Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 17, 2021
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Let’s use our well-earned and much-needed time off
As the pandemic continues, many employees report burnout as the demands of work and life remain high. More than ever, we need to prioritize the health and wellness of everyone in our ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ community. Read more from Provost Russell Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O'Rourke.
Fiscal resilience builds flexibility to engage ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s mission
As ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ carries out its academic mission amid the COVID-19 pandemic and takes important steps to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, the university remains committed to a third priority—fiscal resilience—that supports the entirety of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµâ€™s mission.
Boulder Faculty Assembly pleased to announce this year's award winners
The BFA Excellence Awards recognize outstanding work and a concerted effort to make advances in the academy. Learn more about the 2021 recipients, chosen for excellence in: leadership and service; research, scholarly and creative work; and teaching and pedagogy.
Events & Exhibits
Weathering the emotional storm of colleagues, co-workers or classmates
In this Ombuds Office "lunch and learn" on Feb. 23, participants will discuss how to help others through hard times, as well as the benefits of having compassion and providing support without ending up depleted and emotionally drained.
How CU Built This—an event Feb. 25
Hear from CU’s very own entrepreneurs (and alumni of the New Venture Challenge) about fostering innovation, undergoing the startup journey and how higher education is transforming to support original thinking.
Research News
How computers see us: Doctoral student working to curb discrimination by artificial intelligence
Facial recognition technology is now embedded in everything from our phones and computers to surveillance systems at the mall and airport. But it tends to misidentify certain populations and can be used to discriminate. Microsoft Research Fellow Morgan Klaus Scheuerman wants to change that.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, CU Anschutz experimenting with blood sugar to power prostheses
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and CU Anschutz researchers are developing a new technique to harvest electricity from blood sugar to power medical devices as part of a project with Department of Veterans Affairs.
Student explores assumptions in financing for urban water utilities in low-income countries
Anna Libey, a doctoral student in environmental engineering at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ, is the lead author on a new paper that compares utilities around the world and advocates for more subsidization in utility operations to provide clean water.
Futurum partnership puts CU research in the hands of younger students
A swallowable, remote-controlled robot that roams around inside a person’s intestines, using tools to perform procedures and sending back a live video stream of this funky pink environment? Now that’s some seriously cool science.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ joins partnership to pursue NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative center
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ may soon be part of large-scale research into the electromagnetic spectrum that could define wireless innovation across everyday life for the next generation.
Scientists develop new, faster method for seeking out dark matter
Researchers from JILA, Yale University and the University of California, Berkeley, have used an innovative technique called "quantum squeezing" to dramatically speed up the search for one candidate for dark matter in the lab.
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Feb. 17: Tune in at 4 p.m.Ìýfor poignant pieces in a pandemic. Distinguished Professor David Korevaar joins the Boulder campus Retired Faculty Association for a virtual performance and discussion of works by Girolamo Frescobaldi and Clara Schumann.
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