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Donate during the CU Boulder blood drive April 5–18

March 29, 2021

Staff Council is holding its spring blood drive, open to all of campus, at Boulder and Westminster donation centers. Donate at these locations during the drive and receive a mug, water bottle or squishy buffalo.

Agricultural irrigation

Research on soil moisture aims to improve irrigation models

March 29, 2021

Irrigated agriculture is the planet's largest consumer of freshwater, producing more than 40% of food worldwide. Yet the exact amounts of water being used in irrigation remains largely unknown. Finding answers would provide insight into the global water balance.

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JILA theoretical physicists predict quantum interactions within 3D molecules

March 29, 2021

JILA's Ana Maria Rey and Thomas Bilitewski are looking at compressed potassium and rubidium gases to predict the quantum interactions between the molecules within this gas—a large advancement forward within the field of quantum physics.

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Heat waves could cause 10 times more crop damage than now projected

March 29, 2021

Heat waves, which are projected to become more frequent and intense as the century progresses, could cause as much as 10 times more crop damage than is now projected, a team of researchers led by CU Boulder has found.

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University leaders laud federal congressional efforts to codify DACA, clear green card backlogs

March 29, 2021

CU Boulder leaders are encouraged by federal immigration legislation moving through Congress that seeks to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and other Dreamers, and to clear a green card backlog that is impacting international scholars.

CU Boulder student Olivia Parsons getting a COVID-19 shot

Do COVID vaccines prevent transmission? CU Boulder kicks off national trial

March 29, 2021

CU Boulder was the first site to roll out a federally-funded study led by the COVID-19 Prevention Network at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Study leaders vaccinated 11 of the roughly 700 CU Boulder student volunteers who will ultimately participate.

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Preparing for interviews as a grad student

March 29, 2021

Once you’ve caught a hiring manager or recruiter’s eye with your outstanding application documents, there’s one more step between you and your new job: the interview.

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2 stereotypes that diminish the humanity of the Atlanta shooting victims—and all AsianAmericans

March 29, 2021

The media tends to render Asian Americans as either a “perpetual foreigner” or “model minority”—both stereotypes that have been levied in tandem against immigrants from Asia since the 1830s. Associate Professor Angie Chuang shares on The Conversation.

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10 things to do this week: ‘Clueless,’ CUSG election debate, more

March 29, 2021

This week brings a session on better sleep, a food justice and security webinar, DIY watercolor painting, a suicide prevention presentation and more.

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Student group to hold rally March 29 on Norlin steps

March 26, 2021

Students Demand Action at CU Boulder will host a rally at 2:30 p.m. Monday, March 29, on the steps of Norlin Library to honor the victims of the recent shooting in Boulder and provide a bridge between students and the larger community.

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