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The Heterodox Academy has selected CU Boulder environmental economist Matthew Burgess as the recipient of its 2020 Open Inquiry Award for teaching.

From diving Neanderthals to saliva-based COVID-19 tests, we remember the year in research at CU Boulder.

A new neuroimaging study offers a first look at what happens in the brain when we try to stop thinking about one thing in order to make room for new ideas. The findings offer clues on how to be more productive when studying and working. They could also lead to new therapies for trauma and anxiety disorders.

Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing regular updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: Boulder County remains at Level Red; campus planning for the vaccine underway; and more.

In February, CU Boulder will advance two resolutions before the University of Colorado Board of Regents that propose the renaming of the Education Building and Temporary Building 1 to honor three individuals who embody inclusive excellence.

CU Boulder will continue to move major initiatives forward during the current academic year and beyond—including the pivotal work of the IDEA Council to prioritize and implement recommendations included in the Inclusion, Diversity and Excellence in Academics Plan.

CU Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano today named Derek Bellin interim vice chancellor for advancement, effective Feb. 2. Bellin, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs in the Office of Advancement will succeed Deb Coffin, who announced her retirement on Nov. 2.

Please join the ATLAS Institute in celebrating their newest alumni, who graduate this month from the College of Engineering and Applied Science with the newly renamed degree in Creative Technology and Design.

Chancellor Philip DiStefano recently highlighted proposed renewals of the Hellems Arts and Sciences and Guggenheim Geography buildings as he advocated for the modernization of CU Boulder’s historic buildings before the state legislature’s Capital Development Committee.

Researchers at CU Boulder’s Renewable & Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) on Thursday released a report outlining key steps the U.S. can take to drive CO2 emissions to zero in the key sectors of electricity, building, transportation and industry.