swift backlash says about football and politics
This year, the pop megastar has become a regular at Kansas City Chiefs NFL games, but not everyone is happy about seeing her on screen. CU Boulderâs Jamie Skerski gives her take on why Swift is facing such a backlash, and how it reflects a boys-only culture in the world of football.
Research Updates
From hydrogen power and hypersonics to gene editing: CU faculty to share breakthroughs at AAAS conference
Hundreds of scientists and journalists will flock to the Colorado Convention Center Feb. 15 to 17 to hear from the worldâs leading scientists at the American association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting.
Events & Exhibits
Join the Net Zero Campus Forum Exchange Feb. 15
The Colorado Net Zero Campus Forum Exchange is coming to CU Boulder for a day of focused exploration of sustainability efforts in laboratories.
âAnonymousâ Feb. 16â25 fuses the ancient and the contemporary
Cecilia Pang, professor and associate chair of theater, says the drama transforms the ancient text of âThe Odysseyâ into a pressing treatise regarding the plight of modern refugees across the world.
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