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Join Jerry Hauser, faculty ombuds, for tips on creating a positive classroom experience. Start the semester in the right direction and stay the course.

Alaska is getting wetter. A new study spells out what that means for the permafrost that underlies about 85 percent of the state, and the consequences for Earth’s global climate.

Imagine a textile that cleans itself, killing viruses and bacteria and dissolving flecks of embedded organic material. Such a fabric could transform the safety of seating in planes, buses and other public spaces—a particularly appealing prospect in current times.

CU Health Plan members enrolled in an Anthem plan can learn cognitive and behavioral techniques to get to sleep, stay asleep and wake up feeling refreshed.

CU Boulder leaders briefed city council members and officials during a virtual meeting about the campus’s preparations for the return of students, faculty and staff in mid-August.

Staff members: Attend a forum with campus leadership to hear about the state of the campus, actions affecting personnel and more. Staff Council wants to help keep you in the know.

Campus leadership announced that the on-campus events moratorium will be extended through at least Aug. 16. The moratorium had been slated to run through July 31.

As the campus community prepares for a COVID-19-ready fall semester, the implementation teams of the Road Map to Fall 2020 share regular updates. In this issue: disinfecting foggers, hybrid classrooms for in-person and remote individuals, course pre-registration and more.

With students, faculty and staff preparing to return to campus this fall and some already on campus, CU Boulder is launching a public health awareness and accountability campaign called Protect Our Herd aimed at normalizing behaviors to curb the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the broader community.

Upcoming events of particular interest to graduate students include a creative writing and academic jargon workshop and the August writing retreat. Get details.