Faculty-Staff Edition—Oct. 3, 2025

CU Boulder has announced plans for its 150th anniversary celebration in 2026 and unveiled a 150th anniversary webpage. Learn more.
Campus Community
Mindfulness and Everyday Life series starts Oct. 15
In this six-week series, hosted by FSAP, attendees will learn strategies to cultivate a mindfulness practice in the areas of the body, emotions, mind and relationships. Participants will be able to understand their stress responses and identify how a mindfulness practice can help regulate their systems.
CU Boulder professor joins global commission on indoor air quality
Mark Hernandez is serving as a commissioner of the newly launched Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air.
CIRES researchers receive high honors from American Geophysical Union
CIRES researchers Jennifer Balch, Jen Kay and Twila Moon were recognized for their accomplishments in research, communications and wildfire science.
Events & Exhibits
Culture Crawl announces largest line-up yet—Join 20 events Oct. 8
Back for its fifth year and bigger than ever, Culture Crawl will have a limited edition T-shirt giveaway, food tastings, music, exhibitions, performances, art making and more.
Myron Gutmann and the Midlife Mortality Project Oct. 6
This talk, part of the Institute of Behavioral Science Speaker Series, will explore how "deaths of despair," including those linked to substance use, suicide and related causes, have shifted across both geography and time in the U.S. since the 1990s.
Ombuds Day Oct. 9 to feature Voodoo Doughnuts
Stop by the CU Boulder Ombuds Office at the Center for Community to meet the Ombuds, learn about the office—which can assist with university-related disputes or concerns—and grab a doughnut.
Research Corner
Researchers wake up microbes trapped in permafrost for thousands of years
Across the Arctic, bacteria and other microorganisms have become trapped underground in frozen soil and ice. A new study finds that these ancient microbes may still be capable of forming thriving colonies.
Long live the King in modern music
In what would have been B.B. King's 100th birthday year, CU Boulder music scholar Shawn O'Neal considers how the legends of blues can be heard in even the fizziest pop of 2025.
Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work
Cracking jokes at the office is more likely to backfire than boost your career. Read from CU expert Peter McGraw and colleagues on The Conversation.
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