Graduate Student Edition - Sept. 11, 2024
Events & Exhibits
Gianmarco Soresi to perform Homecoming comedy show Sept. 18
The New York-based stand-up comedian and actor will perform a comedy show during Homecoming in the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom. Tickets are on sale now.
Campus Community
Emergency alerts available in multiple languages
CU Emergency Alerts are available to current students, faculty and staff in languages other than English. Choose from a list of options in campus portals.
Enhance your Canvas course with Canvas Studio
Enhance your course with video or audio clips using Canvas Studio, CU Boulder’s recommended platform to create, upload, edit and share media files in Canvas Courses. Find resources, tips and training to get started today!
Faculty Takes
Have more babies! Some say it's necessary, but this demographer isn't convinced
As birth rates fall in the U.S. and beyond, a growing ‘pronatalist’ movement contends that people should be having more babies to prevent economic and cultural decline. Leslie Root, a social demographer who studies fertility trends, offers her take.
Research Updates
With Polaris Dawn’s launch, Colorado scientists will study vision changes in space
This week, the crew of Polaris Dawn will attempt the first private spacewalk in history. Researchers from CU Boulder and CU Anschutz will be along for the ride.
Developing pathways for Black families to engage in engineering practices
Jessica Rush Leeker has received a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to advance her research on creating learning resources that promote the participation of Black families in engineering.