Philip P. DiStefano, CU Boulder chancellor

State of the Campus: Fiscal resilience

Feb. 24, 2021

Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Chief Financial Officer Carla Ho-a and Vice Provost Ann Schmiesing discussed how the pandemic has had a big financial impact across society, including universities.

First place winner Varsha Rao during live webinar

Congratulations to the 2021 Three Minute Thesis winners

Feb. 24, 2021

Congratulations to the Three Minute Thesis competition winners and to all the participants who competed on the virtual stage on Feb. 16. Read about the winners and watch the competition recording.

CU Boulder Officer Guillermo Gonzalez

Clinician to respond with CUPD officers to calls involving mental health crises

Feb. 24, 2021

A clinician will join the ranks of the CU Police Department to support officers responding to mental health crisis situations and to serve as a mental health consultant and liaison between CUPD and Counseling and Psychiatric Services.

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New master’s in data science emphasizes interdisciplinarity, residential and Coursera degrees

Feb. 24, 2021

CU Boulder’s new master’s in data science emphasizes all aspects of the field, including ethical considerations, communication and application knowledge, along with statistics and computer science.

A nurse gives a woman a vaccine shot in the shoulder.

If I get the shot, can I still get COVID-19? Answers to common vaccine questions

Feb. 24, 2021

As supply increases, so do questions about how the COVID-19 vaccines work and what they do and don’t do. We caught up with Professor Matt McQueen, director of epidemiology, for answers.

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CU Boulder modifies grade replacement policy to support student success

Feb. 23, 2021

On Feb. 22, Provost Russell Moore announced a temporary modification of CU Boulder’s grade replacement policy to support student success during the pandemic. Review the details.

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What went wrong with Texas’ power grid? A Q&A with CU Boulder experts

Feb. 22, 2021

Millions of residents lost heat and power as energy grids failed when sub-zero temperatures and snowfall swept across Texas. Energy grid experts Kyri Baker and Bri-Mathias Hodge discuss how this happened and how to prevent future disasters.

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10 things to do this week: Fire pits on The Hill, comedian Maya May, more

Feb. 22, 2021

This week brings Ralphie’s Cooking Basics, an evening of trivia and prizes, zero waste coffee on Instagram Live, strength training for women and nonbinary folks and more.

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Vilja Hulden named digital humanities faculty fellow

Feb. 19, 2021

The Center for Humanities & the Arts and the Center for Data and Digital Scholarship are naming Vilja Hulden to the first Faculty Fellowship in the Digital Humanities. Hulden, a historian, uses computational methods in her research and scholarly work.

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Celebrating Black voices with media recommendations

Feb. 19, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, the University Libraries faculty and staff have recommended their favorite media by Black creators. Read, watch and listen this month and every month.

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