Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 23, 2024
Campus Community
Call for proposals, committee members: Student Success Conference
The CU Boulder Student Success Conference will serve as an opportunity to engage in professional development, share student success practices and connect with colleagues. Learn more about joining a committee or submitting a proposal.
National searches set to fill CU Boulder’s new sustainability positions
National searches are underway for the university’s new vice chancellor for sustainability and for an executive director to lead the establishment of a new Sustainability Research Initiative.
Building bridges between Boulder and Ukraine
CU scholar Rai Farrelly is partnering with English language teachers in Ukraine this semester through a U.S. Department of State program.
Samuel Ramsey receives prestigious Lowell Thomas Award
Once frightened of insects, Assistant Professor Samuel Ramsey has become a leader in the field of entomology.
Events & Exhibits
Culture Crawl to bring food, art and more Sept. 25
Discover and connect with CU Boulder arts and culture. The Culture Crawl is back for its fourth year. Stop by 15-plus events throughout the day including exhibitions, food-tastings, performances, prize giveaways and more.
Get tips Sept. 25 on achieving fiscal health
Join CU Boulder finance expert Diane Hirschhorn of the Leeds School of Business for an online workshop on how to build a secure financial future.
Session Oct. 15 to examine how to address microagressions
The Ombuds Office and Rachana Bhave will explore practical strategies to articulate and call attention to the impact of microagressions, while also centering one’s own emotional well-being. Join this “lunch and learn.â€
Research Updates
Scientists turn to human skeletons to explore origins of horseback riding
A new, wide-ranging exploration of human remains casts doubt on a long-standing theory in archaeology known as the Kurgan hypothesis—which, among other claims, suggests that humans first domesticated horses as early as the fourth millennium B.C.