CU on the Weekend

Polarization is not as bad as you think, prof says

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Polarization is not as bad as you think, prof says Arielle Wiedenbeck Wed, 01/01/2025 - 11:00

Clint Talbott

Wolak will speak on the subject Saturday, Oct. 10, from 1-2:30 p.m. The presentation, which will be held via virtual Zoom webinar, requires pre-registration at this link. The event is part of the CU on the Weekend lecture series, presented by the Office for Outreach and Engagement.

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��ɫ��Ƶ professor to speak on mission to ‘touch’ the sun

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

��ɫ��Ƶ professor to speak on mission to ‘touch’ the sun Arielle Wiedenbeck Wed, 01/01/2025 - 11:00

Alaynah Penalosa

Approaching the sun closer than any spacecraft has before, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission aims to answer fundamental questions about the solar wind.

Playing a role in the success of that mission is Assistant Professor David Malaspina who worked with the ��ɫ��Ƶ’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, who helped make a signal processing board for the Parker Solar Probe’s FIELDS Instrument, which measures electric and magnetic fields near the Sun and is one of the four instruments that are part of the mission.

CU on the Weekend Lecture on Sept. 19 to cover NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and ��ɫ��Ƶ’s contribution to the FIELDS Instrument

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CU on the Weekend virtual lectures begin Sept. 19

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

CU on the Weekend virtual lectures begin Sept. 19 Arielle Wiedenbeck Wed, 01/01/2025 - 11:00

Sue Postema Scheeres

Mark your calendars now for free lectures about solar research, political compromise and musical time offered as part of the fall CU on the Weekend virtual lecture series.

These lectures feature some of ��ɫ��Ƶ’s most dynamic faculty, and are offered on three Saturdays from September through November from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The fall series launches Sept. 19.

This fall, the lectures are offered as a Zoom webinar and will include recorded and live portions as well as audience participation. Registration through our website is required for each separate lecture.

The Office for Outreach and Engagement coordinates this public series, which is supported by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing Education.

Lectures include:

A Mission to Touch the Sun

September 19 • 1–2:30 p.m.
Assistant Professor David Malaspina
Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
(Note: This lecture was rescheduled from spring 2020.)

Compromise in an Era of Party Polarization

October 10 • 1–2:30 p.m.
Professor Jennifer Wolak
Political Science

Reflections on Musical Time

November 21 • 1–2:30 p.m.
Associate Professor Yonatan Malin
College of Music
This lecture is also part of the Music Theory Department’s Musical Conversations series.

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CU on the Weekend lectures begin Feb. 15

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:00:00 +0000

CU on the Weekend lectures begin Feb. 15 Arielle Wiedenbeck Wed, 01/01/2025 - 11:00 Sue Postema Scheeres

Cannabis research, the Parker Solar Probe space mission, and British history and Latin inscriptions take center stage this spring as part of the CU on the Weekend lecture lineup.

This free series features some of ��ɫ��Ƶ’s most dynamic faculty, and is offered on three Saturdays from Feb. to April from 1 to 3 p.m. The fall series launches Feb. 15.

The lectures are held in the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, Butcher Auditorium, 3415 Colorado Ave on the ��ɫ��Ƶ’s East Campus. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and advanced registration is not required or accepted.

The Office for Outreach and Engagement coordinates this public series, which is supported by the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing Education.

Lectures include:

The Growing Field of Cannabis Research
February 15 • 1–3 p.m.
Research Associate Daniela Vergara, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

A Mission to Touch the Sun
March 14 • 1–3 p.m.
Assistant Professor David Malaspina, Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences

British History in the Latin Inscriptions of Rome
April 18 • 1–3 p.m.
Instructor Tyler Lansford, Classics

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CU on the Weekend Returns September 23

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 21:32:00 +0000

CU on the Weekend Returns September 23 Arielle Wiedenbeck Fri, 09/08/2023 - 15:32

Gretchen Minekime

CU on the Weekend will return this month with a fall series that will take audience members on a journey from Antarctica to Ancient Rome.

