COVID-19 Digest - April 18, 2021
Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: Boulder County level change; pointers for students who receive their first vaccine dose on campus and leave campus before their second dose; and more.
Campus Response & Announcements
Unpacking CU’s tuition buy-down proposal: 5 questions for Chief Financial Officer Carla Ho’a
The CU Board of Regents approved a plan that will effectively keep tuition flat again for the 2021-22 academic year. CU Boulder's Carla Ho’a provides details on how this proposal supports CU students and contributes to fiscal resilience.
New slate of webinars explore economic recovery, COVID-19 for marginalized communities, more
The Leeds School of Business is offering additional webinars in April, covering everything from how Black youth leverage technology to what to expect in the economic recovery from COVID-19 and more.
From vaccines to plants: New Venture Challenge finalists focus on saving lives
The 13th annual New Venture Challenge finals awarded $150,000 in prize money and investments for new innovations designed by CU Boulder students, employees and alumni.
Related Research
Across centuries and diseases, poverty, conflict and racism fuel pandemics
The current COVID-19 pandemic and other disease outbreaks aren't just biological phenomena, a team of archaeologists argue—these events are also shaped by the broader welfare of human societies.
How to cope in a pandemic
Amid COVID-19, Sona Dimidjian and her CU colleagues say there are simple, research-based strategies that can offer relief and help improve mental health.
Buffs Together
Alumnus harnesses blockchain for secure purchasing of personal protective equipment
A Forever Buff is using his technology background to help small and medium-size companies order personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.