Community Edition - Oct. 24, 2017

You don't have to be a CU Boulder alum or a student to enjoy the spirit of Homecoming. Faculty, staff and community members are welcome to attend several scheduled events.
Research in Your Backyard
$5.5 million study to probe impact of marijuana legalization on use, behavior, mental health
Researchers are studying 5,000 twins to paint a more accurate picture of how marijuana use changes as a result of legalization and how those changes may impact health in the long run.
Discover What's Here
Community invited to groundbreaking for aerospace engineering building Oct. 26
The groundbreaking celebration kicks off construction of a new 144,000-square-foot aerospace engineering sciences building on East Campus, slated to open in summer 2019.
What is life? Professor to discuss searching for alien life forms
Join the Oct. 26 Think! talk titled "How to Search for Extraterrestrial Life," presented by CU Boulder philosophy professor Carol Cleland.
International Open Access Week is Oct. 23–29
An exciting series of public events will celebrate the free and open sharing of research and ideas online, designed to inspire wider participation in helping make open access the norm.
In Focus

Paleoclimatologist Sarah Crump, a PhD student and INSTARR researcher, studies the effects of climate variability in the Canadian Arctic by analyzing ancient DNA from lake sediment.
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Host an International Student
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Host an International Student
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The CU Boulder International English Center is looking for families to host international students who will be participating in the EducationUSA Academy in January 2018.
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What We're Reading
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What We're Reading