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Brain Awareness Week to bring cutting-edge research to the public

Brain Awareness Week to bring cutting-edge research to the public

In celebration of International Brain Awareness Week March 12–16, CU Boulder will offer a series of public lectures by expert faculty, revealing new insights...
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Call for award nominations: Chase Faculty Community Service, Thomas Jefferson
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Call for award nominations: Chase Faculty Community Service, Thomas Jefferson

The Office of Academic Affairs is soliciting nominations for spring 2018 awards. Please direct inquiries to AcademicAffairs@cu.edu . Chase Faculty Community...
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CU Boulder acquires a major trove of modern art

CU Boulder acquires a major trove of modern art

Queen Elizabeth had just traveled the Tube, the first reigning British monarch to ride it. The Tate released 90 pigeons in honor of Picasso’s 90th birthday...
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Buffs prominent in Peace Corps rankings

Buffs prominent in Peace Corps rankings

CU Boulder is ranked No. 11 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers, with 56 alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps...
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President’s Diversity Award recipients honored for contributions to inclusive excellence
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President’s Diversity Award recipients honored for contributions to inclusive excellence

The CU President’s Diversity Award committee has announced three awards for 2018. The President’s Diversity Award recognizes significant achievements of...
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Hickenlooper honored by Faculty Council
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Hickenlooper honored by Faculty Council

Members of the Faculty Council were welcomed into Gov. John Hickenlooper's office, where he received the council's Leadership in Public Higher Education Award...
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Benefits, annual awards discussed by Staff Council
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Benefits, annual awards discussed by Staff Council

The University of Colorado Staff Council discussed a variety of issues during its regular monthly meeting Feb. 15 on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. During the...
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Ensuring the backend of online learning is front and center

Ensuring the backend of online learning is front and center

A lot of behind-the-scenes work takes place so that learners and students throughout the country can seamlessly take online courses from the University of...
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CU Boulder appoints W.B. Allen, Stephen B. Presser visiting scholars in conservative thought, policy

CU Boulder appoints W.B. Allen, Stephen B. Presser visiting scholars in conservative thought, policy

W.B. Allen and Stephen B. Presser have been named as the 2018-19 Visiting Scholars in Conservative Thought and Policy at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Construction-based toys and video games help develop childhood spatial skills

Construction-based toys and video games help develop childhood spatial skills

Childhood play experiences strongly shape a person's spatial skills, according to a new CIRES-led study—those skills can be critical to success in fields like...
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Frankenstein turns 200: We dare you to stitch together your own creation

Frankenstein turns 200: We dare you to stitch together your own creation

It was a dark and stormy night ... Nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley was writing Frankenstein on a dare. Two hundred years later, the classic horror novel of the...
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Proposed CU budget: salary merit pool, low tuition increases
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Proposed CU budget: salary merit pool, low tuition increases

CU’s proposed 2018-19 budget includes minimal tuition increases and a 3 percent salary merit pool that is consistent with the governor’s state budget request...
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Online education plan gains momentum
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Online education plan gains momentum

At its November board meeting, the CU Board of Regents approved a progressive $20 million proposal to implement the university’s online education goals over...
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CU to offer first MOOC-delivered electrical engineering master’s
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CU to offer first MOOC-delivered electrical engineering master’s

The CU Board of Regents last week unanimously approved a new and innovative MOOC-delivered master’s degree in electrical engineering – the first of its type in...
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Regents approve changes to Regent Laws’ Article 12
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Regents approve changes to Regent Laws’ Article 12

The Board of Regents last week approved changes to Regent Laws’ Article 12: Tuition, Fees, Scholarships, and Loans and the related Regent Policies 12.A:...
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CU Board of Regents
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Regents notes: Discussion of emerging issues; athletics contracts

The CU Board of Regents plans to set aside an hour at each regular meeting to discuss emerging issues that could become relevant to the university, an...
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2018 W-4 release delayed due to tax rate changes
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2018 W-4 release delayed due to tax rate changes

The passage of the Tax Cuts and Job Act of 2017 has implications for University of Colorado faculty and staff. Among them: slightly larger paychecks and a...
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Feminists, formerly incarcerated and foodies headline 2018 Conference on World Affairs

Feminists, formerly incarcerated and foodies headline 2018 Conference on World Affairs

Celebrating its 70th year on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, the Conference on World Affairs is pleased to announce one of its most diverse speaker...
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Jane Goodall to teach newest MOOC on developing compassionate leaders

Globally renowned for her research on the relationship between chimpanzees and humans, Jane Goodall now travels more than 300 days a year sharing her reasons...
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper to speak at March 6 CU event

CNN’s Anderson Cooper to speak at March 6 CU event

Anderson Cooper, an award-winning journalist and host of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, will speak at Macky Auditorium on March 6. The Distinguished Speakers Board...
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Biometric screenings coming to CU campuses
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Biometric screenings coming to CU campuses

Understanding your health can be a puzzle. Beginning Feb. 20, get the full picture with biometric screenings held on each University of Colorado campus and the...
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Flash Forward events place your financial plan in focus
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Flash Forward events place your financial plan in focus

Whether you’re 25 or 55, determining your financial priorities will benefit your entire future. Should you be saving more money or paying off debt? What about...
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CU at the Winter Olympics

CU at the Winter Olympics

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games begin Feb. 9 and continue through Feb. 25, and the University of Colorado will once again be represented through CU...
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Faculty Council Committee Corner: Ethnic and Minority Affairs
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Faculty Council Committee Corner: Ethnic and Minority Affairs

Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing CU Connections series in which the Faculty Council highlights each of its committees and their efforts. See past...
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Common to speak at CU Boulder on Feb. 20

Common to speak at CU Boulder on Feb. 20

Common, an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy and Grammy-winning actor and musician, will speak at Macky Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Doors for the...

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