Faculty-Staff Edition - July 27, 2021
Flora Duffy, a triathlon athlete and alumna, won a gold medal for Bermuda at the Summer Games. Colorado track and field alumna Morgan Pearson anchored Team USA to an Olympic Silver in the first-ever mixed triathlon relay. Follow along as several carry the torch of CU's proud history of Buffs at the Olympic Games.
Campus Community
Chancellor names Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk vice chancellor for advancement
Effective Aug. 23, Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk will be the vice chancellor for advancement. The position collaborates with executive leadership, shared governance representatives and colleagues at the CU system and University of Colorado Foundation to set the strategic direction for advancement.
Chancellor names inaugural members of University Sustainability Council
The diverse group of 15 voting membersÌýincludesÌýfaculty, staff and students, with members hailing from departments all across the campus, to help guide campus decision-making around sustainability initiatives and priorities.
AB Nexus announces 3rd round of grants, drives research breakthroughs
AB Nexus, an initiative to strengthen research collaboration between the CU Anschutz and ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ campuses, is announcing its third call for proposals.
Compost: A quick win among divertible waste
Over the last few months, Facilities Management and Campus Building Services teams, in conjunction with the Environmental Center, have finished installing compost collection bins in nearly all campus restrooms in academic and administrative buildings.
Research News
As delta variant threatens Colorado, vaccines can stop its spread
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is now behind nearly 90% of the cases in the state. Researchers from ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ talk about this new player in the pandemic and whether vaccinated people should continue to wear masks in public.
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado’s subalpine forests
Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer and drier summer conditions.
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