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Showing appreciation and gratitude for the things and people in our lives can help us adapt, cope and improve our well-being. Here are some benefits and tips to help you practice gratitude and lead a grateful life.

Alumnus Tandean Rustandy has given more than $10 million to CU Boulder, including support for the new $45 million Rustandy Building. At a ribbon-cutting Sunday, Rustandy surprised attendees with news of another $1.25 million gift.

CU men’s basketball season starts with two non-conference contests; 250 C-Unit flags will be given away, and two students will win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro. Plus, CU cross-country travels to compete in the NCAA championships, and CU football takes on the UCLA Bruins in Pasadena.

The Center for Humanities & the Arts is joining CU Advancement, Kaiser Permanente and Asian Americans Advancing Justice in a call for proposals from artists, activists, students and engaged members of the broader community who seek to address anti-Asian racism through public-facing projects.

With 80.3% of eligible CU Boulder students voting in the 2020 election, the university has earned a platinum seal in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Buffs additionally garnered two athletics-related honors in the challenge.

This week brings BIPOC Bouldering at the Gym, culture shock training, The Ways We Name Ourselves: In the Indigenous Community, transfer student bowling, Health Huts and more.

The CU Board of Regents’ regular meeting Nov. 4–5 included actions and updates on compensation, an academic freedom resolution, COVID-19, distinguished professor appointments and more.

At its November meeting, the Boulder Faculty Assembly approved a resolution and received updates on the GI Bill, the Buff Undergraduate Success Leadership Implementation Team and more.

In this monthly update, read about the leadership team's work to identify dimensions of student success and the Common Curriculum Planning Committee's latest discussions on themes, values and more.

Just over two years after the completion of the 2019 report by the Graduate Task Force on Stipends and Benefits, CU Boulder is addressing the task force's top priority and remitting mandatory fees for graduate students on assistantship appointments.