Graduate Student Edition - Dec. 9, 2020

It’s normal to feel stressed, worried or anxious about finals. Here are a few tips for creating positive affirmations that can help you change negative thought patterns and get you through the rest of the year.

The period of final exams marks the extension of Information Technology support hours and—when finals conclude—the reduction of hours and a change to how you can get in-person support.

Nearly 20 years from the day she accepted her first job at CU Boulder as an IT initiatives coordinator, Marin Stanek will make history when she becomes the university’s first female chief information officer on Jan. 1.

Need a gift idea? Give the gift of Ralphie this season with the Heritage Center's Lego Ralphie kits.

A new mathematical modeling study by CU Boulder scientists suggests a simple scratch-and-sniff test could play an important role in screening for COVID-19. An alumnus has already invented a 50-cent test that interfaces with a smartphone app, and more research is underway.

Niwot Ridge in the Rocky Mountains is slowly recovering from increased acidity caused by vehicle emissions in Colorado’s Front Range, suggesting that alpine regions across the Mountain West may be recovering. This is good news for the wildlife and wildflowers of Rocky Mountain National Park and for water sources that supply the Front Range and the Mountain West.

CU regents-elect Nolbert Chavez, Callie Rennison and Ilana Spiegel will introduce themselves to the CU community and speak about their vision for the board at an event that's open to faculty, staff, students and the general public.

In a time when many friendships have crashed on the rocks of political division, Dick Wadhams, former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, and Patty Limerick, faculty director of the Center of the American West, have maintained a steady tie of mutual respect.