CU News Briefs
Remote Workers Are Happy Workers
A CU Boulder study of 7,704 employees at a large healthcare organization found that fully remote workers reported the highest levels of well-being, while employees who worked entirely on site reported the lowest. Hybrid workers fell in between. Stefanie Johnson, professor of organizational leadership and information analytics at the Leeds School of Business and co-author of the study said: “We found very little evidence that remote employees felt less connected.”
New Keys to Patient Stroke Recovery
On any one day, around 21,000 people globally have a stroke. New CU Boulder research reveals why nearly half never fully recover neurologically: The scientists found that, even after a stroke-causing clot is removed in some patients, post-procedure blood flow changes can cause a key blood-coagulating protein to form, damaging secondary micro-clots. New therapies that target this protein could improve patient outcomes.
Book Success, More than 40 Years Later
A children’s book co-written by Douglas Burger, Elissa Guralnick and Paul Levitt (Phil’57; MA’60) — all professors emeritus of the CU Boulder English department — became an overnight bestseller on Amazon after it was featured in a viral TikTok video this May. The Weighty Word Book, originally written in 1985 when the three authors were CU colleagues, uses playful illustrations and short stories to help children learn new words.
“The number of sales today makes me believe in magic,” Levitt said in a Denver7 interview this summer.
Burger died in 2024, but Guralnick, who also served on the College of Music faculty, and Levitt see each other weekly.
Campus Talk
“It never gets old. It never gets tiring. There is always a fresh and exciting way to produce these plays if you work hard and think hard about it.”
— Tim Orr, producing artistic director for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, said to the Denver Gazette in September. This summer, 28,645 people attended the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, the second-highest total since 2001. The festival featured performances in the newly renovated Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.
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Buff Pantry
CU Boulder’s food pantry, located in the Center for Community, is part of the Basic Needs Center (BNC) and serves undergraduate and graduate students facing food insecurity.
$0
Cost to students for a weekly pantry order, in person or online.
25%
CU Boulder students surveyed in 2024 experienced food insecurity.
197k
Pounds of food distributed last academic year.
828k
Saved in grocery store costs for students using the pantry.
1,912
Students served through the BNC last academic year.