Twelve months of wellness.
Home is where you are
November signifies warmth of hearth and home—or so the stereotype has it. Instead of the stereotype, we suggest this month as a time to reflect on what home means to you. Infuse old traditions with a new focus on—and commitment to—wellness.
What's next in Let's CU Well
Let's CU Well: Financial freedom and happiness: Don't work for your money, learn how to make your money work for you with Diane Hirschhorn
Support a culture of care at CU and beyond!
1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7
Zoom–This online workshop is available to CU students, employees and community members. Please register here.
Let’s CU Well expert:
Diane Hirschhorn
Lecturer of finance, Leeds School of Business
Wealth manager
First-Generation Celebration Week: Financial Wellness for First-Generation Students
This presentation explores the notion that financial wellness is not a one-size fits all, especially for first-generation and low-income families. We will explore what financial wellness means to us as thriving members of the first-generation community.
12 p.m Wednesday, Nov. 8
Zoom–This event is open to all, but the conversation will be geared toward first-generation students. Please register here.
The Office for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion guest speaker:
Christian Gonzalez (she/they)
Director of The Butler Center at Colorado College
The Science and Practice of Gratitude
Expressing gratitude has a positive impact on our mood and overall health and well-being. Join Health Promotion to learn more about the science of gratitude, try a gratitude meditation, and learn ways to incorporate gratitude into your daily life.
12-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14
Zoom–This event is open to faculty and staff.
Health and Wellness Services
Featured Faculty
Arturo Aldama
Professor Aldama’s work is focused on Latinx cultural, literary, filmic and music studies with a focus on transnational border issues. His most recent book Decolonizing Latinx Masculinities was published by University of Arizona Press in October 2020 and was awarded a prize by Empowering Latino Futures, Fall 2021. Two annotated bibliographies with Oxford University Press: one on race and violence, the other on hemispheric inidgeneities were published in September 2020. Professor Aldama next book length project is to work on carcerality, toxic masculinities and state violence on the US Mexico border during Trump's reign of terror on indigenous children and families seeking amnesty. Working title is: Violence, Migration, and Detention during Trump’s Reign of Terror and Beyond.
Andrew McAdam
I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in contemporary natural selection and microevolution in wild animals. A major goal of the research in my lab is to examine the ecological circumstances associated with short-term evolutionary changes. Social interactions between family members and neighbors often have important consequences for individual phenotypes and fitness, so my lab is currently particularly interested in maternal effects and other social effects on adaptation in nature.
Rebecca Safran
Dr. Safran is an integrative evolutionary behavioral and evolutionary ecologist. Her research is centered on the evolution of biological diversity, from molecular (genetics, hormones, antioxidants), individual (behavior, morphology), and population (gene flow, genetic structure) perspectives. She has also taught and conducted research in topics related to science communication and belonging in STEM.
Wellness in action
Get your free flu shot!
Museum From Home
Experience a wide range of exhibits and educational materials for students, families and community members—online accessible every day and always free! Please check back often as they are continually adding new content and expanding our online programming.
Check out the Taste From Home Virtual Cookbook.
Learn. Act. Be Well.
Health Huts
Feeling Hangry? Let's Mix-up Your Finals. How are you fueling your body for finals week? Stop by and build your own trail mix to help you stay energized and finish well!
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 2023
In Person | TBD
Acudetox
CU Medical Services is partnering with the Collegiate Recovery Center to provide free acupuncture. Acudetox treatment is a recognized treatment for depression, pain, addiction, PTSD and trauma.
Sessions are free and open to students, staff and faculty.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 6
University Memorial Center (UMC), Room 411
1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
Going Green for the Holidays
Experience a more sustainable holiday season with our invaluable tips and advice! Discover ethical shopping ideas, embrace eco-friendly gift-wrapping techniques, and learn how to plan a waste-free holiday meal. In addition to sustainable holiday tips and tricks, WorkWell will host a Holiday Decorations and Wrapping Paper Swap. Swap your gently used holiday decorations and wrapping paper for an eco-friendly way to bring new-to-you décor home for the holidays. Join us in making your celebrations both joyful and environmentally conscious!
11 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 7
Center for Community, Room S350
2249 Williard Drive, Boulder, CO 80309