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The Recreation Center will be offering students free fitness classes Jan. 16 to Jan. 22 and free martial arts and dance classes Jan. 23 to Jan. 28. Several Intramural Sports and Sport Club meetings will be taking place at The Rec during this time, as well.

Laverne Cox, an Emmy-nominated actress best known for her role in the Netflix series "Orange is The New Black," will speak at CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s Macky Auditorium on Jan. 25. The speech is co-hosted by the university’s student-run Cultural Events Board and Distinguished Speakers Board.

The Department of Human Resources invites CU Â鶹ӰԺ employees to register for spring seminars, workshops and programs to help employees expand knowledge, learn new skills and enhance wellbeing.

On Monday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced the addition of 42 medication collection box locations in two dozen counties around the state, including a permanent location at the CU Â鶹ӰԺ Police Department and Parking and Transportation lobby.

Jens Schmidt, a postdoctoral fellow at the BioFrontiers Institute, was just awarded the Damon Runyon-Dale Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists to further his research on how regenerating protective chromosomal caps called telomeres, long believed to preserve youth, can also promote disease.

The Department of Human Resources invites CU Â鶹ӰԺ employees in their first 12 to 18 months of employment to participate in the CU Discover Series and learn more about the campus values, mission, operations and initiatives.​

Spring semester is upon us, and there are some major changes to the CUClicker service, including an unexpected i>clicker software update, new instructor clickers for faculty members and training classes scheduled for Jan. 13 and Jan. 17.

At a time when 44 percent of hiring managers say recent college graduates lack leadership skills, CU Â鶹ӰԺ is sharpening its focus on leadership with a thriving new minor and speaker series that kicks off next month.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ students and professionals from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics will operate the satellite for an upcoming NASA mission to investigate exotic astronomical objects like black holes, neutron stars and pulsars.

University of Colorado football coach Mike MacIntyre, the near-unanimous national coach of the year, has signed a contract extension through the 2021 season, CU Athletic Director Rick George announced Monday.