Faculty-Staff Edition - March 15, 2023
Campus Community
CU Boulder addressing employee retention, recruitment through compensation strategy, actions
As the offices of Finance and Business Strategy and Human Resources work on creating a long-term strategic compensation plan for the campus, CU Boulder leadership continues to take meaningful action to recruit and retain quality employees through salary and wage increases.
Voting to end March 17 for Staff Council representatives
All classified and university staff received unique voting links via their Colorado email accounts on Feb. 27. If you cannot find yours, contact Staff Council for a re-send. Cast your vote by end-of-day March 17.
Regional compost changes to impact some campus composting
The service provider for Front Range regional composting is narrowing the types of compost streams it will accept, reducing the types of items that can be composted on campus.
Nation’s biggest science communications conference back on at CU
After being postponed in 2020 and 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ScienceWriters2023 is on track for Oct. 6–10 at the CU Boulder and CU Anschutz campuses.
Research in Your Backyard
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse ‘eerily reminiscent’ of 2008 crisis
We’ve seen this movie before, so how could history be repeating itself so soon? Experts from the Leeds School of Business reflect on the Silicon Valley Bank collapse and discuss what went wrong.
When someone sneezes on Everest, their germs can last for centuries
Thanks to technological advances in microbial DNA analysis, CU researchers have discovered that mountaineers’ boots aren’t the only things leaving footprints on the world’s tallest mountain.
How ‘patient influencers’ may be misleading patients on prescription drugs
A new study sheds light on the growing phenomenon of “patient influencers,” confirming they work closely with pharmaceutical companies and routinely provide advice about drugs to followers.
Events & Exhibits
Join the Thriving in Wellness workshop March 23
This event is for faculty in their first three years at CU Boulder. Please join the final Thriving at CU event for the 2022–23 academic year, discussing resources to support mental health and well-being, work-life balance and more.
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