Faculty-Staff Edition - May 27, 2021

Chancellor Philip DiStefano is announcing an investment pool of $25 million over five years to support campus diversity initiatives. Read about this and get other news in the new monthly diversity, equity and inclusion update.
Campus Community
Finalists named for dean of undergraduate education, vice provost position
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Senior Vice Provost Katherine Eggert announced two finalists for the position of dean of undergraduate education and vice provost: Daryl Joji Maeda and Lori Poloni-Staudinger.
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ announces Buffs One Read
ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ is launching a campus reading program with the goal of building community. "American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures" is edited by actress and activist America Ferrera and available through the University Libraries.
Healthy gut and healthy heart, AB Nexus funds second round of grants
AB Nexus announced a new round of grants totaling $550,000 for collaborative projects from researchers at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ and CU Anschutz that aim to improve human wellbeing through basic science and translational research approaches.
Understanding our socio-environmental systems—Get to know Peter Newton
He researches and teaches how humans use and affect the natural environment. Despite the perks of his home office, he misses running into colleagues at SEEC. And he's got a compliment or two for students and ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ Dining. Learn more about Peter Newton.
Mathematical tensors: Connecting the dots of everything
Joshua Grochow has received $600,000 through an NSF CAREER award to advance fundamental computation theory with applications across big data, multi-company mergers, quantum entanglement and beyond.
Research News
Earlier sleep timing associated with lower depression risk
A study including data from more than 840,000 people found that going to bed and waking up an hour earlier was associated with 23% lower risk of depression.
To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water
A group of 39 researchers from 14 countries say we need to change how we regulate the air we breathe inside buildings, like we do the food we eat and the water we drink, in order to reduce disease transmission and prevent the next pandemic.
Events & Exhibits
Mark your calendar for a fiscal year's end town hall June 3
Join the Campus Controller's Office to learn all about fiscal year's end for 2020.
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