Graduate Student Edition - March 4, 2021
Campus Operating Status
5 Things to Know Today

Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: the new CU Boulder vaccine sign-up form; CU Boulder a provider of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; reminders on university-related travel, research and event activities; and more.
Campus Community
Commencement to include in-person Grad Appreciation Days
CU Boulder will hold a livestreamed commencement ceremony May 6 to recognize the many accomplishments of graduates. In addition, as part of Grad Appreciation Days, students are invited to attend several in-person opportunities leading up to the virtual commencement events.
Community Safety Officials work to keep campus safe in many ways
CU Boulder Police Community Safety Officials serve an important role in providing a safe campus through high-visibility patrols, ambassadorship to resources and more.
Learn more about The Herd mental health fund
To normalize mental health support, share important wellness resources and raise funds for relatedÌýcampus programs, Herd Mental Health Month is all about serving CU Boulder students.
Exhibition highlights death in the desert
This year, CU Boulder will serve as one of more than 130 hosts around the world for Hostile Terrain 94, a participatory art project.
Research News
Why working with gun retailers is critical in the fight against suicide
A nation-wide effort first launched in New Hampshire in 2009 is enlisting gun retailers in the fight against suicide. Researchers at CU Boulder want to learn how it's working and what can be done to make it work even better.
Help is a long way away: The challenges of sending humans to Mars
One day, Earth will send human astronauts to Mars. A team of aerospace engineers is studying how we can get them there—and back—safely.
Why GameStop? Why 2021?
How could a group of small-scale investors muster the capital to force share prices up 20-fold? Two professors present a theory that suggests how that happened in “The sky’s the limit: Asset prices can be indeterminate when margin traders are all in.â€
Decades of Mars research laying groundwork for human astronauts
Mars is a dangerous place for vulnerable humans—but robotic space missions can probe the planet's radiation, dust storms and other threats safely and for a fraction of the cost of crewed missions.
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