Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 14, 2022
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Events & Exhibits
Marshall Fire CONVERGE forum set for Feb. 17
Researchers from all disciplines, practitioners from any organization and members of the community and general public are welcome to attend the second in a series of forums dedicated to research conducted in the immediate aftermath of the 2021 Boulder County fires.
CUPD to host free active harmer response class March 3
Learn what to do in an active harmer situation using the Run, Hide, Fight response protocol. Open to all students, faculty and staff, no registration is needed; simply show up ready to learn.
Get tickets for the Chancellor’s Annual Summit Feb. 23
At this Denver event, learn how CU is working to forge a just and sustainable future. Hosted by CU Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano, the evening includes a networking reception and presentations from some of CU’s top experts. Ticket prices range from $2 to $10.
Music Professor Rebecca Maloy to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture March 8
Rebecca Maloy, a professor of musicology and the director of the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, will deliver her in-person Distinguished Research Lecture, “Constructing Sanctity Through Sound in Early Medieval Iberia.”
News Headlines
Engineers deploy drones to survey Marshall Fire, gather lessons for future disasters
Just after first responders extinguished the flames of the Marshall Fire, a team of engineers from across the country hit the ground in an urgent effort: to collect data on the disaster before it disappears for good.
Paris Climate Agreement goal still within reach, suggests new CU Boulder study
A new study suggests some cautiously optimistic good news: the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement goal is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible.
Deep insights into the Arctic of tomorrow
Two years ago, hundreds of international scientists set off on the one-year MOSAiC expedition, collecting unprecedented environmental datasets over a full annual cycle in the central Arctic Ocean. Now, the team has published three overview articles.
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