Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 17, 2023

This semester’s Faculty Tuesdays brings performances celebrating the legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, underrepresented composers and more.
Campus Community
CU Boulder weighs in on financial aid, student educators and more in legislative session
Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Chief Financial Officer Todd Haggerty, three faculty members and three students testified in support of higher education bills introduced in the current Colorado legislative session.
Professors recognized for cutting-edge inventions
Two professors are being recognized for inventions that could have “real impact on the welfare of society.” Corrella Detweiler and Wei Zhang have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors.
CU Boulder students donate nearly 2,000 emergency meal cards to help fight food insecurity
Students donated 1,966 meal swipes as part of the Swipe it Forward event, which encouraged students with meal plans to “pay it forward” and support their fellow Buffs. The meal swipes will now be available as emergency meal cards to students in need of extra support.
55 student-athletes earn Pac-12 academic honor roll
A total of 55 Colorado Buffaloes were named to the Pac-12 Conference's 2022 Fall Academic Honor Roll. The recipients were from men's and women's cross-country, football, soccer and volleyball.
Research in Your Backyard
Is tech transforming the housing market? Its track record doesn’t build confidence
Mike DelPrete, a scholar in residence at the Leeds School of Business, says new tools will bring incremental changes, not wide-scale disruption.