Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 28, 2024
With the participation of students, faculty, staff and visitors from around the world, this year’s Conference on World Affairs will boast 70 panel discussions, performances and keynote events with three main themes: leadership, global equity and the next 100 years. Check out the speakers and more!
Campus Community
Must-try tips to improve your sleep schedule
Academic and work stress can impact how well and how long we sleep. Whether you’re feeling fatigued, restless or both, here are some tips to help you create a better sleep schedule.
Make professional development a priority
Do you have professional development goals for the new year? Are you hoping to be more appropriately engaged with your work and life? Human Resources is offering three powerful trainings to help you take charge.
Tips for building team relationships in a hybrid office
Sometimes forming meaningful relationships and working together in a hybrid office can be challenging. Here are some tips you can use to build meaningful team relationships whether you're working in person or remote.
Electric vehicle charger and car-share come to Williams Village
CU Boulder has collaborated with Xcel Energy and Colorado CarShare to provide a shared electric vehicle and electric vehicle charging station in the Williams Village parking lot. Membership discounts and ride credits will be available to campus community members.
Research Updates
CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
The first randomized trial to examine how commercially available cannabis impacts anxiety symptoms has shown that products heavy in the nonintoxicating compound CBD work surprisingly well—and without getting you high.
Police pullback linked to increases in crime
A study of 78 Denver neighborhoods found that when police pulled back their activity amid COVID-19 lockdowns and in the wake of George Floyd's death in 2020, crime generally increased. But not every neighborhood was impacted the same.
How the ‘blockbuster effect’ boosts some crowdfunding campaigns
A recent study from the Leeds School of Business has found that widely popular Kickstarter campaigns have a positive spillover effect on other projects.
Events & Exhibits
Join the Chancellor’s Summit in Denver Feb. 29
Join for an evening of inspiration celebrating CU Boulder’s impact on student leaders—a showcase of the leadership opportunities and influence students are having on campus, the Boulder community and beyond.
Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez to discuss supermassive black holes March 5
The 53rd George Gamow Memorial Lecture will be “From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole,” presented by 2020 Nobel Laureate and UCLA Professor Andrea Ghez.