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Community Edition - June 12, 2022

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Tina McDaniel

Understanding the historical context and significance of Juneteenth

Lectures & Presentations Inclusive Excellence Events & Exhibits
Tina McDaniel, a retired human resource professional, passionate social justice advocate and diversity, equity and inclusion leader will lead an honest conversation about the remembrance and celebration of Juneteenth during a virtual event June 16.
Folsom Field

Catch Dead & Company shows June 17–18

Performances & Concerts Events & Exhibits
Dead & Company is set to return to Folsom Field for performances in mid-June. The band features Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.
Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Indigenous rights leader, Nobel nominee Sheila Watt-Cloutier to speak at climate change summit

Conferences Sustainability Events & Exhibits
Global climate justice advocate Sheila Watt-Cloutier will present a keynote address at the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit. The solutions-focused inaugural event, co-hosted with United Nation Human Rights, is set for Dec. 1–4 on the CU Boulder campus.

Research in Your Backyard

Elk in Estes Park, Colorado

Preserving corridors between protected lands key to protecting wildlife, study shows

Climate & Environment News Headlines
Researchers have created the first global map of where mammals are most likely to move between protected areas, such as national parks and nature preserves.
Navajo Nation sign that reads 'Turn around. Stay home'

US life expectancy still falling, Native Americans hardest hit

Health & Society News Headlines
Life expectancy of Native Americans in the U.S. dropped by nearly five years during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research reveals. The study also found that while the rest of the developed world is rebounding in terms of life expectancy, the United States is not.
monitoring methane at an oil and gas site

Methane leaks are a major factor in climate change. One startup wants to stop them

Climate & Environment News Headlines
Escaped methane from oil and gas operations contributes more to climate change than previously thought. But a new CU Boulder-born startup, inspired by a 2005 Nobel Prize winning discovery, has devised a way to sniff out leaks in real time.
Thwaites Glacier

Ice world: Antarctica’s riskiest glacier under assault, losing its grip

The Conversation News Headlines
Thwaites Glacier’s ice shelf appears to be splintering, and scientists fear it could give way in the next few years. CU polar scientist Ted Scambos explains on The Conversation.

In Focus

dancers performing

CU dance professor wins grant to ‘heal and unite’

Faculty in Focus Celebrate Arts & Humanities Campus Community News Headlines
Assistant Professor Helanius Wilkins has won a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for a choreographed duet. The CU College of Arts and Sciences matched the grant with another $10,000. With the funding, Wilkins and the CU dance division will collaborate with several presenter-partners, including Basin Arts and the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Louisiana and Keshet Center for the Arts in New Mexico.

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