Faculty-Staff Edition—Feb. 10, 2025
Fairies and dragons and love! Oh my! An expert on romance fiction digs into one of the publishing industry's hottest trends.
Campus Community
Record fall-to-spring retention rates signal value of student success support across campus
The CU Board of Regents received a chancellor update on the spring 2025 student census, including record retention rates among first-year students.
Faculty assembly updated on university’s response to federal transition
Senior Vice Chancellor Massimo Ruzzene spoke to faculty about recent impacts on research, the campus and beyond.
Presidents Leadership Class donation expands scholarships, experiential learning
A CU Boulder family with 100 years of history at the university has committed $2.15 million to expand scholarships and experiential learning for students in the Presidents Leadership Class.
Events & Exhibits
Distinguished lecture Feb. 18 to explore Indigenous climate action, relational continuity
An upcoming talk by Clint Carroll will showcase his longstanding work with Cherokee Elders, knowledge keepers and communities in Oklahoma toward the interrelated goals of sustaining our relationships to land and envisioning vibrant and self-determining futures for his people.
The making of open educational resources—a discussion March 4
Join a virtual panel discussion with four educators who have created open educational resources. The panelists will talk about their experiences adapting and adopting open educational resources in their classrooms. Registration is required.
Join the New Moms Group starting March 4
Are you a new mother or a mother-to-be? Join a seven-week group to discuss the particular challenges of being a new mother who also has a career. We’ll share ideas and offer support. Bring your lunches and your babies too!
Research Updates
Is the path to better mental health a walk in the park?
CU Boulder researchers Colleen Reid, Emma Rieves and their colleagues explored the potential impact of objective and perceived green space exposure on mental health.
An Arctic ‘beyond recognition’ by 2100
A new review paper published in Science highlights the changes that will occur in the Arctic by 2100 and their far-reaching implications.
Lightning strikes link weather on Earth, weather in space
Lightning can be used to probe Earth’s dynamic Van Allen radiation belts, directly connecting terrestrial weather and space weather. Read from CU expert Lauren Blum on The Conversation.