Community Edition - June 25, 2023
In Focus
Regents approve budget for 2023–24
At its regular meeting, the CU Board of Regents approved the budget, new degree programs and campus renovations. The group also heard updates on startup successes.
Officials issue tubing, recreation closure in Boulder Creek
Rainfall and snowmelt combine to create high water levels and flows at Boulder Creek this time of year. Rafts, inner tubes, belly boats and other single-chamber devices are not allowed on the water, from Boulder Falls to 55th Street.
5 ways to cope with anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
The U.S. has seen a significant increase in legislation targeting LGBTQ+ rights and communities. Here are some strategies you can use to cope and support a friend, family member or colleague.
Discover What’s Here
Dead & Company to play Folsom Field July 1–3
Dead & Company, featuring Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Otiel Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, will return to Folsom Field for three nights of shows July 1–3 as part of the band’s final tour.
Grab lunch and a U.S. Supreme Court review Aug. 2
Join Colorado Law as a distinguished panel of legal scholars and former U.S. Supreme Court clerks discuss the notable cases SCOTUS decided during the 2022–23 term and the impact of those decisions on practitioners. The Denver event will include the option of joining virtually.
Register for Homecoming and let the good times roam
Registration for Homecoming is now open! Plan to join the festivities Nov. 2–4; reconnect and celebrate the history Forever Buffs share.
Research in Your Backyard
Antarctic ice shelves see only minor changes in surface melt since 1980
Antarctic ice shelves have experienced only minor changes in surface melt rates over the past four decades, unlike the rapid increase in surface melt experienced by Greenland’s glaciers during the same time period, according to new CU-led research.
Weighing the mysterious black holes lurking at the hearts of galaxies
At the center of nearly all large galaxies in the cosmos sits a supermassive black hole. In new research, a CU Boulder astrophysicist explores what might happen if you put these giants one-by-one on a massive scale.
Ghosts, global warming and hunter-gatherers
A recently published paper co-authored by CU Boulder’s Fernando Villanea offers new insights into what happened to the populations of Central Mexico a millennium ago.
The tree of life—a powerful image in Judaism for thousands of years—signifies more than immortality
Jurors recently delivered a guilty verdict for the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue—the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. Tree of Life has almost become shorthand for the tragedy, yet it highlights a symbol from the Bible that has transformed over time. CU scholar Sam Boyd discusses on The Conversation.