Faculty-Staff Edition—Jan. 24, 2025

See who won the University Libraries’ first round of seed grants to support collaborations between researchers and librarians.

Professor Adam Kaufman has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Kaufman is a JILA fellow, NIST physicist and CU Boulder physics professor.

CU Boulder student athletes continue to set new standards of excellence in the classroom, racking up a 3.287 GPA for the fall 2024 semester, the highest mark in CU Athletics’ history.

A new survey of 1,700 people taken in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic found that people who watched, read or listened to a lot of conservative media were less likely to get vaccinated. But those who mixed outlets like Fox News with other sources across the ideological spectrum didn't show the same tendencies.

Scientists are getting closer every day to getting the best view yet of alien worlds, thanks to years of dedicated work by several missions in which the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at CU Boulder was involved.

Studying the vulnerabilities of Colorado's prisons and jails reveals exposures to climate-related hazards, disproportionately affecting incarcerated individuals—especially those from Black and Latino communities. Read from CU experts Shawhin Roudbari and Shideh Dashti on The Conversation.

Global scientific reports about climate change are largely written and reviewed by older researchers from high-income countries, but including early-career scientists produces more balanced reports and is crucial for inclusive climate discussions. Read from CU expert Marta Moreno Ibáñez and colleagues on The Conversation.

Discover how to master the art of setting boundaries while enjoying a nostalgic twist on workplace dynamics. Join this Ombuds Office ”lunch and learn.”

Tickets are going fast for a performance by soprano Renée Fleming inspired by the album ”Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene.”

Emerging BFA choreographers will craft new dance works in an exciting fusion of genres that explores a variety of personal themes. Tickets are on sale now.

Are you ready to make a real difference on campus? Learn about what it means to be a CU Boulder Staff Council representative; join one of the upcoming virtual info sessions.