Faculty-Staff—Aug. 22, 2025
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, killing more than 1,800 people and displacing 1.2 million. Natural Hazards Center Director Lori Peek reflects on what we learned—or should have.
Campus Community
New beginnings: Welcoming CU Boulder's new faculty and leaders
The Office of Faculty Affairs recently hosted CU Boulder's annual New Faculty Orientation, bringing together 149 new tenure-track, teaching and clinical faculty.
Meet the provost: Ann Stevens
Get to know CU Boulder's new provost, Ann Stevens, an economist, who succeeds Russell Moore.
CU Boulder scientist named 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholar
Biochemist Vignesh Kasinath will receive four years of funding "to uncover fundamental insights about human health and disease."
Prepare for multi-factor authentication changes coming Sept. 15
Enrolling in the strengthened Microsoft multi-factor authentication before Sept. 15 will help limit disruptions to your work. Learn more.
Events & Exhibits
FLEX and note-taking—A presentation for faculty Sept. 2
Join Disability Services for back-to-back faculty presentations on the FLEX Plan and note-taking accommodations. In these presentations, we will review faculty responsibilities, timelines, general process and frequently asked questions on these two accommodations.
Ride well with WorkWell: Join the Buffalo Bicycle Classic Sept. 7
Join CU Boulder's WorkWell program in supporting the Buffalo Bicycle Classic. Ride for wellness, community and a great cause.
The Conversation
Protestant ideas shaped Americans' support for birth control
Griswold v. Connecticut, the 1965 Supreme Court ruling protecting a husband and wife’s right to contraception, set the precedent for several other landmark cases about sex and privacy. Read from CU expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.
Research Corner
DNA from extinct hominin may have helped ancient peoples survive in the Americas
Scientists know little about Denisovans, a now-extinct relative of humans. But a gene inherited from these hominins may have helped ancient peoples adapt to the new environments of North and South America thousands of years ago.