Campus News

The Boulder Faculty Assembly’s March meeting included updates on accreditation, the Buff Undergraduate Success project, information technology decision-making and more.

In this talk sponsored by the Retired Faculty Association, Daniel Baker of LASP will discuss space weather impacts and their economic and societal costs.

Campus officials will conduct a CU Boulder alerts test, checking the university’s systems for sending text messages, emails, social media posts, computer desktop alerts and website announcements in the event of emergencies. Learn more.

Militaries around the world are rapidly developing science fiction-like laser weapons, motivated in part by the growing threat from swarms of drones. Read from CU defense expert Iain Boyd on the Conversation.

CU Boulder is streamlining the process of connecting students with on-campus job opportunities. Starting in March, departments are encouraged to use Handshake as the platform for posting student employment jobs and internships. This includes hourly and work-study positions.

Life on campus is awesome but let’s be real, stuff happens. From academic issues to interpersonal disputes and bureaucratic pitfalls, navigating life can get messy. Don’t sweat it, though! You have a secret weapon: the Ombuds Office.

Many students face various challenges during their academic journey, and faculty and staff are essential in providing students with a holistic and supportive educational experience. Learn ways you can help support students.

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Week, focused on federal funding for early development of technologies, will feature networking opportunities, resources and experts from CU Boulder and national agencies: NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA and others.

Rachael Seidler, a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology at the University of Florida, will deliver this year’s Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science on April 4.

Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds. The need for levity is just one reason climate comedy works—read more from CU experts Max Boykoff and Beth Osnes on The Conversation.