Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 4, 2024

Chancellor Justin Schwartz invites nominations for employee of the year, due Sept. 30. The award recognizes exceptional job performance and distinguished contributions to the campus community.
Campus Community
When you notice behaviors of concern
When in doubt about someone’s safety, or your own, seek help. Here’s more info from the Division of Public Safety.
Be a transfer advocate
Register for a transfer advocate training, with sessions through the fall, to learn more about all things transfer. Brainstorm how you can best support transfer Buffs.
Request for proposals: Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship Grants
Are you interested in funding to develop or expand a community-engaged scholarship project? Do you want to create a public outreach event or develop community partnerships? Look into getting a grant.
CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº offers tuition bill and payment date extensions
CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº is extending tuition deadlines in support of students and families navigating national financial aid delays.
Events & Exhibits
Hear ‘Reservation Dogs’ actor, environmental activist Dallas Goldtooth speak Sept. 24
Comedian, actor and activist Dallas Goldtooth will speak at CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The event will take place at Macky Auditorium and tickets are available now.
Culture Crawl to bring food, art and more Sept. 25
Discover and connect with CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº arts and culture. The Culture Crawl is back for its fourth year. Stop by 15-plus events throughout the day including exhibitions, food-tastings, performances, prize giveaways and more.
Research Updates
New Horizons takes best measurements yet of the universe's eerie glow
Over billions of years, the universe's stars and galaxies have left behind an imperceptibly faint light in space. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has traveled to the edge of Earth's solar system and captured the most accurate measurement of this glow to date.
How Earth’s most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica
An atmospheric river brought warm, humid air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº-led study reveals what happened to Antarctica’s smallest animals.
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