Community Edition - Oct. 18, 2020
In Focus
Off-campus wildfire activity: Campus resources and response
Our campus is prepared to support our faculty, staff and students who may be affected and to respond to changing conditions as necessary, said Provost Russell Moore and Interim Chief Operating Officer Patrick O'Rourke in a campus message.
COVID-19 campus updates: Oct. 15 edition
Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: planning is underway to develop what the spring semester will look like, plus more.
Discover What's Here
Black, Indian and biracial woman: A forum Oct. 21
Join a discussion in which panelists will share their thoughts on the issues of race, caste, identity, structural power and the representation that Senator Kamala Harris’ historic vice presidential nomination signifies.
Celebrate the 91st annual Alumni Awards on Oct. 22
This year's winners include the CEO of an NFL team, a Grammy Award winner and a world-class educator creating more equitable classrooms.
Join the New Venture Challenge kickoff on Oct. 28
See what's in store for CU Boulder's premier entrepreneurial competition and how you—as a student, faculty, researcher, staff or community member—can be a part of it. More than $100,000 in cash prizes is up for grabs!
See 'The Laramie Project,' a play Oct. 30–Nov. 6
Immerse yourself in a breathtaking, reverent work about the darkest and lightest parts of humanity's hearts. The play is created by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project, brought to you by CU Presents.
Research in Your Backyard
Aerosol research instrumental in getting musicians back to playing safely
A CU Boulder research team of scientists and musicians seeks to find out how musical ensembles around the world can continue to safely perform music together during the pandemic.
Fake COVID-19 news makes you want to treat yourself on the cheap
People exposed to fake news during the already uncertain COVID-19 era are simultaneously compelled to treat themselves and to try to save money, according to new research.
Remnants of ancient viruses could be shaping coronavirus response, says new Packard Fellow
Ed Chuong, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, has been awarded a prestigious $875,000 Packard Fellowship to study how remnants of ancient viruses shape modern-day immune response.
Unprecedented energy use since 1950 has transformed our planetary environment and humanity’s geologic footprint
A new study makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that have pushed the Earth towards a new geological epoch known as the Anthropocene.
Now showing: New guidelines to ensure safety of theater performers
Two CU Boulder theater professors created guidelines for dealing with conflicts, reporting sexual harassment, handling violence and stage intimacy and maintaining basic health and safety for all artists.