Faculty-Staff Edition - Jan. 14, 2022
Campus Community
MLK Day donation drop-off event to benefit Community Food Share
Participate in this CU in the Community donation drop-off event taking place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 17, a nationally recognized day of service.
News Headlines
If you really listen, survivors and emergency responders will tell you what they need
Survivors of events like the recent Marshall Fire may face what sociologist Lori Peek called "the long tail of disaster-related trauma." She argues these survivors need mental health resources and support from friends and family long after the television cameras are gone.
When it comes to managing COVID, people place party over policy
A global study of 13,000 individuals found people around the world base their opinions of COVID-19 policies on who supports them, not what's in them. It suggests scientists and bipartisan coalitions, not political elites, should be the first ones to communicate pandemic plans.
How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for nonviolence included abolishing what he called triple evils—racism, poverty and militarism. CU expert Anthony Siracusa shares on The Conversation.