Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 9, 2021
Campus Community
COVID-19 campus update: Sept. 9 edition
Learn about Boulder county’s latest mask mandate, the status of the delta variant and more in this week’s update. Also, the university’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement deadline for students, faculty and staff is Sept. 15.
News Headlines
Jun Ye wins Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Ye was cited for his work in developing atomic clocks that are so precise that they would neither gain nor lose one second in roughly 15 billion years.
Don’t throw that cloth mask away yet—it still works
New research finds that washing and drying cotton cloth masks doesn’t reduce their ability to filter out viral particles.Ìý
Researchers led by undergraduate discover river of dust around the sun
Anna Pusack was an undergraduate studying astrophysics when she helped to discover a surprising phenomenon: a previously-unknown class of dust spraying out from around the sun.
Events & Exhibits
Continue the conversation on 'American Like Me'
This fall, the University Libraries are hosting a series of workshops to further community engagement with "American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures" by America Ferrera.
The Buffalo Bicycle Classic is back Sept. 12
Riders can choose from one of nine fun and challenging courses across Boulder and Larimer counties, from family-friendly to the 100-mile “Buff epic."
Black holes are fussy eaters—Learn more Sept. 15
Black holes are often regarded as cosmic vacuum cleaners, but it's actually rather hard to get them to eat. And when they do feed, they make a mess, disturbing their surroundings out to thousands or even millions of light-years. Join the Distinguished Faculty Series on Sept. 15 for more.
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