Professor Cassandra Brooks will share her experiences from research expeditions at the bottom of the world and her efforts to protect it. Attend Protecting Antarctica: Science, Diplomacy and Storytelling from the Bottom of the World on Saturday, September 23, and listen about how, beyond its extreme beauty, Antarctica also serves as a critically important global commons threatened by climate change and commercial fishing.

Join “The Beer Archaeologist” on Friday, November 3, for a special Homecoming edition of CU on the Weekend: Defining Beer in the Ancient World. Lecturer Travis Rupp will discuss the earliest archaeological evidence of beer and brewing, as well as how related terminology influenced social standing from the Late Roman period through later periods of European history and still shapes the terms and definitions we use for beer today.

All CU on the Weekend events are free and open to the public, with options to attend in person or virtually. Please go to the individual event pages for details.

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Scholar probes inequity in world of sports

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:40:49 +0000

Scholar probes inequity in world of sports Arielle Wiedenbeck Thu, 02/09/2023 - 16:40

Gretchen Minekime

CU on the Weekend lecture this Saturday to discuss how scholars address a past and present of inequities and understand intersectional identities in sports

The world of sports is rife with inequity, and Nicholas Villanueva has made this a focus of his scholarly study.

Villanueva, an assistant professor of ethnic studies and director of critical sports studies at the ��ɫ��Ƶ, will discuss his research at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The free event is being held in the CASE Building fourth-floor auditorium, or is available remotely by Zoom. Registration for Zoom attendance is required and can be completed at this link.

Saturday’s seminar is part of the CU on the Weekend series. The event is organized by the ��ɫ��Ƶ Office of Outreach and Engagement.

In his talk, Villanueva will discuss inequity in sports and intersectionality within the area of critical sports studies. Intersectionality is a framework for understanding a person or group of people as being affected by a number of types of discrimination or disadvantages. It takes into account people’s overlapping identities, such as someone being a woman and also being Black, in order to understand the complexities of prejudices and privileges they face.

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CU on the Weekend's Spring Lectures

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 23:52:48 +0000

CU on the Weekend's Spring Lectures Arielle Wiedenbeck Thu, 01/12/2023 - 16:52

Gretchen Minekime

CU on the Weekend’s spring series will cover topics from inequity in sports to the music of the ‘70s to how GPS has changed our world. Join us beginning February 4 to hear from some of ��ɫ��Ƶ’s most dynamic faculty members. The series is free, open to the public and offered in person and virtually.

Nicholas Villanueva, assistant professor of ethnic studies and director of critical sports studies, will kick off the series with A Study of Inequity in Sport on February 4.

Description: In the late 1970s, scholars from North America began to incorporate gender in their critique of contemporary sports. Soon thereafter, European sports scholars also embraced gender as a transformative concept. Initially, scholars focused on women athletes as subjects, but in the 1980s they expanded their perspectives. Rather than considering gender a distinct category, scholars redefined it as a dynamic relational process. The focus shifted from women athletes to a cultural critique of sport using intersectionality and cultural studies perspectives. Scholars purported that gender in sport intersects with other dimensions of human experience and identity, such as age, ethnicity, race and social class. This CU on the Weekend talk with Professor Nicholas Villanueva will examine the intersectionality of gender and sport through these many dimensions, explore existing inequities and share how Critical Sports Studies scholars are working to make sport more inclusive.

��ɫ��Ƶ Professor Reiland Rabaka, founder and director of the Center for African & African American Studies, will join College of Music Professors Jay Keister, Michael Sebulsky, Jeremy Smith and Keith Waters on March 4 to guide the CU on the Weekend audience through Music of the Long ‘70s: Black Power, Punk, Jambands and Jewish Soul.

Description: If the “Me Decade” of the 1970s is often treated as the decadent extension of a faded 1960s counterculture, the music offered innovations that continue to reverberate. This CU on the Weekend’s four presenters will discuss influential trends in Black Power and Soul music, Punk, Jambands, and Jewish Soul with a view to the “long” 1970s. Professors Jay Keister, Reiland Rabaka, Micheal Sebulsky and Jeremy Smith, guided by moderator Professor Keith Waters, will view the musical and cultural legacy of artists and groups such as Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, the Grateful Dead, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Dave Matthews, the Sex Pistols, and Fanny. There will be ample time for discussion with the audience and between presenters.

