Faculty/Staff Edition - Feb. 27, 2017

Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez has selected a team to explore how research computing on the cloud might benefit CU Boulder and its partners in the future, especially in terms of multidisciplinary collaboration.

On the heels of its strategic planning process and the announcement of the music+ campaign, the College of Music next fall will unveil a new interdisciplinary program in partnership with several other colleges on campus. Meet the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree with an Emphasis in Media and Technology Studies.

The Eklund Opera season continues with Mozart’s "The Magic Flute," one of the most beloved and widely performed operas in the world. The family-friendly hit comes to Macky Auditorium March 17 through 19.

In the joint concert Alter/Altar, CU Boulder dance students Arneshia Williams and Gwen Ritchie will perform original pieces focused on improvisation (alter) and spiritual expression (altar).

The 2017 Colorado WASH Symposium will gather industry leaders in Boulder on March 7 and 8 to discuss the challenges of improving global access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

Humans have dramatically increased the spatial and seasonal extent of wildfires across the U.S. in recent decades and ignited more than 840,000 blazes over a 21-year period, according to new University of Colorado Boulder-led research.

A new study with implications for human health found that prebiotics – dietary fibers found in foods like chicory, artichokes, raw garlic and onions – improved sleep and buffered stress.