Community Edition - April 14, 2020

Discover What's Here

An image from a past Earth Day event at CU Boulder

Earth Day virtual town hall set for April 20

This year, a town hall event will be an opportunity to reflect on 50 years of Earth Day celebrations and successes, while seeking to answer the question of what's next for sustainability. Register today to receive a Zoom link for the event.

Research in Your Backyard

A researcher works in the lab to develop SickStick.

Scientists developing COVID-19 test that knows you’re sick before you do

Health & Society News Headlines

Imagine a test that could tell you if you were infected with COVID-19 before you had a single symptom. SickStick may offer that chance.

A hospital during the flu pandemic of 1918

6 lessons we can learn from past pandemics

Health & Society News Headlines

CU Boulder history Professors Elizabeth Fenn and Susan Kent share insights from their study of disease outbreaks through the ages.

Kristine Fischenich working on lab equipment

Former athlete is working to understand effects of soft tissue injuries

Pushing Boundaries Campus Community

Postdoctoral research associate Kristine Fischenich wants to design therapeutic alternatives for the type of injuries she experienced when she was a young athlete.

In Focus

Volunteers from Team Rubicon load up CU Boulder PPE donations on Friday, April 13, 2020. (Sam Bogan/CU Boulder)

CU Boulder inventories, donates 130,000 pieces of PPE for health care workers, first responders

Announcements & Deadlines Buffs Together Campus Community

Volunteers helped load more than 130,000 pieces of personal protective equipment Friday, donated by nearly 40 campus units to the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management.