Faculty-Staff Edition - Dec. 1, 2017 | CU Boulder Today

Faculty-Staff Edition - Dec. 1, 2017

Chancellor invites nominations for the 2018 Hazel Barnes Prize

Announcements & Deadlines Campus Community

With a nomination deadline of March 5, the campus committee is now accepting submission packages for the Hazel Barnes Prize, one of campus's most prestigious teaching awards.

Campus Community

18 Buffs earn Pac-12 all-academic honors

Athletics Campus Community

The Pac-12 Conference has named 18 Buffs to the All-Academic Teams, an honor reserved for those with minimum 3.0 GPAs and who are starters or significant contributors to their teams.

International flags lining the path to the annual CWA

CWA releases 2018 speaker list for faculty planning

Announcements & Deadlines Campus Community

The Conference on World Affairs has shared its 2018 speaker list, including a youth poet laureate and an MSNBC nuclear security analyst, for spring syllabi consideration.

Events & Exhibits

Fans cheer on the CU men's basketball team

Catch some hoops at conference games Jan. 4, 12

Sports & Recreation Events & Exhibits

CU basketball is kicking off conference play at the Coors Events Center on campus! Come support the men's team Jan. 4 and the women's team Jan. 12.

Distinguished Research Lecture Dec. 5: Making smart, responsive materials with light

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

From Ziploc bags to plastics used to grow new tissues, polymeric materials have transformed our everyday lives. Join 2017 distinguished research lecturer Chris N. Bowman to learn more.

CWA Speaker Series to present Chris Mosier Dec. 5

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Hear a talk by the first transgender athlete to make the men's U.S. national team and a catalyst for change for the International Olympic Committee policy on transgender athletes.

Research News

Lasers could lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative conditions

Health News Headlines

Researchers are studying the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's by using a new technique to measure neurons firing deep inside animal brains.

Melissa Hart a contender for state Supreme Court

One of CU Boulder's own faculty members, Melissa Hart, is among three finalists nominated to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court. Hart, an expert in employment discrimination, civil procedure and constitutional law, was on the short list of nominees in 2015 as well.

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This weekend: Be a CitizenSky Project observer

Interested in furthering climate research? Join Professor Al Gasiewski and听NCAR and NASA teams Dec. 2 in the final event of the Citizen Sky Project to help gather听cloud imagery data. RSVP is requested; email听Robert Davis.

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