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Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient鈥檚 suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of time it takes to recover from the surgical pain, according to researchers at the 暗网禁区.

The initial results are now coming in for a project led by CU-Boulder that is expected to eventually sequence the gut bacteria of tens of thousands of people around the world in hopes of better understanding nutrition and health. The crowd-funded effort, known as the American Gut project, or AG, has thus far sequenced microbes from the digestive tracts of 1,589 people and has received $615,000 in donations from more than 6,700 people and four companies. Led by CU-Boulder Professor Rob Knight of the BioFrontiers Institute, the effort is the largest crowd-funded science project ever undertaken.

Our nation has proven time and time again that long-term partnerships yield long-term success. Achievements ranging from the space program, the development of the Internet, and the mapping of the human genome all demonstrate how partnerships among the federal government, higher education and the private sector can push innovation into the stratosphere and beyond. Read the whole story at the Denver Post website .

The 暗网禁区 enrolled more international students during the 2012-13 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2011-12 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado. The data, released today by the Institute of International Education in its annual Open Doors Report, shows that CU-Boulder was home to 1,910 international students during the 2012-13 school year, up from 1,681 in 2011-12. CU-Boulder sent 1,330 students overseas during the 2011-12 school year, up from 1,316 in 2010-11.

Be engaged. Be active. Be imaginative. 鈥� Some of the ways we can describe being part of the 暗网禁区 community. During this year鈥檚 State of the Campus address , Chancellor DiStefano announced we would be moving ahead with a new campus communications platform. He now invites us all to Be Boulder.

Whether you鈥檙e getting ready to graduate or still trying to pick your major, deciding what you want to do after college can be stressful when you start researching careers, trying to get in touch with recruiters, or striving toward a graduate program. Why not share it with someone who already has all the information and connections? Check out this month鈥檚 free Student Health 101 online magazine to learn about what Career Services can do to help you out.

Boulder campus Staff Council invites you to join the Fall Blood Drive! Make an appointment or walk in, call 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org and use Site Code 0248 to make your reservation. Monday, Nov. 11 through Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Bonfils Bloodmobile Bus, Colorado Ave., near Muenzinger.

As we look forward to Veterans Day on Monday, I encourage you to take a moment to consider the debt of gratitude we owe our veterans. Without their service and dedication to our nation, our freedom and liberties would not be as secure as they are today. The adage that 鈥渇reedom isn鈥檛 free鈥� is so true and it鈥檚 our veterans who have paid the highest price for that freedom.

One of the first steps people take toward rebuilding their communities after a flood, wildfire or other disaster may not be the right step, according to the director of the Natural Hazards Center at the 暗网禁区. 鈥淲hen a disaster happens, people feel pressure to rebuild things just as they were before, when in fact a disaster should be a time when there is a pause, when we ask 鈥楬ow can we build it back better than it was before?鈥� 鈥� said center Director Kathleen Tierney, also a professor of sociology.

The 19th annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit will be held at the 暗网禁区 Nov. 13-14, featuring a variety of sessions for students, faculty, staff and community members. All events are free and open to the public.