A Protect Our Herd–face covering required sign at the entrance of Farrand Field

COVID-19 campus updates: Aug. 19 edition

Aug. 19, 2021

The campus community can get details on the CU vaccination requirement (deadline Sept. 15), prize giveaways, masking on campus, contact tracing and more in this week’s COVID-19 campus update.

Flora Duffy at Tokyo Olympics

CU alum Flora Duffy adds page to comeback story with historic Olympic win

Aug. 19, 2021

CU Boulder aluma Flora Duffy took first place in the Tokyo Olympics women’s triathlon, securing Bermuda’s first gold medal in Olympics history.

A classroom on the CU Boulder campus

Senior Auditors program available this fall

Aug. 18, 2021

Whether you want to brush up on Shakespeare sonnets or learn something completely new, you can do it by auditing CU Boulder classes tuition-free.

A person using Zoom on a laptop

Learn about new Zoom features and security best practices

Aug. 18, 2021

The Zoom service features a number of updates, including gender pronoun sharing and new support options. Check them out with details from the Office of Information Technology.

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Instructors: Check your course accessibility

Aug. 18, 2021

As you start the new semester, keep accessibility in mind. Creating course materials that are accessible helps all students in your classes, including students with disabilities. Use this checklist to help you get started.

Aerial photo of Old Main

Improvements to take effect for course alert process

Aug. 18, 2021

With the aim of helping students keep on track in their classes, feedback-based changes to the undergraduate course alert process will give instructors more flexibility and students more time to respond.

Students move into residence halls at CU Boulder for the fall 2021 semester.

The week in photos: Students move in

Aug. 18, 2021

There was a special sense of excitement as students moved into campus residence halls this week––with many family members and numerous volunteers rolling up their sleeves in the tradition of move-in, eager to contribute to a robust campus experience for our Buffs.

Assistant Professor Marina Vance

Marina Vance uses passion for drawing to educate, inspire

Aug. 17, 2021

Sharing her research in aerosol particle transformation in easily accessible ways, Assistant Professor Marina Vance creates animated science videos.

A wildfire in Oregon

Hannah Brenkert-Smith to collaborate on $2.3 million NSF grant aimed at wildfire risk reduction

Aug. 17, 2021

A project team involving a CU Boulder researcher will assess fuel treatments as a strategy to reduce wildfire risk in the boreal forest of Alaska and western Canada. The project is funded by NSF’s Navigating the New Arctic program.

A photo showing part of Taylor Passios' honors thesis installation

Student examines hypochodria loop as part of honors thesis

Aug. 16, 2021

For her honors thesis, media production major Taylor Passios turned her apartment into an immersive exhibit to illuminate the role of online information overload in COVID-19-related hypochondria.

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