Community Edition - Oct. 6, 2023 | CU Boulder Today

Community Edition - Oct. 6, 2023

Food sovereignty, Native knowledge-keeping part of Indigenous Peoples Day events

Free and open to all, Indigenous Peoples Day events beginning Oct. 8 will include a screening of 鈥淐row Country: Our Right to Food Sovereignty鈥� followed by a discussion with director Tsanavi Spoonhunter, knowledge-keeper talks, breakout sessions and more. Get details and plan to attend what interests you!

In Focus

CU President Todd Saliman speaks with leaders at a quantum workforce development event

With CU Boulder as hub, quantum leaders develop workforce roadmap

Experts Shaping Policy Campus Community

Leaders from Colorado鈥檚 quantum ecosystem convened to begin mapping out a roadmap for workforce development in this new and growing field. Gov. Jared Polis kicked off the event, attended by leaders representing higher education, industry, government and skill-building organizations.

Prepare for impacts ahead of Oct. 13 football game

Sports & Recreation Events & Exhibits

Preview the traffic, parking, bus route and building access impacts of the nighttime football game on Friday, Oct. 13. Learn about the clear bag policy, the theme of the game for spectators, the TV viewing option and more.

How to prepare for a conversation on National Coming Out Day

Mind & Body Campus Community

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, which is a day to bring awareness and celebrate. Whether you identify as LGBTQ+ or are an ally, you can prepare for potential conversations so you feel empowered in your decision or understand how to offer support.

Faculty Takes

People sitting on grass wearing eclipse glasses and looking up

A 鈥榬ing of fire鈥� eclipse is coming. Here鈥檚 how to watch

Space News Headlines

Sky gazers in parts of the United States will see two solar eclipses in the next year, beginning with an annular, or "ring of fire," eclipse on Oct. 14. John Keller, director of the Fiske Planetarium, gives his take on what makes these events so exciting鈥攁nd how you can observe them safely.

Senator Dianne Feinstein speaking against the illegitimate markup of nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett in 2020

Age and the political machine: What happens after a lawmaker passes away?

Society, Law & Politics News Headlines

Get Associate Professor Michaele Ferguson鈥檚 take on the passing of Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving woman in U.S. Senate history, and what voters should consider before filling out a ballot.

Discover What鈥檚 Here

A couple forms a heart, each using one hand (Unsplash/Matt Nelson)

It鈥檚 not love, it鈥檚 just dopamine鈥擜 lecture Oct. 25

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Join Professor Zoe Donaldson, whose research on brain changes in prairie voles as they form and lose bonds seeks to understand how to help grieving individuals cope and re-engage with life.

Research in Your Backyard

Illustration of spacecraft orbiting cloudy planet

Does lightning strike on Venus? Maybe not, study suggests

Space News Headlines

Venus is a distinctly unfriendly planet, with crushing atmospheric pressures at the surface and temperatures that hit 900 degrees Fahrenheit. But new observations from scientists at CU Boulder suggest that frequent lightning strikes may not be one of the planet's hazards.