Faculty-Staff Edition—Sept. 24, 2025
Researchers from Colorado have brought a quantum device known as an optical atomic clock to the summit of Colorado's Mount Blue Sky. Their work could, one day, help people navigate without GPS or even predict when a volcano is about to erupt.
Campus Community
131 CU Boulder faculty members honored at convocation
CU Boulder recently celebrated and honored faculty members who have earned tenure, been promoted to full professor or teaching professor, and received the Provost's Faculty Achievement Award.
Faculty Affairs welcomes Warren Sconiers
The Office of Faculty Affairs is delighted to announce that Warren Sconiers, associate teaching professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been appointed as faculty fellow for teaching and clinical faculty development.
Visit a Colorado state park with a University Libraries parks pass
You can check out state park passes equipped with a backpack, binoculars and informational guides from the University Libraries. Passes are checked out for one week and allow one vehicle into the park, so bring your friends or family.
CU Boulder selected to lead new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability
The Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability recognizes and celebrates higher education institutions that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability and climate action as integral to their academic missions.
Events & Exhibits
Gun violence documentary film screening and discussion set for Oct. 7
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence is inviting the campus community to "Breaking the Cycle: Stories of Strength and Survival of Gun Violence"—a free documentary screening and panel discussion. The event will also highlight the risk of losing CDC funding for CSPV.
Lily Gladstone to keynote campus Indigenous Peoples Day celebration Oct. 13
Lily Gladstone is best known for her starring role in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon" opposite Leonardo DiCaprio. Her performance earned her the 2023 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Motion Picture.
Unlock new funding opportunities at Translational Funding Week Oct. 27–30
Join this series of engaging lunchtime sessions designed to demystify the landscape of non-dilutive funding opportunities that support the journey from lab to market for faculty, postdocs, doctoral students and innovators.
Research Corner
How does growing up poor influence financial decision-making? New study sheds light
Research has long linked childhood poverty to financial risk-taking in adulthood. But a new analysis casts doubt on this stereotype.
The Conversation
A walk across Alaska's Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data
As global temperatures rise, hunters in Alaska, who rely on Arctic ice, are seeing changes. CU expert Alexandra Jahn explains how these shifts are echoed in satellite data and climate models—on The Conversation.