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Waning attention to climate change amid pandemic could have lasting effects

Aug. 4, 2020

Attention to climate change has rapidly declined in recent months. That's concerning, say study authors who found that simply directing one's attention to an environmental risk—even briefly and involuntarily—makes people more concerned and willing to take action.

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New engineering research center aims to electrify transportation, expand education

Aug. 4, 2020

CU Boulder will play a major role in a new center focused on developing infrastructure and systems that facilitate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

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Fall intensive designed for graduate students who teach

Aug. 4, 2020

Upcoming workshops Aug. 19–21 are designed help you teach at CU Boulder, begin your professional development in postsecondary education and explore non-academic job opportunities. While designed for graduate students, many of the sessions are applicable to new educators at CU Boulder.

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Upcoming webinars: Navigating campus health policies with students

Aug. 4, 2020

Instructors and staff are invited to join webinars this month to learn about having effective conversations with students about the campus health and safety policy and managing classroom and community expectations.

Chief Diversity Officer and Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement Bob Boswell

From Vice Chancellor Boswell: An update on 8 actions for change

Aug. 4, 2020

Since the chancellor issued his charge earlier this summer, ODECE and its many campus partners have been collaborating on multiple fronts. I’d like to share an update on our progress to achieve the eight immediate actions for change.

Molecular, cellular and developmental biology graduate student Quing Yang examines samples as part of the process of a rapid, portable saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes in the Sawyer lab at the Biofrontiers Institute at the °µÍø½ûÇø . (Photo by Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado)

Webinar series to examine COVID-19 research solutions for campus

Aug. 3, 2020

Webinars Aug. 6–12 feature some of CU Boulder’s top researchers working side-by-side with the campus's exceptional operations experts. The series highlights how the most up-to-date research is shaping campus operations during the pandemic.

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UGGS changes name to GPSG

Aug. 3, 2020

The United Government of Graduate Students formally changed its name to the Graduate and Professional Student Government. The name was chosen to indicate the governance group's support and representation of all graduate and professional students on campus.

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Benson Center announces junior scholars in residence, incoming fellows

Aug. 3, 2020

Joining the Benson Center will be faculty, student and postdoctoral visiting scholars from the fields of history; the Classics; philosophy; English; Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures; and theatre and dance.

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Get in on upcoming academic technology trainings

Aug. 3, 2020

In the coming weeks, OIT is offering online training sessions for instructors using Canvas, iClicker Cloud, Proctorio, Digication ePortfolios, PlayPosit and Cidi Labs.

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Making the most of the last days of summer

Aug. 3, 2020

With the end of summer closing in and as we get ready for school to start, there are still plenty of things you can do to make the most of it. Get ideas.

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