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Faculty-Staff Edition - May 5, 2023

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Presenting tomorrow’s leaders: The class of 2023

Students in Focus Campus Community
Read words of wisdom from some of the many talented and innovative students who are graduating and starting on their next adventures. As they become Forever Buffs, they leave their inspirational legacies—with advice and reflection—for those who follow.

Campus Community

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UROP celebrates its 2023 Mentor Award recipients

Announcements & Deadlines Celebrate Campus Community
Christine Brennan, Jordy Bouwman and Ash Weier are the recipients of this year's Mentor Awards through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Read about these exemplary mentors, as well as those who received honorable mentions.
Junior Maggie Cornelius befriends therapy dog Banksy

Photos: Therapy dogs help students decompress before finals

Scene at CU Campus Community
With finals around the corner, therapy pups were happy to accommodate students with a much-needed study break at the Rec Center this week.
Pills spill out of a bottle.

4 things everyone should know about xylazine

Healthy Buffs Campus Community
On May 2, the city of Boulder issued a press release to notify residents that xylazine is being distributed in Boulder County's illicit drug supply. Here are four things everyone should know about xylazine.

Research in Your Backyard

Cigarette burning

Does the sweet seduction of flavored tobacco make quitting harder?

Health & Society News Headlines
A study led by a CU Boulder researcher finds that flavored tobacco products reduce the likelihood of cessation later, but researchers say more investigation is needed.
A scene from the TV show Extrapolations

Fact or fiction? New sci-fi series Extrapolations explores a climate-changed future

Climate & Environment News Headlines
Black Mirror meets Don’t Look Up in Apple TV’s dystopian drama about living through climate change impacts. Not for the faint of heart, Extrapolations depicts a future with rising temperatures, sea levels and global tensions—all mostly within the realm of possibility, according to CU experts.
Person wears a shirt made out of kombucha leather with glowing LED lights

Kombucha chic: How one student uses microbes, and time, to grow her own clothes

Science & Technology News Headlines
Biodesign researcher Fiona Bell says that anyone, anywhere can grow their own clothing right from their kitchens. You start by brewing a batch of kombucha.

The Conversation

dark storm cloud

Cloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it more effective

The Conversation News Headlines
Cloud seeding—spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation—has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently have scientists been able to measure how effective it really is. CU’s Katja Friedrich lends expertise on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Person holding a phone with Twitter logo in front of a Silicon Valley Bank sign

Twitter played a role in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank—new research

The Conversation News Headlines
Social media provides both a forum for communication and a public signal about what a bank’s customers believe. That means Twitter can facilitate coordination in real-time. CU expert Tony Cookson shares in The Conversation's Research Brief series.

Buff Bulletin Board

Campus Dining Services closures start May 11

Material science program launches undergraduate minor

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