Faculty-Staff Edition Nov. 5, 2025

CU's hub for English language instruction celebrates a half-century of serving international students and professionals, university employees and community members.
Campus Community
Impact Grant applications now open for 2026–27 funding cycle
Impact Grants provide seed funding to programs and initiatives that operationalize units' capacities to advance at least one of the campus's five diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
CU Boulder chancellor highlights higher education as economic driver at annual conference
Justin Schwartz recently participated in a Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference, speaking as part of a plenary session on higher education as a catalyst for leadership, innovation and economic growth.
Events & Exhibits
Mobile food pantries set for Nov. 6, Nov. 20
Mobile food pantries on campus are free and open to CU Boulder students, faculty and staff, plus community members of Boulder and Broomfield counties.
Children's Book Festival Nov. 8 to feature beloved, award-winning authors
Co-hosted by the CU Boulder School of Education and the Boulder Bookstore, the Children's Book Festival will feature creators who will lead talks, demos, book signings and family-friendly activities alongside CU Boulder students.
Staff Council blood drive set for Nov. 11–13
Join Staff Council for the CU Boulder Blood Drive, happening Nov. 11–13, in partnership with Vitalant. All are welcome, including faculty, staff and students.
Research Corner
Voters' dislike of PAC donations cuts across political lines
CU Boulder political scientist Michelangelo Landgrave's research finds Republicans and independents share Democrats' concerns over corporate donations in federal elections.
Do gun manufacturers have a duty to prevent violence?
A CU Boulder ethicist argues that it’s time to rethink corporate responsibility when it comes to preventing gun violence.
Chemists find clues to the origins of buckyballs in space
A new study led by space chemist Jordy Bouwman may reveal a missing link in how certain organic molecules form in outer space. They include buckminsterfullerine, sometimes known as the "buckyball," a molecule that bears a striking resemblance to a soccer ball.
Scientists discover new way to shape what a stem cell becomes
New research shows that cellular storage units known as “P bodies” play a critical role in cell differentiation. The findings could open new avenues for fertility treatments and regenerative medicine.
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