Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 19, 2020
Campus Community
From Dean Banks: Welcome back, Buffs!
This may not be how you envisioned the start of your year, but we are so excited you’re here. We have been working hard this summer to create a COVID-19-ready campus experience after leaving early last spring. Thank you for your patience, feedback and input.
Grad student advancing the aerodynamics of wind turbines
Jaylon McGhee is researching next-generation wind turbine designs through a prestigious National Science Foundation graduate research fellowship.
Researching communication and social justice with the University Libraries
In a recent CU Boulder Where You Are discussion, Lawrence Frey addressed how scholars can strive to make a difference—not just hope others will use their research to make a difference—in how we talk about social justice initiatives.
Events & Exhibits
Staff Council holding CU blood drives in Boulder, Westminster
The next CU blood drive will be Aug. 22 toÌýSept. 6. Donors who send a photo of themselves wearing CU apparel during their donation are entered to win one of four Amazon gift cards.
Join TEDxCU for The Pale Blue Dot Sept. 13
In 1990, NASA’s Voyager 1 took an image of Earth from 4 billion miles away. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this iconic image, TEDxCU 2020 speakers will inspire and challenge us to think about how our past and present could shape our future.
Conference on World Affairs to present student-led events on leadership, human connection
The Conference on World Affairs will host virtual sessions Sept. 10–11. The event themes will include leadership and human connection. Join for the two days, eight sessions and 20-plus speakers.
Learn what we know about COVID-19 from some of CU Boulder's top researchers and operational experts, and how they're helping put science into practice for a safer return. Full recordings of the in-depth discussions from a recent webinar series are available.
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