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Can startups be the vessel for solving climate change?

Nov. 15, 2021

A new study out of the Leeds School of Business shows that small businesses focused on climate-friendly goods and services may be more effective at addressing climate change because they can bridge the political divide by offering climate solutions.

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The doctor is in: Embedded therapist specializes in graduate students

Nov. 15, 2021

To ensure graduate students receive the mental wellness support they need, Stacy Gerberich has joined the Graduate School as an embedded therapist with Counseling and Psychiatric Services.

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3 tips for overcoming setbacks this semester

Nov. 15, 2021

No matter what goal you set out to achieve, chances are you’ll encounter a few obstacles along the way. Here are some tips you can use to manage and overcome setbacks this semester.

MIMIC Director Adrian Gestos

Meet MIMIC Director Adrian Gestos

Nov. 15, 2021

Since joining the Materials Instrumentation and Multimodal Imaging Core team, Adrian Gestos has been helping researchers solve problems with the facility’s state-of-the-art equipment, allowing scientists and engineers to characterize materials visually, mechanically and chemically, down to the submicron scale.

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10 things to do this week: Goalball, career development workshops, more

Nov. 15, 2021

This week brings Brain Foods and Monday Moods, events to connect you with campus health resources, an info session on the Core Leadership Program, mindfulness practice at the CU Art Museum and more.

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Pacific Ocean, not ice sheet, shifted West Coast storms south

Nov. 12, 2021

A new CIRES-led study shows that ocean temperatures, not ice sheets themselves, were directly responsible for the southward shift in West Coast precipitation patterns during the last Ice Age.

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Behind the masks: Student helpers in COVID-19 research

Nov. 12, 2021

Student lab technicians at Denver public schools, all from populations historically excluded from engineering, helped collect data during the height of the pandemic for environmental engineering Professor Mark Hernandez's air ventilation research. Read some of their stories.

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Healing Colorado’s Collective Trauma: A workshop Dec. 1–2

Nov. 12, 2021

In the last 20 years, Colorado has been disproportionately impacted by violence, and it ranks fourth in the U.S. in the number of mass shootings. Join this CU Boulder-Naropa University event to explore violence prevention and healing.

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Tiny grains, severe damage: How hypervelocity dust impacts can damage a spacecraft

Nov. 12, 2021

New research out of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics gives the most complete picture yet of how high-speed dust impacts may damage a spacecraft and disturb its operations.

Dean of Students JB Banks

The dean’s list of advice: 3 ways to stay motivated

Nov. 12, 2021

With finals just around the corner, here are three pieces of advice to help you stay motivated and finish out the semester strong. Read more from JB Banks, dean of students and associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs.

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