Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 27, 2024
CU Boulder researchers attracted a record $742.2 million in fiscal year 2023–24 for studies and initiatives that, among other things, could lead to an end of osteoarthritis, better space weather predictions and a more climate-resilient American West.
Events & Exhibits
Register for the Supporting Student Resiliency series this February
The Supporting Student Resiliency series provides faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students. Faculty and staff can attend any individual session; those attending all three will receive a non-degree certificate.
Campus Community
Campus training platform now live—explore the new features
The Skillsoft upgrade to Percipio is now live. Faculty, staff and students will see significant improvements in user experience, content, learning tools and more.
CU Engineering welcomes largest doctoral class in college history
CU Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science welcomed its largest-ever cohort of doctoral students in 2024, with a 25% rise in doctoral enrollment year-over-year.
Meet Gina ‘Dr. G’ LaFrazza—psychologist, triathlete and spouse to Justin Schwartz
In a Q&A, Gina “Dr. G.” LaFrazza discusses what she’s looking forward to as she transitions to living in Boulder.
Research Updates
We’re not going to agree. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk
Associate professors Angie Chuang and Matthew Koschmann took part in a community roundtable to explore how we can stay good neighbors amid intense polarization.
Balancing yoga traditions with modern wellness requires flexibility
CU Boulder scholar Loriliai Biernacki reflects on the differences between ancient yoga and yoga as it’s practiced today during Yoga Awareness Month.
Compliance Week highlight: RIO creating global impact
Research & Innovation Office units providing important compliance support for faculty and students include Conflicts of Interest and Commitment; Contracts & Grants; Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer; Export Controls; Research Integrity and Misconduct; Research with Animals; and Research with Human Subjects.
Commerce official visits campus to explore quantum research, workforce development
Colorado’s burgeoning role in the quantum revolution was in the spotlight as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves made an official visit to CU Boulder and JILA, a joint institute of CU Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.