Dean of Students JB Banks

The dean’s list of advice: 3 tips for Halloween weekend

Oct. 22, 2021

With the upcoming holiday this weekend, I hope you are able to find time to take a break from your studies, relax and celebrate safely. Read more from JB Banks, dean of students and associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs.

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Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage

Oct. 20, 2021

A new analysis of 350,000 news stories produced by conservative media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group finds when the company buys a station, local news definitely takes a hit. But it did not find any evidence, at scale, that coverage shifts toward a more conservative slant.

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Join a virtual town hall for graduate students Oct. 26

Oct. 15, 2021

All students, staff and faculty associated with graduate education at CU Boulder are encouraged to join the Graduate School and senior leadership for a virtual town hall at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26.

2021 aerials of Boulder and CU Boulder campus. (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Coming soon: Students, faculty, staff invited to participate in Campus Culture Survey

Oct. 12, 2021

Opening Oct. 18, the Campus Culture Survey will allow campus members to provide anonymous feedback about experiences with hostile treatment, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment or sexual misconduct and the extent to which they feel respected, supported and valued.

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Provost accepts Graduate School strategic plan

Oct. 6, 2021

As work to transform graduate education is well underway, Provost Russell Moore has officially accepted the Graduate School strategic plan.

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Register now to compete in Three Minute Thesis

Oct. 6, 2021

The deadline to register for the Graduate School’s annual 3MT competition is Oct. 20. Register now and learn more about the fall workshops, competition, research prize money and more.

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How therapy, not pills, can nix chronic pain and change the brain

Sept. 29, 2021

A new, CU Boulder-led study provides strong evidence that a psychological treatment can provide effective and lasting relief for chronic pain, which affects one in five Americans. The treatment also appears to quiet regions of the brain that generate chronic pain.

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Study: Banning abortion would boost maternal mortality by double-digits

Sept. 8, 2021

A nationwide abortion ban would lead to a 21% increase in the number of pregnancy-related deaths overall and a 33% increase among Black women, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

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A blood test for your body clock? It’s on the horizon

July 27, 2021

CU Boulder sleep researchers have found it's possible to determine the timing of a person's internal biological clock via a single blood draw. Ultimately, the findings could lead to personalized recommendations for when people should eat, sleep, exercise and take medications.

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Is wildfire smoke bad for your health?

July 12, 2021

With fires blazing across Colorado, California and Oregon, much of the Western United States is awash in smoke this summer. How does the smoke impact our health? Is it OK to exercise outdoors? What can we do to protect ourselves indoors? Colleen Reid has answers.

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