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2021 Legislative Session: Roundup of CU-related issues

2021 Legislative Session: Roundup of CU-related issues

The 2021 State Legislative Session adjourned sine die on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. While this was an unconventional legislative cycle at the Capitol due to COVID-...
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CU Anschutz called a ‘case study’ for commercializing medical breakthroughs

CU Anschutz called a ‘case study’ for commercializing medical breakthroughs

A new paper highlights the academic medical center’s record of turning discoveries into innovative products that benefit patients and public health
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CU Strategic Plan
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Completed strategic plan sets direction for future of CU

CU’s strategic plan, work on which was launched nearly two years ago by CU President Mark Kennedy, received its official unveiling before the Board of Regents...
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CU Cancer Center receives highly competitive SPORE grant for head and neck cancer

CU Cancer Center receives highly competitive SPORE grant for head and neck cancer

Research and treatment of head and neck cancers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center reached a new level this month with a highly competitive...
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For LGBTQ community, ending the silence could enhance their lives – and deaths

For LGBTQ community, ending the silence could enhance their lives – and deaths

In her second year on the job at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Carey Candrian, PhD, was shadowing a hospice admissions nurse as she...
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CU Connections
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CU Connections shifts to summer publication schedule in July

CU Connections will begin its summer publication schedule after the June 24 issue, when issues will appear biweekly. No new issues are scheduled to appear on...
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CU Board of Regents
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CU regents continue progress on presidential search

The CU Board of Regents continues to be active with the presidential search, laying the groundwork for the process that is expected to formally begin in late...
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Updates on implementation of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Colorado’s Equal Pay Act: What does it mean for you?

In 2019, Colorado passed the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act , which took effect on Jan. 1, 2021. The law is designed to reduce the compensation gap that exists...
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Podcast: How does social media affect our mental health?

Podcast: How does social media affect our mental health?

According to Emily Hemendinger, licensed clinical social worker and certified public health practitioner, these are a few of the manifestations of social media...
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Juneteenth webinar to examine ‘Liberatory Love and Freedom’
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Juneteenth webinar to examine ‘Liberatory Love and Freedom’

The University of Colorado system Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) invites you to attend a Juneteenth keynote, “Liberatory Love and Freedom:...
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New CU program tackles medicine’s tough realities before they matter

New CU program tackles medicine’s tough realities before they matter

Bryn Launer took a deep breath as she picked up the phone. She was calling the brother of a patient with a severe head injury suffered in a motorcycle accident...
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Salliman
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CU Regents name Todd Saliman interim president

Todd Saliman The CU Board of Regents on Tuesday named Todd Saliman the institution’s interim president on a unanimous vote. The appointment is effective July 1...
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Colorado leaders react to Saliman appointment
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Colorado leaders react to Saliman appointment

Leaders across the state of Colorado reacted to the appointment Tuesday of Todd Saliman as CU’s interim president. Some comments: Brown Hank Brown , former CU...
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Free Coursera courses expanded for CU faculty, staff, students
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Free Coursera courses expanded for CU faculty, staff, students

The catalog of online courses offered free to CU faculty, staff and students expanded this spring thanks to participation in a consortium of university...
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CU Board of Regents
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Regents active in presidential transition discussions

The University of Colorado Board of Regents this week met to continue its work on the presidential transition. Additionally, the board’s Governance Committee...
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Transformation and Innovation Program in transition as projects move forward
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Transformation and Innovation Program in transition as projects move forward

As CU’s Transformation and Innovation Program approaches the start of its third year, several projects are moving forward while the Program Management Office...
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Healthy gut and healthy heart: AB Nexus funds second round of grants

Healthy gut and healthy heart: AB Nexus funds second round of grants

Now well into its first year, AB Nexus announced a new round of grants totaling $550,000 for collaborative projects from researchers at CU Boulder and CU...
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CU-sponsored National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education set for June
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CU-sponsored National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education set for June

CU is among the sponsors of this year’s National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), a leading forum on issues of race and...
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With a treasure trove of data, CU Anschutz gears up to strike gold

With a treasure trove of data, CU Anschutz gears up to strike gold

Staying competitive in the medical field now requires a new type of mining. While there are no hard hats required, extracting data from a vast array of...
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CU Faculty Voices: The persistence of pay inequity

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of commentaries by CU faculty, presented by the Faculty Council Communications Committee and CU Connections. Learn more...
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Updates on implementation of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act
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Updates on implementation of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

University of Colorado cross-campus project committees are nearing completion of a salary analysis spurred by the passage of Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal...
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Fully vaccinated older adults 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19

Fully vaccinated older adults 94% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19

In vaccine clinical trials, the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were shown to be about 95% effective in preventing COVID-19. Now a study from the Centers...
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CU presidential transition: What’s next
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CU presidential transition: What’s next

CU President Mark Kennedy Following Monday’s announcement by President Mark Kennedy that he had entered into discussions with the CU Board of Regents regarding...
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Faculty Council moving to boost diversity among its leadership ranks
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Faculty Council moving to boost diversity among its leadership ranks

Facing formal criticism from three of its committees, the Faculty Council last week voted to pursue a proposed course of action for addressing a lack of...
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Systemwide Campus and Workplace Culture Survey to launch in fall
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Systemwide Campus and Workplace Culture Survey to launch in fall

The CU system and campuses in October will launch the Campus and Workplace Culture (CWC) Survey , designed to gather information about community members’...

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