Faculty-Staff Edition—May 15, 2025

The Right Here, Right Now global climate summit, beginning June 4, will aim to address critical issues at the intersection of climate change and human rights. Register to join via livestream. New speaker info added!
Campus Community
Chancellor convenes faculty salary task force to join other compensation efforts
Two new groups are taking on improving the salaries of tenured and tenure-track faculty and ensuring unit-level approaches to salaries for faculty are in line with state law and previous university recommendations.
Your summer guide to the University Libraries
The University Libraries have the resources you need to make the most of your summer session—from study spaces, research help, technology checkout and materials for your downtime.
Office spring cleaning tips for faculty and staff
At the end of another academic year, you may be looking to do some spring cleaning around your office. As you start to declutter desk drawers and other spaces, the Environmental Center has tips to help you make the most of your spring cleaning.
Don't forget to review and save shared files
As students graduate and employees leave the university, continuing students and employees should take a moment to review any shared Google or Microsoft files before they are deleted.
Research Corner
Disneyland for physicists: Breakthrough Prize honors scientists at world's largest particle collider
This year's award recognized the work of four international research collaborations at the Large Hadron Collider, including 32 current and former physicists at CU Boulder.
A vicious cycle: How methane emissions from warming wetlands could exacerbate climate change
The latest study finds that emissions of the potent greenhouse gas might be higher than previously estimated.
Pacific upwelling much faster at the equator than scientists thought
A new discovery by a CU Boulder researcher shows why global climate models overestimate warming in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Events & Exhibits
Mobile Food Pantry on May 22
The mobile food pantry is free and open to CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, as well as the community members of Boulder and Broomfield counties. Attendees will receive up to 30 pounds of food in multiple boxes. Food will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
Magic, music and surprising expectations
Audiences can expect a storm of surprises in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's "Tempest" this summer.
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