Community Edition - Sept. 13, 2020
In Focus
COVID-19 campus updates: Sept. 10 edition
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: sources of transmission, dashboard updates, contact tracing information and more.
Everything you need to know about contact tracing
Contact tracing is used to identify and inform those who have potentially been exposed to an infectious disease. It has been used for decades by state and local health departments to slow or stop the spread of infectious disease.
Outreach awards fund 28 community outreach projects
More than 20,000 people will benefit from community-based initiatives, K-12 programs, legal clinics and other projects in the coming year, supported through the 2020–21 CU Boulder Outreach Awards.
The Diversity and Inclusion Summit on Nov. 10 will include a discussion of "So you want to talk about race" by Ijeoma Oluo. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the text and its powerful themes. Prior familiarity with the book, while encouraged, is not required.
Discover What's Here
CU Museum of Natural History now accessible from home
The CU Museum has gone virtual, offering a wide range of exhibits and educational materials for students, families and community members—online accessible every day and always free.
Art and social justice focus of community series
Social justice and the arts take center stage this fall as part of a free virtual public series featuring CU Boulder and community artists and educators.
Research in Your Backyard
Who puts up election yard signs and why?
In a new book, CU Boulder's Anand Sokhey details his research on whether yard signs work, what they say about us and how they shape our neighborhoods.
Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic—if it’s used the right way
Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, but it's not risk-free. How do we harness UV light to fight the spread of the virus and protect human health as people work, study and shop indoors? Professor Karl Linden shares on The Conversation.
How small particles could reshape Bennu and other asteroids
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft observed tiny bits of material jumping off the surface of the asteroid Bennu. A new study tracks where those particles went.
Where no spacecraft has gone before: A close encounter with binary asteroids
In a moment for twos, the Janus mission will launch two identical spacecraft to rendezvous with two asteroid pairs millions of miles from Earth.
Volcanic ash may have a bigger impact on the climate than we thought
Volcanic ash shuts down air traffic and can sicken people. But a new study suggests it may also be more important for Earth's climate than once thought.