Community Edition - Oct. 11, 2020
Thirty years after beginning her training as a postdoctoral scholar in the CU Boulder lab of Nobel laureate Thomas Cech, biochemist Jennifer Doudna won her own Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-development of the revolutionary genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.
In Focus
COVID-19 campus updates: Oct. 8 edition
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: a return to in-person and hybrid classes; new public health orders; a change to the hours at one testing site; and more.
CU Boulder to participate in Colorado Free Application Day Oct. 13
In a statewide effort to reduce barriers to higher education, all 32 public universities in Colorado—including CU Boulder—and several private colleges will waive admissions application fees for state residents on Oct. 13.
Redesigned website showcases outreach programs
The Office for Outreach and Engagement has recently redesigned the CU Boulder Community Outreach and Engagement Programs website, which showcases nearly 200 outreach and engagement programs from every college and school.
Discover What's Here
Music and the HIV/AIDS crisis: A pandemic discussion on Oct. 12
This public and interdisciplinary discussion will look at the intersection of music and the HIV/AIDS crisis in light of the global coronavirus pandemic.
Boulder, Chicago graduate students launch forum to discuss 2020 election
A new series with events through Dec. 11—Talking Politics: Anthropologists and Linguists Analyze the 2020 Election—brings together experts to share their perspectives on political communication in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Streamlined Research & Innovation Week goes virtual Oct. 12–16
The 2020 streamlined edition will feature three virtual events that you’ll only be able to find at CU Boulder. Take a look at this year's events, which are free and open to the public.
Oct. 14 webinar addresses COVID-19’s effect on children, families, college students
Leading experts in psychology at CU Boulder, CU Anschutz and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are hosting a panel and Q&A about the profound impact the pandemic has had on the mental health of children, family and college students.
Carnival’s compliance journey: A talk on Oct. 14
Hear the inside story of the world’s largest cruise line operator. Peter Anderson, the corporation's ethics officer, will discuss overhauling ethics and compliance amidst a history of environmental crimes, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
What keeps law firm leaders up at night? Learn more Oct. 14
Join the University of Colorado Law School for a virtual lecture presented by Amy DeVan, executive director of Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP. DeVan will elaborate on ethical issues related to the practice of law.
TEDxCU presents Countdown on Oct. 17
TED Countdown is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. Learn more about the Oct. 17 event.
Date change: On free speech and cancel culture–A talk Nov. 19
Join former New York Times opinion writer and editor Bari Weiss and Benson Center Director Daniel Jacobson in a presentation and discussion about free speech and today's cancel culture. Previously slated for October, this event has been rescheduled for Nov. 19.
Research in Your Backyard
Scientists peer inside an asteroid
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft rendezvoused with the asteroid Bennu in late 2018. Now, researchers think they know what this chunk of space debris is like on the inside.
Scholars aim to unlock mystery of the Mesoamerican collapse
A global team of researchers led by a CU Boulder professor has received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to study the classic-period collapse in Mesoamerica.