Faculty-Staff Edition - Jan. 28, 2021
Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: monitoring testing and Buff Pass participants will be eligible for incentives; a new monitoring testing site has opened at the Rec Center; and more.
Campus Community
Denitta Ward to retire in June
Terri Fiez, vice chancellor for research and innovation, has announced that Denitta Ward, assistant vice chancellor for research and director of the Office of Contracts and Grants, will retire this summer.
Stacey Abrams to speak at University of Colorado Law School ceremony
Voting rights activist and bestselling author Stacey Abrams will be the speaker for the Colorado Law Class of 2021 virtual recognition ceremony in May.
Events & Exhibits
Campus invited to meet law dean finalists; open forums to begin Feb. 3
The campus community is invited to participate in four open forums with the finalists for the dean of Colorado Law position on Feb. 3, Feb. 9, Feb. 11 and Feb. 16.
Do habitable worlds require magnetic fields?
LASP scientist Dave Brain will explain why it’s obviously true that planets require magnetic fields in order to be habitable. And then he will explain why it’s obviously false. Join on Feb. 3.
Modern relationship expert Esther Perel to give virtual CU talk Feb. 18
Psychotherapist, award-winning podcast host and bestselling author Esther Perel will speak virtually at CUÌýBoulder on Feb.Ìý18. The student-led Distinguished Speakers Board is hosting the event.
Research News
Why do psychiatric drugs help some, but not others? New study offers clues
A new ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ study shows that a key protein involved in learning and memory formation functions differently in males than in females.
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