Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 26, 2022
CU Boulder is proud to announce the launch of a worldwide education coalition in support of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit with the goal to broaden understanding of the human rights impacts of a changing global climate and galvanize people to take action.
Campus Community
CU Boulder begins design on first of 2 new residential buildings
Pending Board of Regents approval, CU Boulder would break ground on the first of two buildings north of Boulder Creek in late 2023, with openings targeted for 2026 and 2027. The spaces will increase on-campus housing options for graduate students and upper-division undergraduates.
Research in Your Backyard
Studying the Marshall Fire recovery to help communities rebuild
CU Boulder has received a major grant to research recovery from the Marshall Fire to help communities rebuild from future disasters.
Plastics of the future will live many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling
A new CU Boulder-led study documents how a durable plastic can be perpetually broken down and remade, without sacrificing its desired physical properties.
How tiny seeds might reduce our huge dependence on fossil fuels
The Fox Group, led by Jerome Fox, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was awarded $1.1 million of a five-year, $12.8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant that involves seven universities and institutions and paves the way for broader use of non-food oilseed crops in the chemical industry.
Events & Exhibits
Life on Mars—past, present and future: A talk Oct. 5
Join LASP for a discussion examining the questions about life on Mars—including ancient life, the possibility of current life, and whether a future Mars might have life on it—and what each would mean to us.
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