Covert product placements in TV shows increase consumers’ memories and brand attitudes, says CU-Boulder study

Sept. 23, 2013

Consumers who watch television sitcoms and see product placements through covert marketing have better memories of the products and better attitudes toward the brands, according to three joint studies led by the °µÍř˝űÇř.

Chancellor’s Corner: Take a few minutes for your health

Sept. 23, 2013

This week, the Be Colorado’s 2013 fall biometric health screenings began on the Boulder campus. I invite you to take a few minutes, schedule an appointment and learn more about your health through the variety of tests offered at the screenings. Seven screenings will be hosted around our campus over the next seven weeks, so you should be able to find a time and a place that works for you. 19 screenings will be held system-wide, and the screenings are open to CU Health Plan-covered spouses or partners as well.

Boulder campus endorses changes to academic calendar, commencement

Sept. 23, 2013

At the close of the 2013 spring semester, °µÍř˝űÇř campus leadership began deliberations regarding changes to the academic calendar, with the goal of reinstating reading days before fall and spring final exams. The request for the return of this study period was launched by our student government (CUSG) and endorsed by the campus faculty assembly (BFA). In response to our student’s concerns regarding the quick transition from the instructional period to the final exam period, beginning with Fall 2014 (next calendar year) final exams will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday evening and continue through 10 p.m. Thursday evening. This will become the ongoing pattern for final exams, and will continue for both fall and spring terms. Students will have a minimum 47-hour period between the end of classes at 5 p.m. on the previous Friday and the first final exam. The change in the final exam calendar also requires changes to the Boulder campus commencement schedule. Also starting in fall 2014, the Friday after the final exam period will be open for the full day so that that our colleges, schools and departments can schedule individual recognition ceremonies. After the Friday recognition ceremonies, the campus-wide Commencement will be held on Saturday morning. The first Saturday Commencement for the °µÍř˝űÇř will be on Dec. 20, 2014. Read more >>

Student life: Flood reinforces value of team, family

Sept. 20, 2013

Nikki Lindow had heard CU Volleyball coach Liz Kritza’s tales of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the Tulane team’s forced relocation to College Station, Texas. Lindow might have even rolled her eyes once or twice; she was a self-described rodeo junkie, an aspiring barrel racer from Erie who had to be prodded into pursuing the sport that would earn her a college scholarship rather than hopping onto the rodeo circuit immediately after high school.

Bedtime basics: Establishing a nightly routine

Sept. 20, 2013

School work is demanding, housing is noisy, and your social life calls, so it might feel like sleep is optional. It’s not! Lauren A., a sophomore at CU says “Getting adequate sleep was hard for me because my mind runs constantly which prevents me from falling asleep”. Find out her sleep tips and more in September’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

The College of Engineering and Applied Science seeks an Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence

Sept. 20, 2013

The College of Engineering and Applied Science has opened a search for a new Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence to join the college's leadership team. The Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence provides vision and leadership for the recruitment, retention and success of outstanding and diverse students, faculty and staff. The position leads the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center, including initiatives to build the pipeline of students with interest and preparation for engineering study and careers, and initiatives to improve student performance and graduation rates.

Need help with flood-damaged CU Library Items? Ask Us!

Sept. 19, 2013

If you have flood-damaged CU Library items please bring them to the Norlin Library circulation desk as soon as possible. We may be able to salvage damaged items, but don’t wait until it’s too late. Even if items have been destroyed and discarded or washed away, please contact Norlin Library Circulation as soon as possible: norcirc@colorado.edu or 303-492-7477 or stop by in person. Anyone evacuated or unable to return to their home, their business or to the Boulder campus because of travel restrictions will not be fined for overdue items.

CU awarded $3.6 million for new way to produce magnesium for auto parts

Sept. 19, 2013

A °µÍř˝űÇř professor has been awarded a three-year, $3.6 million grant from the Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop a new process to produce magnesium that can be used to make lightweight vehicle parts.

Theoretical physicist and best-selling author Michio Kaku to speak at CU-Boulder Oct. 3

Sept. 19, 2013

Michio Kaku, a prominent theoretical physicist and two-time New York Times best-selling author will be speak on Thursday, Oct. 3, at CU-Boulder’s Macky Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and Kaku will begin his speech at 7:30 p.m.

Regents vote to expand anti-discrimination policy

Sept. 18, 2013

Protection for diverse expression of political philosophy, as well as gender identity and gender expression, now are included in the CU Board of Regents’ anti-discrimination policy. At its Tuesday meeting at the University Memorial Center on the CU-Boulder campus, the board voted unanimously for the changes to the Laws of the Regents, Article 10, and Regent Policy 1.C.2.

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