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Beyond honey: 4 essential reads about bees

May 11, 2022

Bees play an essential role pollinating plants, but scientists study bees to learn about their intricate social networks, learning patterns and adaptive behaviors. These four stories from The Conversation’s archive, featuring CU expert Orit Peleg, offer diverse views of life in the hive.

Goats near a village

For East Africa’s pastoralists, climate change already fueling violence, hunger

May 10, 2022

For centuries, East African peoples like the Maasai and Turkana have survived by herding cattle, moving these animals across miles of wide-open grasslands to keep them fed. Now, worsening droughts and a host of other challenges are threatening that nomadic existence.

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Multiple diagnoses are the norm with mental illness; new genetic study explains why

May 10, 2022

A new genetic analysis, using data from hundreds of thousands of people, sheds light on why more than half of people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with a second or third in their lifetime.

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How to prepare for your off-campus move

May 10, 2022

If you live off campus and are moving into a new place, it’s good to be prepared. Here are some tips to help you have a successful move-out.

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8 things to do this summer besides work

May 10, 2022

Whether you’re taking classes or enjoying a well-deserved break, you might have some downtime to fill over the next three months. Here are some things you can do this summer to make progress on your career goals.

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Register for the Supporting Student Resiliency series in June

May 10, 2022

This professional development series provides faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students. Sessions start on June 8 and focus on areas critical to student retention and success.

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Join the IDEA Council’s May 23 public forum

May 9, 2022

Council members will update the campus community about its work during the 2021–22 academic year, answer questions, and invite students, staff and faculty to join a discussion on the university’s next steps for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion across the campus.

Students enjoy the Buff Pool on campus

Students: Staying in Â鶹ӰԺ this summer? Here are 5 things to do

May 7, 2022

If you're living in Â鶹ӰԺ this summer and looking for things to do, check out these five ways to stay involved on campus.

NASA's Pam Melroy tours an aerospace engineering lab on the CU Â鶹ӰԺ campus

From cockpit to campus: NASA’s Melroy talks moon, inclusivity, more at CU Â鶹ӰԺ

May 6, 2022

NASA's Pam Melroy has spent roughly 924 hours in space. Her latest voyage—she visited Colorado on Thursday to talk to campus leaders about traveling to the moon, Mars and beyond.

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Crisis response teams to train at Folsom Field May 11–13

May 6, 2022

Maymester students, faculty, staff and visitors may hear gunfire as part of a training on crisis response for local, regional and national teams at Folsom Field. In this event, there's is no cause for concern.

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