Community Edition - April 16, 2023
With end-of-semester academics and activities in sight, creating a sometimes frenzied pace, who couldn't use a yoga break with baby goats or a moment to connect with miniature horses? Both sets of furry friend delighted campus community members this week.
In Focus
Meal-plan like a registered dietitian
Deciding what and how to eat can feel challenging and time consuming. Yet, planning meals can help you to eat healthier, stay on budget and avoid food waste. Medical Services dietitians share tips to help you meal plan like a pro.
5 things everyone should know about fentanyl
Colorado has seen an increase in fentanyl overdoses over the past year. Here are five things everyone should know about fentanyl.
Discover What鈥檚 Here
Students to host screenings from library archives April 19, April 26
Undergraduate students from the department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts have curated film and video from the University Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections. Find out more and plan to attend.
Join the sustainability summit April 19鈥20 for hands-on participation opportunities
Vote on the best student sustainability solutions projects, provide feedback on the campus Climate Action Plan and take electric transportation for a spin at the 30th annual Campus Sustainability Summit.
April 20 set for discussion on genocide, crimes against humanity
Colorado Law and the Holocaust, Genocide and Contemporary Bioethics Program will present a conversation鈥攆rom East West Street to the Rohingya and Ukraine鈥攚ith Philippe Sands, lawyer, professor and author; S. James Anaya, distinguished professor; and Nicholas Doman, professor of international law.
From groundwater to beetle kill: Artists, scientists, communities address climate change
On April 20, two artist-scientist teams will discuss how their collaborations with each other and Colorado communities tell the story of climate change. A related exhibition will be on view at the Colorado State Capitol May 19鈥揙ct. 16.
鈥楲et鈥檚 go fly a kite鈥: Fair set for April 23
A free and open event with the Integrated Teaching and Learning Lab will feature fun and interactive kite demos in celebration of National Kite Month. Stop by and enjoy the happiness of kites!
Hope, healing and futurity during attacks on critical race theory鈥擜pril 25
Hear from Marlene Palomar, Abe Salvador Jones and Tiera Tanksley, who have devoted themselves to uplifting underserved, undervalued and under-seen communities, in this Grounded Knowledge Panel by the Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute.
Celebrate
2023 award recipients celebrated
The CU Board of Regents recently announced the latest slate of recipients of honorary degrees, distinguished service medals and university medals. The CU 麻豆影院 affiliates鈥擧enry and Leslie Eaton, Barbara Grogan, Allan McMurray and聽Ginger Ramsey鈥攚ill be part of a private ceremony on May 10. In addition, Ambassador David Bolen was posthumously honored with the Chancellor's Impact Award.
5 startups poised to make pitches a reality, thanks to annual New Venture Challenge
What if improving one鈥檚 athletic performance through supplements was simpler and more affordable? What if instead of producing emissions, airplanes could take carbon out of the air? And what if learning a new language was as fun as listening to music? New Venture Challenge judges awarded $100,000 to help see these innovations through.
Research in Your Backyard
New laser-based breathalyzer sniffs out COVID, other diseases in real-time
A new 鈥渄igital nose鈥 created with Nobel Prize-winning CU technology can provide COVID-19 test results in less than one hour with excellent accuracy. It could ultimately be used for on-the-go virus testing, diagnosis of cancer and lung diseases and more.
Researchers identify promising new target for drug-resistant breast and ovarian cancers
By inhibiting a protein that helps cancer cells repair themselves, scientists hope to develop new drugs that treat resistant tumors with fewer side effects.
Tribal language in film speaks history out loud
Joseph Dupris, a visiting assistant professor at CU 麻豆影院, is a linguist and 鈥渕aqlaqsyals鈥 user who helped integrate the Modoc language into the short film This Is Their Land. It was recently screened on campus, and a 150th anniversary remembrance is set to be held in Tulelake, California.
5 lessons on improving US education鈥攆rom high schools that beat the odds
Edited by a trio of CU 麻豆影院 researchers, a new book titled Schools of Opportunity: 10 Research-Based Models of Equity in Action tells the stories of nine U.S. high schools that flourished despite the odds鈥攐vercoming tough challenges to offer students from a wide range of backgrounds rich and even joyful educational experiences.聽