Faculty-Staff Edition—May 27, 2025

A plan to eliminate federal taxes on tips is moving forward, but the benefits may be smaller than they sound. Nicole Lazzeri walks through the policy proposal and what workers and taxpayers should know.

President Donald Trump has set aggressive goals to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome, but many parts of the system already exist. Read more from Iain Boyd on The Conversation.

The Research & Innovation Office and New Frontiers Grant partners—the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the School of Education—announced  winners in the New Frontiers Grant Program, a novel initiative designed to foster new, interdisciplinary research directions for CU Boulder.

The 2025 Workforce Development Seed Grants reflect the university's deep commitment to preparing CU Boulder students—and learners across the region—for meaningful, future-ready careers.

Climate change is increasing sulfate runoff, likely causing soil microbes to produce the most toxic form of mercury.

From 2016 to 2022, NASA's MinXSS CubeSat mission launched small satellites built by LASP students to study X-ray emissions from the sun. The mission, which officially ended in March, provided groundbreaking insights into solar activity and demonstrated how small, cost-effective satellites can achieve significant scientific results.

When Taylor Howard dove into research on Sister Mary Dominic Ray, she was expecting to find the nun's biography, books she annotated or articles she wrote. Instead, she unlocked a highly varied collection of documents that left Sister Mary a mystery.