Faculty-Staff Edition - April 26, 2024
Min Han and Arthur Nozik, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kristine Larson in the College of Engineering and Applied Science have been named members of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Campus Community
Jazz program reimagines classic graduation tune
The College of Music’s Thompson Jazz Studies Program will be shaking up this year’s commencement ceremony with new takes on the timeless “Pomp and Circumstance,” reimagined in the styles of Latin jazz, New Orleans funk and big band swing.
Final Climate Action Plan released
The CU Boulder Sustainability Executive Council announced the publication of the final Climate Action Plan during a panel discussion at the Campus Sustainability Summit.
A Nobel laureate walks into a first-year physics class...
A General Physics for Majors course designed by CU Boulder professors Eric Cornell and Paul Beale shows students the furthest reaches of science are built on fundamental concepts.
Donor support puts Glenn Miller collections in the spotlight
CU Boulder’s vast and historically valuable Glenn Miller collection is set to take the spotlight, thanks to a philanthropy-funded archiving project. Miller attended CU Boulder before becoming one of the most successful big band musicians of the 20th century.
CU Boulder ranked No. 4 all time for Peace Corps volunteers
CU Boulder has been recognized as one of the all-time top Peace Corps volunteer-producing universities in the nation. More than 2,000 CU Boulder alumni have served abroad as Peace Corps volunteers since the agency’s founding in 1961.
Faculty Takes
Goodbye to noncompete agreements? What the FTC ruling could mean for workers, businesses
The Federal Trade Commission decision means employees would have more freedom to job hop while companies may invest less in training, according to a CU researcher.
Research Updates
Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
In lab experiments, engineers at CU Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.
How much energy can offshore wind farms in the US produce? New study sheds light
Proposed wind farms off the East Coast could meet 60% of the electricity demand of New England, even considering the wake effects, a new study shows.
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