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Two policies dropped, others await further review by stakeholders
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Six systemwide policy changes take effect July 1

The Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) has announced changes to six administrative policy statements (APS) – five revisions and one new – from the Academic/...
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Grabowski helping a new generation of amputee athletes reimagine what’s possible

Grabowski helping a new generation of amputee athletes reimagine what’s possible

Hours before student alarm clocks go off, Alena Grabowski (Kines’98; PhD’07) slips on a head lamp and trail shoes and heads for the hills.
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Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship celebrates first anniversary

Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship celebrates first anniversary

The Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship (CRDDS) is one year old! Please drop in to help us celebrate with cake and other light refreshments...
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UCCS Downtown bringing collaboration to center of Colorado Springs

UCCS Downtown bringing collaboration to center of Colorado Springs

UCCS will bring the energy and exceptional teaching of one of the state’s fastest-growing universities to the center of Colorado Springs with the opening of...
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Faculty profile: Life rerouted Margaret Harris’ plans

Faculty profile: Life rerouted Margaret Harris’ plans

As a girl, Margaret Harris knew she wanted to grow up to help people but didn’t know in what role. Her parents hoped it would be as a medical doctor. Only...
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Check out Colorado’s best festivals

Check out Colorado’s best festivals

We’re CU in the City, and summer in the city means festivals! Perhaps unsurprisingly, Denver has some great ones. From food fests to art displays to music...
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Daniels Ethical Leader Award
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Call for nominations: Daniels Ethical Leader Award

Nominations for the 2018 Bill Daniels Ethical Leader of the Year Award are being accepted. Deadline for nominations is Aug. 1. Denver is home to many...
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Nobel Laureate, MD-to-be team up to shed light on epigenetic roots of cancer

Nobel Laureate, MD-to-be team up to shed light on epigenetic roots of cancer

Forty years after researchers first discovered it in fruit flies, a once-obscure cluster of proteins called PRC2 has become a key target for new cancer-...
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CU Innovation and Efficiency Awards celebrate employee-generated solutions
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Weeding through innovations

Weeding out the winners was the daunting task faced by the voting body for the 2018 CU Innovation and Efficiency Awards. In the end, the weeds won.
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Hundreds of CU faculty, staff ready to roll for Bike to Work Day
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Hundreds of CU faculty, staff ready to roll for Bike to Work Day

On Wednesday, June 27, hundreds of CU staff, faculty and students will join thousands of other Coloradans in riding on Bike to Work Day.
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Heritage Society welcomes 140 new members at annual luncheon

Heritage Society welcomes 140 new members at annual luncheon

Two couples, and the surgeon who performed a life-saving transplant that united them, received a hero’s welcome at the annual University of Colorado Heritage...
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University of Colorado MOOC enrollments top 2 million
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University of Colorado MOOC enrollments top 2 million

A leader in massive open online courses – or MOOCs – the University of Colorado recently exceeded 2 million enrollments since first offering the classes in...
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June payday will return to June
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June payday will return to June

University of Colorado employees who are paid monthly will now receive their June paycheck on the final business day in June, instead of the first business day...
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Is an immunization for stress on the horizon?

Is an immunization for stress on the horizon?

Can probiotics fend off mood disorders? It's too early to say with scientific certainty, but a new study by CU Boulder researchers suggests that one particular...
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TEDx conference ‘Uncommon’ to feature three CU Boulder affiliates

TEDx conference ‘Uncommon’ to feature three CU Boulder affiliates

Three members of the CU Boulder community will speak June 16 at TEDxMileHigh 2018: Uncommon at the Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre at the Denver Center for the...
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Gov. Hickenlooper signs bill for cyber workforce development and research funding

Gov. Hickenlooper signs bill for cyber workforce development and research funding

Flanked by bill sponsors and stakeholders, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the “Cyber Coding Cryptology for State Records” bill into law in a formal signing...
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Rockin’ litigation in the entertainment industry

Rockin’ litigation in the entertainment industry

From Beatlemania to the #MeToo movement, the causes and outcomes of rock ‘n’ roll litigation are varied and complex. Stan Soocher, an entertainment attorney...
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Fear fighter: Anxiety disorders take center stage in early VR testing

Fear fighter: Anxiety disorders take center stage in early VR testing

Sitting in a soft, blue armchair in a quiet campus office, Nick Harrell slowly tensed. In his mind, the Denver librarian was standing on a busy airport curb...
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Staff Council hears update on paid parental leave policy
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Staff Council hears update on paid parental leave policy

All four University of Colorado campuses are exploring the merits of offering a paid parental leave policy, a move that had been recommended by the CU Staff...
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The original rom-com ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ kicks off Colorado’s Shakespearience June 8

The original rom-com ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ kicks off Colorado’s Shakespearience June 8

“In Shakespeare’s wise take on the process of growing up, young men and women try to find themselves,” says Brendon Fox, Director of Love’s Labour’s Lost,...
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Pac-12 sustainability conference to take place at CU Boulder

Pac-12 sustainability conference to take place at CU Boulder

The second annual Pac-12 Sustainability Conference is set to take place Wednesday, July 11 - Thursday, July 12 at the University of Colorado Boulder. The...
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KPWE luncheon, fundraising raises $136,000 for unstoppable women

KPWE luncheon, fundraising raises $136,000 for unstoppable women

The success of seven women, who overcame multiple obstacles to earn a UCCS degree, was celebrated during the 14th Karen Possehl Women’s Endowment Unstoppable...
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Commencement: A day of academic accomplishment, university pride and joyful

Commencement: A day of academic accomplishment, university pride and joyful celebration

The CU Denver Spring 2018 Commencement took place May 12 at the Tivoli Quad on campus. This year, 1,989 students received the honor and valuable asset of a CU...
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Antioxidant supplement helps cystic fibrosis patients, study finds

Antioxidant supplement helps cystic fibrosis patients, study finds

Researchers at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) and the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that taking a specially...
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CU Connections resumes weekly publication
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CU Connections begins summer publication schedule in June

CU Connections will begin its summer publication schedule after the May 31 issue, when issues will appear biweekly. No new issues are scheduled to appear on...

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