Colorado voters on Nov. 5 will determine the winners of three races for the Board of Regents, the governance group overseeing the University of Colorado system. CU Connections invited the major-party candidates on the ballot to respond to this request:Please tell the faculty and staff of the University of Colorado system why you wish to serve (or continue serving) on the Board of Regents. Here are the responses we received.
Pioneering solutions with the potential to impact health, climate, education, technology and lifestyle, among other areas, were on full display at the inaugural CU Showcase – Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Impact: Celebrating Four Campuses. The Oct. 4 event at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus featured an expo of more than 35 CU innovators and their groundbreaking work; in-depth presentations from each campus; a panel about how innovation is shaping Colorado’s future; and smaller breakout discussions about quantum, AI, community resilience, aging, health care, workforce development and higher education, among other topics.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and part of cybersecurity awareness is understanding how cybercrime connects with your daily life and work. “Cybercrime is not just a distant news story,” said David Capps, chief information security officer for the University of Colorado system. “It is a daily reality for the CU community and our information security teams are your partners in tackling this modern crime wave.” Everyone at CU can work together to prevent, detect and respond to a wide variety of attempted cybercrime.
Faculty across the University of Colorado system this year attracted $1.7 billion in sponsored research funding and gifts supporting research, a new record total in CU history. In achieving the collective record, each of the four CU campuses also attained new records for sponsored research funding and gifts supporting research. The systemwide figure reached in the 2023-24 fiscal year is 7% higher than the previous year’s total. This marks the eighth consecutive year CU has topped the $1 billion mark.
University of Colorado leadership last week celebrated the career and contributions of Tanya Kelly-Bowry, CU’s longtime advocate at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C. The Board of Regents unanimously passed a resolution expressing deep gratitude for Kelly-Bowry’s dedicated service, leadership and contributions to the CU system. Regents also granted her the title of Vice President Emerita in recognition of her significant and distinctive service.
Discussions about immigration in the U.S. frequently center around immigrants’ impact on public safety, how immigrants affect the labor outcomes of U.S.-born workers, and the financial strain brought on by the influx of new migrants. But, what does the research say about the impact of immigration on U.S.-born individuals? In new research, CU Denver economics professors Chloe East, Hani Mansour and Andrea Velásquez help to clarify what is rhetoric and what is reality.
The CU community is invited to be part of the inaugural CU Showcase: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Impact, an event celebrating the remarkable innovations and entrepreneurial spirit thriving across our four campuses. Set for 1-6 p.m. Oct. 4 at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus, the CU Showcase is presented by CU’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative. The event will explore key themes including innovations supporting aging, fostering inclusion and community resilience, incubating and accelerating diverse founders, and breakthroughs in health care, quantum technology, climate resilience and the outdoor industries.
A new marketing campaign launching today titled “Dear Colorado” aims to showcase the ways the University of Colorado loves and supports our great state. From breakthrough research to mentoring Colorado businesses, the University of Colorado is on a mission to highlight CU’s impact on Coloradans’ everyday lives and show how it all comes from a shared love for our state. This is the first new systemwide campaign in nearly a decade.
