Faculty-Staff Edition - April 15, 2021

Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: Boulder County level change; pointers for students who receive their first vaccine dose on campus and leave campus before their second dose; and more.

CU Boulder is hosting Campus Master Plan virtual open house presentations to give the campus community an opportunity to provide feedback on the efforts of the project team to date, with an aim of finalizing the plan later this year.

This week's Buff Innovator Insights podcast features Evan Thomas, who is working with partners around the world to expand access to safe water, sanitation, energy, food, shelter and infrastructure.

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer Katherine Erwin will retire in June. She led hallmark employee initiatives since 2016 as a member of the chancellor’s cabinet and contributed 27 years of service to CU Boulder.

Gary Henry has been named the new assistant vice chancellor for research, director of the Office of Contracts and Grants, announced CU Boulder Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez.

More than 70% of neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and the concussion-related disorder CTE, are believed to be fueled by protein clusters called tau aggregates. A new study sheds light on how they damage brain cells, and could ultimately lead to new therapies for such "tauopathies."

Symmetry is all around us. And yet, protons—the tiny, positively charged particles at the center of every atom—are curiously asymmetrical, a fact that has long intrigued scientists. Researchers are exploring further.