Members of the Colorado Competitive Council visited CU Boulder and toured Fiske Planetarium as part of their annual tour for legislators, lobbyists and business leaders. Chancellor Philip DiStefano spoke with the group during the visit.
The campus community can get details on the CU vaccination requirement (deadline Sept. 15), prize giveaways, masking on campus, contact tracing and more in this week’s COVID-19 campus update.
The Zoom service features a number of updates, including gender pronoun sharing and new support options. Check them out with details from the Office of Information Technology.
Fish fins are extremely flexible yet also strong, and understanding this useful combination of properties could inspire new morphing materials. Professor Francois Barthelat shares on The Conversation.
As you start the new semester, keep accessibility in mind. Creating course materials that are accessible helps all students in your classes, including students with disabilities. Use this checklist to help you get started.
Some fear the effects of the pandemic could have lasting impacts on everything from homeownership to wealth accumulation for women. They could even affect the kinds of people who end up in boardrooms and the scientific discoveries that are made in years to come.
With the aim of helping students keep on track in their classes, feedback-based changes to the undergraduate course alert process will give instructors more flexibility and students more time to respond.
There was a special sense of excitement as students moved into campus residence halls this week––with many family members and numerous volunteers rolling up their sleeves in the tradition of move-in, eager to contribute to a robust campus experience for our Buffs.
