Faculty-Staff Edition - April 12, 2023

Plans are already underway to welcome our new class of students this fall. Fall Welcome occurs Aug. 18–Sept. 7. Faculty and staff play an essential role helping make this time on campus smooth. Here’s what you need to know to prepare.

Emergency communications technicians in police departments at CU Boulder, CU Anschutz and the Colorado Springs campus will be officially designated as first responders.

Edited by a trio of CU Boulder researchers, a new book titled Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action tells the stories of nine U.S. high schools that flourished despite the odds—overcoming tough challenges to offer students from a wide range of backgrounds rich and even joyful educational experiences. 

Six decades of river data in Alaska highlight the cumulative and consequential impacts of climate change for local communities and ecosystems in the Arctic.

Professor Shelly Miller was recently honored with the 2022 Distinguished Research Lectureship—one of the highest awards bestowed upon a faculty member at CU Boulder by their peers.

Invited to give the Rose M. Litman Lecture, Pam Ronald will give a talk discussing the development of climate-resilient rice varieties, the genetic basis for plant resistance and CRISPR-mediated strategies used to enhance carbon sequestration of rice.