Graduate Student Edition - July 11, 2024

Large portions of the West, including parts of Colorado, are reeling from extreme temperatures this week. CU expert Colleen Reid, who studies the health impacts from natural disasters, explains the unique hazards of prolonged heat waves and what people and communities can do to handle them.

In a new rom-com, Scarlett Johansson plays a PR maven hired to film a fake version of the moon landing. Media scholar Rick Stevens gives his take on why conspiracy theories around the moon landing have such staying power.

Beginning Aug. 1, LGBTQ+ students across the United States are poised to earn unprecedented federal protection from discrimination under a proposed overhaul of Title IX. CU Boulder Today got researcher Chelsea Kilimnik's take on how the new rules, and the fierce pushback against them, could impact students' mental health.

Through Aug. 1, the CU Board of Regents is accepting nominations for the 2025 honorary degrees, university medals and distinguished service awards.

Applications are due by July 31 to receive up to $8,000 to create or adapt open educational resources. Get details, including contact information in case you have questions.

Brooke Marten is engineering a better environment, focused on what happens to trash after it is carted off to the landfill—and ways to turn it into a valuable product.

Former Buffalo Derrick White, who helped lead the Boston Celtics to an NBA Championship in June, has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team, which will compete in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Uniformed CU Boulder police officers and residential service officers are now allowed to wear cowboy hats. The Stetson style, which is optional, offers extra protection from the elements.