Faculty-Staff Edition - Aug. 29, 2022

Tobias Niederwieser and Luis Zea pose by two cases on a table in a lab

Yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts

NASA's Artemis 1 mission could launch for the moon as early as Saturday, Sept. 3. Aboard will be an experiment designed by engineers at CU Boulder studying how radiation in space could impact human astronauts.

Campus Community

Reiland Rabaka is committed to a cause

Faculty in Focus Campus Community

Reiland Rabaka, professor of African, African American and Caribbean Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies, is the founder and director of CU Boulder’s Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS, pronounced “cause”).

Four recipients, pictured with the chancellor, are the recipients of the Employee of the Year Award for 2019

Calling for nominations: Chancellor's Employee of the Year Awards

Nominations Campus Community

This annual award is presented to CU Boulder staff in recognition of and appreciation for exceptional job performance and distinguished contributions to the campus community. Nominations are due by Sept. 30.

2021 aerials of Boulder and CU Boulder campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Campus announces sexual misconduct task force

Deadlines & Announcements Campus Community

CU Boulder is expanding the reach of existing campus prevention and education efforts through a new sexual misconduct task force. Learn more and plan to attend a Sept. 26 town hall.

The Conversation

Artemis 1 mission sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit

The Conversation News Headlines

NASA is going back to the Moon (sans crew). The mission will mark a key step in bringing humans back to Earth’s dusty sidekick after a half-century hiatus. CU expert Jack Burns discusses what to expect on The Conversation.