Faculty-Staff Edition - Nov. 18, 2022 | CU Boulder Today

Faculty-Staff Edition - Nov. 18, 2022

Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit

We鈥檙e two weeks away from the inaugural .听If you haven鈥檛 registered yet, we鈥檇 love for you to do so and join the conversation.听

The summit runs Dec. 1鈥�4, with in-person and virtual registration free and open to all. Here's how to join.

Think Globally

The summit is open to in-person and virtual attendance. We鈥檙e convening experts across the globe to discuss the impacts of climate change on human rights, obligations and responsibilities, and climate solutions for each area of civil society.

Engage Locally

We鈥檝e added a new panel series alongside the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit focused on creating positive, local change in our communities, led by leaders from top U.S. universities, CU Boulder experts, CU Boulder students, members of Congress and U.S. climate policy experts.

Campus Community

Boulder voters uphold CU Boulder South annexation

Announcements & Deadlines University Statements Campus Community

The rejection of Ballot Question 2F means the CU Boulder South site remains within Boulder鈥檚 city limits and the city鈥檚 flood protection project鈥攁mong other aspects of the annexation agreement鈥攃an continue to move forward.

Light-up buffalo outside the chancellor's residence

4 staffers receive chancellor鈥檚 Employee of the Year recognition

Announcements & Deadlines Celebrate Campus Community

Christina Cain, Heather Cracraft, Jasimine Evans and Debbie Yeh are being recognized for their exceptional service and contributions to the CU Boulder community.

Research & Innovation Office names newest faculty fellow cohort

Announcements & Deadlines Celebrate Campus Community

The diversity of disciplines represented by these 17 faculty members highlights the range of excellence in research, scholarship and creative work taking place at CU Boulder.

Provost provides update on Leeds dean search, encouraging nominations

Nominations Campus Community

CU Boulder Provost Russell Moore provided an update on the search for the dean of the Leeds School of Business. This past spring and summer, Yonca Ertimur became the acting dean of the school and the university launched a national search.

INSTAAR establishes graduate fellowship fund to honor Sarah Crump

Academics Campus Community

Community members have an opportunity to contribute to the Sarah Crump Graduate Fellowship, honoring a brilliant colleague and supporting one graduate student each year in their study of earth or environmental science in Arctic or alpine regions.

Celebrate

S. James Anaya appointed by Biden to education sciences board

Experts Shaping Policy Campus Community

On Oct. 27, the White House announced President Joe Biden's intent to appoint Colorado Law School Professor S. James Anaya to the National Board of Education Sciences.

CU Boulder鈥檚 Lori Hunter joins White House advisory group

Experts Shaping Policy Campus Community

The Roundtable on Macroeconomic and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities, with Institute of Behavioral Science Director Lori Hunter, will inform fiscal, monetary and financial stability policies as the U.S. transitions to a net-zero carbon economy and prepares for anticipated impacts of climate change.

LASP鈥檚 Peter Pilewskie named to prominent national committee for space-based research

Announcements & Deadlines Celebrate Campus Community

Peter Pilewskie, a senior researcher and faculty member, has been named to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine鈥檚 committee that supports scientific progress on research requiring global data best acquired from space.

Events & Exhibits

麻豆淫院 playing console games inside a Nintendo game trailer

Exploring the role of video games and play as a space of learning鈥擡d Talks Nov. 30

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Have you ever thought about a video game as a space of learning? The fall 2022 Ed Talks will investigate the role of play and experimentation as a site of meaningful and transformative learning.

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