Distinguished Professor and Joseph T. Negler Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences Penina Axelrad will discuss on April 15 how GPS has had an unprecedented impact on our daily lives and scientific discovery. Tours of the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building will be available before and after the lecture.

Description: The Global Positioning System (GPS), fully operational since 1995, has redefined what it means to navigate in the world. GPS receivers serve to guide airplanes, Uber drivers, tractors and satellites. GPS timing synchronizes power grids, telecommunications networks and bank transactions. GPS is also essential in scientific measurements of the motion of ice sheets, variations in Earth’s gravity field, and atmospheric conditions used in numerical weather prediction.

How is it that a system, originally intended to support worldwide military operations, has created such broad-reaching benefits? Professor Penina Axelrad’s CU on the Weekend presentation will describe the “HOW.” That is, how GPS works and how its key technical elements came together with serendipitous parallel developments to have an unprecedented impact on our daily lives and scientific discovery. She will also discuss threats to GPS utility and the evolving landscape of global navigation satellite system capabilities.All lectures will be on Saturdays at 1 p.m., and audience members can attend in person or virtually. Visit CU on the Weekend for details and registration.

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CU on the Weekend Returns September 17

Arielle Wiedenbeck — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:55:27 +0000

CU on the Weekend Returns September 17 Arielle Wiedenbeck Mon, 08/08/2022 - 12:55

Gretchen Minekime

CU on the Weekend will welcome people back to campus when the series returns using a hybrid format in September. Free and open to the public, this lecture series showcases cutting-edge work from ��ɫ��Ƶ’s faculty.

Doug Spencer, associate dean for faculty affairs and research at Colorado Law, will present America’s Broken Political Process and the Path Forward on September 17.

Description: In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has instructed Americans to trust the political process to address problems with gerrymandering, to combat climate change, and to protect the right to abortion. What happens if the political process is broken? From redistricting to voting rules to microtargeting (the decision by campaigns about whom to contact), it can sometimes feel like those in power are wielding their influence to shape the electorate rather than having voters use their power to shape the government. Has America’s political system been turned on its head? Professor Spencer will discuss recent developments in the law, in the courts and in political campaign strategies that have contributed to growing political inequality. He will also explore several possible reforms for addressing the potential breakdown of America’s democracy.

On October 22, Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center, will highlight the immediate behavioral responses of children and adults during disasters with What Do You Do When the Earth Shakes? Children, Adults, and Generational Gaps in Protective Action Behavior.

Description: Many schools offer regular drills to train young people and adult staff on the appropriate recommended protective actions to take during an actual hazard event. Yet, little is known about whether this guidance is followed in schools and homes by children and adults. Understanding how people react during a crisis can help government officials and school leaders improve drills and messaging, refine risk communication strategies, and ultimately reduce injury and loss of life.

To begin to fill the gap, a research team led by Professor Lori Peek at the Natural Hazards Center examined the behaviors of children and adults during the 2018 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake and the 2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake sequence. Their team visited earthquake-affected school districts and conducted in-depth interviews with more than 100 school staff, students, parents, emergency managers and others.

Peek will share what her team found children and adults did in the earthquakes, as well as the factors that shaped whether they took the correct recommended protective actions. She will also explain how the findings from this study can help inform our understanding of risk communication and preparedness for other hazards such as wildfires, floods and tornadoes.

The Community-Engaged Scholarship Showcase will immediately follow Peek’s lecture. Audience members will have the opportunity to talk with ��ɫ��Ƶ faculty, staff and students conducting community-engaged scholarship related to the implications of climate change. The Office for Outreach and Engagement is producing the showcase and Peek’s lecture in partnership with RIO’s Research & Innovation Week (October 17-22).

Both lectures will be on Saturdays at 1 p.m., and audience members can choose to attend in person or virtually.

There will not be a live stream for the showcase. After the event, posters and information will be available on the Office for Outreach and Engagement’s website.

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