Faculty-Staff Edition - March 25, 2021
1 Thing to Know Today

Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: Vaccine scheduling to include info on which vaccine you’ll get; sanitation stations available at testing sites; and more.
Campus Community
How to talk with kids about scary events
When scary or sad things happen, kids look to the adults that surround them to help them feel safe and understand what is happening. The Center for Resilience & Well-Being in Schools has resources to offer guidance for parents, guardians, teachers or anyone else who is regularly with children.
Next Campus Q&A to shift to Wednesday—join at noon on March 31
Mark your calendar for Wednesday instead of Tuesday for the next Campus Q&A. Provost Russell Moore, Chief Operating OfficerÌýPatrick O’Rourke and other CU officials will address plans for fall 2021 and ongoing support for students.
Nominate a colleague for the new Staff Recognition Award
Staff Council is excited to offer a new campuswide staff recognition program that the entire CU employee community can participate in. The nomination form is simple and a way to recognize a staff member for going above and beyond.
Latest Buff Innovator Insights episode features physicist Jun Ye
Follow Jun Ye, director of the CUbit Quantum Initiative, from his childhood in China to helping realize the vast potential of quantum science and technology at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ.
CEDaR's Growing Up Boulder program spins off as a nonprofit
One of the most successful child-friendly city initiatives in the world, Growing Up Boulder is transitioning to an independent nonprofit, a model for how the university can develop, nurture and then spin off nonprofit activities.
Research News
Bees form scent-driven phone tree to pass along messages
Think of it as a testament to a honeybee's love for its queen: Bees build what looks like a telecommunications network to pass messages, in the form of pheromones, from their queen to other members of a colony.
Scientists dig deeper into subject of first-ever image of a black hole
Black holes are impossible to observe directly. But researchers like Jason Dexter are probing the hot and violent regions of space that circle these mysterious objects.
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