Faculty-Staff Edition - June 30, 2020
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Events & Exhibits
Workshop to cover dialogic practices to foster community in online teaching
In this July 15 workshop, consider forms of instructional design to open up space for students to share perspectives, personal experiences and viewpoints in ways to expand content learning and build a sense of belonging in the online classroom.
Going the Distance webinar series offers tips for online and remote teaching
The College of Engineering and Applied Science has launched a weekly discussion series. It's hosted by Professor William Kuskin and features an Engineering guest along with open discussion time.
Ombuds Office 'lunch and learns' continue in July
The "Small bites. Big impact." series continues with topics such as choosing to grow in a divided world and doing your homework while preparing for negotiation. Students, faculty and staff are welcome.
Research News
What makes arteries age? Study explores new link to gut bacteria, diet
Eat a slab of steak and your resident gut bacteria get to work immediately to break it down. But new research shows that a metabolic byproduct, called TMAO, produced in the process can be toxic to the lining of arteries, making them age faster.
Resident parasites influence appearance, evolution of barn swallows
Researchers at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ think local parasites are influencing why barn swallows in Europe, the Middle East and Colorado are choosing their mates differently.
100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
The Arctic is warming about twice as fast as the planet as a whole, with serious consequences. Scientists have been warning about this for decades. Research Professor Mark Serreze shares on The Conversation.
In Focus

After months of remote work due to COVID-19, Chris Heckman and some of his team are headed back to the lab for testing and experimentation.
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