Faculty-Staff Edition—Sept. 12, 2025
With federal incentives for electric vehicles ending in the United States this month, CU Boulder economist Stephanie Weber shares what's next for consumers and automakers.
Safety & Support
Ways to support yourself and each other through a traumatic event
For many of us, trauma can be challenging to define and even more challenging to talk about. Here are some ways you can support yourself and your fellow Buffs.
Reach out for campus support resources
Many in the CU Boulder community may be looking to campus resources for assistance. Please know there are many in-person and virtual support and advocacy resources available to you.
Research Corner
Construction secrets of honeybees: Study reveals how bees build hives in tricky spots
In a new study, CU researchers found that honeybees used adaptive strategies to build stable, usable honeycomb on irregular and imperfect surfaces.
Events & Exhibits
Join the CWA volunteer kickoff meeting Sept. 17
Join the Conference on World Affairs volunteer kickoff meeting to connect and learn more about getting involved. You can help launch the journey to CWA 2026!
Free public talks at the BioFrontiers Institute return
The BioFrontiers Institute is hosting free monthly talks for the public this fall—no jargon, just scientific issues that impact the community. Learn about how the brain encodes love, how microbes could fight childhood diabetes, how 3D printing is shaping medicine and more.
Campus Community
RIO awards Distinguished Research Lectureships for 2025–26
The Research & Innovation Office announced that Dan Doak and Alexis Templeton have been recognized with Distinguished Research Lectureships, which are among the most esteemed honors bestowed by the faculty upon a faculty member at CU Boulder.
The history of CU Boulder's red sunflower was nearly discarded. Now it's a successful library program
The University Libraries' One Seed has distributed over 7,200 red sunflower seed packets to the community and the history of how the flower was cultivated—and saved—is as serendipitous as its rediscovery in the archives.
Seeking nominations for showcase about open, digital and public scholarship
The Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship is seeking nominations for a showcase featuring projects that center on open access, digital, public and/or community-engaged scholarship.
Enroll in strengthened multi-factor authentication
The deadline to enroll in strengthened multi-factor authentication has been extended to Oct. 7 so more people can be proactive and reduce the chance that policy enforcement will disrupt their daily activities.