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Faculty/Staff Edition - Sept. 29, 2017

Campus Community

CU 麻豆影院 awarded $1.1 million to support underrepresented doctoral students

Campus has received a McNair grant through the U.S. Department of Education to help increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds earning doctoral degrees.

A faculty member demonstrates an applied mathematics lesson using a chalkboard.

CU 麻豆影院 leads national study promoting next-gen teaching evaluations

Academics Campus Community

The Center for STEM Learning has received a $662,230 grant for a project focused on raising the profile of teaching and promoting a richer evaluation of teaching. The five-year award brings together four leading universities in evidence-based teaching practices.

CU 麻豆影院's PhET recognized for innovation in STEM education

Education & Outreach News Headlines

PhET Interactive Simulations is one of six winners of the WISE Award, recognizing innovative educational projects that address challenges and bring transformative societal change.

Doctoral student, bee expert Chelsea Cook inspects a hive

Faculty in Focus: Startup serves the bee and the bottom line

Faculty in Focus Campus Community

Kimberly Drennan had two goals in summer 2014, and neither involved starting a business. Now she's CEO of a 麻豆影院-based startup that helps commercial beekeepers remotely monitor hive health.

Events & Exhibits

Video: Join the chancellor's State of the Campus address Oct. 17

General Events & Exhibits

Chancellor DiStefano invites the campus community to join him for updates on our strategic imperatives and a key announcement about how we will better serve our students.

Astronaut, physician Mae Jemison to speak at CU 麻豆影院 in February

General Events & Exhibits

The first woman of color to go into space and an icon of women's rights and civil rights, Mae Jemison will be the Leo Hill Distinguished Leadership Speaker Series guest for 2018.

If there's one God, why are there so many religions?

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

The Center for Values and Social Policy in the Philosophy Department invites you to its Oct. 3 Think! Talk, addressing what philosophers call the problem of the diversity of revelations.

Research News

MAVEN observes large solar storm that sparked global aurora on Mars

Space News Headlines

An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars this month, observed by NASA missions, including the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft.

Alert: Internet, phone outages Sunday

Emergency network maintenance throughout the day Sunday, Oct. 1, will cause 10- to 20-minute interruptions in wired and wireless internet access and VoIP phone services听on a rolling basis in many buildings across campus. A complete list of affected buildings is available on OIT鈥檚 Service Alert page.

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