Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 4, 2019 | CU Boulder Today

Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 4, 2019

1 Thing to Know this Week

Football and soccer are home this week

Campus Community

New aluminum cup for use at Folsom Field

CU Boulder, Ball introduce game-changing aluminum cup at Folsom Field

Athletics Sustainability Campus Community

Ball Corporation and the University of Colorado Boulder have announced a partnership to introduce Ball's infinitely recyclable aluminum cup to collegiate football fans at CU's Folsom Field during the 2019 season.

Engineering Center first CU building to go plastic-free for beverages

Announcements & Deadlines Sustainability Campus Community

The move includes both of the Gravity Cafe coffee shops and all of the vending machines in the Engineering Center.

Campus Q&A: New Graduate School dean feels honored to be in role

Faculty in Focus Campus Community

Scott Adler came to CU Boulder in fall 1996, when he joined the faculty as a professor of political science. He became dean of the Graduate School in June of 2019.

Events & Exhibits

CU Boulder Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony

Best Should Teach Ceremony on Sept. 12 to honor outstanding faculty, graduate students, local teachers

General Events & Exhibits

The CU Boulder Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony will celebrate excellence in teaching, recognizing five outstanding faculty members, four K-12 teachers and many graduate student teachers.

CU on the Weekend lectures begin Sept. 28

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Join us this fall for lectures about the media and politics, arctic warming, jazz in Paris and Brazilian performance featuring some of CU Boulder's most dynamic faculty.

Person writes in notebook during workshop

New employees: Get answers to benefits and pay questions at orientations

Workshops & Seminars Events & Exhibits

Benefits experts will host a payroll and benefits orientation on the CU Boulder campus in January. Don't miss it.

Research News

Sleeping too much鈥攐r too little鈥攂oosts heart attack risk

Health News Headlines

Even if you are a non-smoker who exercises and has no genetic predisposition to cardiovascular disease, skimping on sleep鈥攐r getting too much of it鈥攃an boost your risk of heart attack.

Turning trauma into learning in the classroom

Education & Outreach News Headlines

In a new book, education researcher Elizabeth Dutro lays out a road map for teachers to bring the difficult life experiences of their students into everyday classwork.

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Brainwaves Podcast: The World of Accessibility

On this episode of the Brainwaves podcast, we talk to a CEO making prostheses from plastic bottles, a lawyer fighting international copyrights for disability accommodations and a PhD student working with NASA astronauts on augmented reality lenses that could one day help blind people.

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