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Grade for Student Success: More efficient, effective grading in Canvas

Aug. 16, 2024

Created by faculty peers to address grading challenges, Grade for Student Success is a guide for using Canvas to enhance student learning while making grading more efficient and customizable.

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In 5th year, Mimesis Documentary Festival getting more play

Aug. 15, 2024

The growing Mimesis Documentary Festival is returning for its fifth year—running through Aug. 18—this time with more sponsors and community support.

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Greek life 101

Aug. 15, 2024

If you are looking for a way to get involved this semester, consider joining a fraternity or sorority. With fall recruitment and intake happening now, here’s what you need to know about Fraternity & Sorority Life at CU Boulder.

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Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers

Aug. 15, 2024

Decades after his voyage on the HMS Beagle, Charles Darwin became fascinated by why plants move as they grow—spinning and twisting into corkscrews. Now, more than 150 years later, a new study may have solved the riddle.

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Tyler Childers concert Aug. 17: What to know

Aug. 15, 2024

CU Boulder’s Folsom Field will host the global Mule Pull ‘24 Tour. From ticketing to bag policies and parking options, here’s what you need to know.

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Southern Ocean’s hidden treasures: Scientists identify crucial wildlife conservation sites

Aug. 14, 2024

Establishing Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean will be vital for safeguarding the ecosystem from the impact of human activities, CU Boulder researchers say.

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Review the contract calculator today

Aug. 14, 2024

All faculty on nine-month contracts need to reference the contract calculator to prepare for changes in pay.

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Data science master’s program moving to engineering

Aug. 14, 2024

This interdisciplinary program moved from the Graduate School to the College of Engineering and Applied Science on July 1.

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Are school boards becoming politicized? Expert weighs in

Aug. 13, 2024

This month, children across the U.S. are heading back to class. Their educations will be shaped by the decisions of nearly 13,000 school boards. Anna Deese, a former school board member from Montana, breaks down some of the biggest misconceptions.

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Free bus fare didn’t yield better air

Aug. 13, 2024

New research by CU Boulder doctoral student Grant Webster finds that the free-fare public transit initiative didn’t reduce ground-level ozone but may have other benefits.

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