Faculty-Staff Edition - Nov. 6, 2023

Campus Community

Faculty assembly hears 2nd proposal on academic calendar

At its Nov. 2 monthly meeting, the Boulder Faculty Assembly discussed a second option for an academic calendar proposal, heard about how to support student-athlete academic achievements, and got an update by the BFA chair on the CU Boulder chancellor search and more.

CU staff members at the all-staff celebration in spring 2022

WorkWell at CU Boulder

Work-Life Wins Campus Community

WorkWell at CU strives to advance a culture of whole-person wellness for the university’s faculty and staff to further promote employee well-being and engagement. Learn more about employee well-being.

Want to try acupuncture? Here are 4 things to know

Healthy Buffs Campus Community

Acupuncture can be a great way to address a variety of health concerns. Here are a few things to know if you’re curious about trying acupuncture for yourself.

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Get paid: Research opportunities and on-campus jobs

Getting Involved Campus Community

From university research studies to part-time jobs, there are plenty of opportunities to make extra money on campus. See what's open.

Events & Exhibits

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Lunchtime skill-builder: The power of micro-affirmations Nov. 28

Workshops & Seminars Events & Exhibits

Helping employees feel valued is one of leadership’s many challenges. And what exactly does it mean to value an individual? Micro-affirmations can be a great place to start. Join the Ombuds Office and Bina Patel; learn tips to start effectively valuing staffers.

Research Updates

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Your brain remembers what your fingers used to do

Health News Headlines

New CU Boulder research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.

Cornelius Adejoro, Seungwook Lee and Larissa Schwartz

How will AI shape the next generation?

Science & Technology News Headlines

Step into the Center for the Brain, AI and Child and learn from its members how artificial intelligence will impact the next generation of children and their caretakers around the world as the technology becomes a new normal.

Scott Diddams with his students in the lab

Researchers to test Einstein’s predictions of general relativity atop Rocky Mountains

Science & Technology News Headlines

Imagine being able to measure tiny changes in the flow of time caused by Earth’s gravity with atomic clocks atop one of Colorado’s iconic peaks. That could soon be a reality thanks to an NSF grant that will advance geodesy through the use of quantum sensors, some of the most precise in the world.

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Humans and computers work together for tutoring success

Education & Outreach News Headlines

CU Boulder was chosen to join the new Learning Engineering Virtual Institute with the aim of doubling the rate of middle school math learning within five years by building a hybrid human-AI tutoring platform that will reach over 275,000 diverse, low-income students.

Faculty Mentions

The New York Times: A Beginner’s Guide to Looking at the Universe

FOX31: Northern lights could ramp up next year, and so could these strange occurrences

Trail Runner Magazine: The Science of Trail Running Biomechanics

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Election Day Nov. 7

The 2023 election includes a number of local issues, including at the city, county and state levels. In case you missed it, visit the CU Boulder election page to learn how and where to register on campus, what’s on the ballot and where you can cast your vote by 7 p.m. tomorrow.

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Faculty-Staff Edition - Nov. 6, 2023

Campus Community

Events & Exhibits

Research Updates

Faculty Mentions

Election Day Nov. 7

News Headlines

Campus Community

Events & Exhibits