Community Edition - March 21, 2021
University Hill Response
Upholding community values, student accountability following March 6 riot
In the wake of the March 6 riot on University Hill, CU Boulder has taken immediate actions to bolster community relationships and hold students who took part accountable.
Walk-through gives opportunity to hear from neighbors, build toward better collaboration
Chancellor Philip DiStefano and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke walked University Hill with members of the Hill Revitalization Working Group March 19 to hear from neighbors and discuss preventing future problems.
Discover What's Here
This week's CU Boulder Where You Are: Exploring CU Boulder's counterculture through the archives
Join Chancellor Philip DiStefano at noon on March 23 and hear from guests reflecting on CU Boulder during the 1960s, 1970s and beyond, and discuss the power of stories to shape our understanding of each other and the world.
Schuyler Bailar to speak at Inclusive Sports Summit March 24
CU Athletics and Recreation Services are hosting the annual Inclusive Sports Summit on Wednesday, March 24, which will explore identity, privilege, inclusion and diversity within sports and recreation.
Re-inventing the transatlantic relationship—A talk March 24
CU Boulder's Colorado European Center of Excellence will host former Ambassador David O'Sullivan to discuss transatlantic relationship building for the 21st century.
Research in Your Backyard
How the CU community tackled COVID-19 on campus and beyond
CU Boulder's researchers reflect on an unprecedented year for research amid a devastating pandemic.
New podcast—Buff Innovator Insights—spotlights faculty innovators
The inaugural season of Buff Innovator Insights, a new podcast from the Research & Innovation Office, kicked off March 18. In the first episode, we meet Margaret Murnane, a professor of physics and one of the world’s leading experts in ultrafast laser and x-ray science.
Speech-language pathologist fosters communication in hard cases
A program launched by a CU Boulder speech-language pathologist (and musician) helps kids with complex communication needs take flight.
Designing tech with mortality in mind
Guidance surrounding technology and end-of-life planning is missing. To close this gap, Assistant Professor Jed Brubaker is embarking on a five-year research project supported by a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation.
In Focus
Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue, get updates on the next vaccine eligibility phase, campus contact tracing and more.