A Celebration of Faculty Achievement and Scholarship
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Public Scholarship by CU Boulder Faculty
AdWeek: Investors Ask Nike, FedEx and PepsiCo to End Relationships With the Washington Redskins
Carla Fredericks, director of the University of Colorado Law School’s American Indian Law Clinic, said Indigenous people are more included in current social justice conversations, thanks in part to social media. That new voice is increasing the pressure on the Redskins to change their name. AdWeek’s report was cited by ESPN and ABC News.
9NEWS:Discussing the future of SROs in Colorado
Ben Kirshner, a professor in the School of Education, explained arguments for removing police officers from schools.
Scientific American: Coronavirus News Roundup
Jose L. Jimenez, professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science, has created a fairly simple, downloadable spreadsheet tool that allows you to estimate the risk of airborne SARS-CoV-2 infection in various spaces—including a classroom, campus, subway, bus, demonstration and outdoors
Colorado Politics:Rio Grande sheriff's employees can be sued for inmate self-mutilation, 10th Circuit rules
Suzette Malveaux, professor at the University of Colorado Law School, and Ben Levin, an associate professor at Colorado Law, weighed in on a case hinging on the concept of “qualified immunity” for law enforcement. Both explained that the case was more about technical points than it was about the merits of qualified immunity.
Boulder Weekly:CU study pinpoints the worst ‘fake news’ offenders
Toby Hopp, an assistant professor in the College of Media, Communication and Information, said Facebook should take a large share of the blame for the spread of fake news. He also noted most “fake news” is not totally false, but rather cherry-picks facts to slant an argument.
The New York Times:‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ Is Really a Thing
Louise Chawla, a professor emerita of the Environmental Design Program, explained how nature can be instrumental in child development because kids of all ages and sizes can interact with different objects matching their age, stage and size.
