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Cycling lanes, not cyclists, lower road fatalities

Cycling lanes, not cyclists, lower road fatalities

In the most comprehensive look at bicycle and road safety to date, researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and the University of New Mexico discovered...
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Faculty Council honors President Benson
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Faculty Council honors President Benson

CU President Bruce Benson made his last appearance at a Faculty Council meeting on May 22. He'll retire from CU on July 1. Former Council Chair Ravinder Singh...
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CU system administration named a Top Workplace by The Denver Post
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CU system administration named a Top Workplace by The Denver Post

CU system administration is one of the top workplaces in the state, according to a recently released survey ranking. CU is featured on The Denver Post’s list...
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CU sponsoring Denver PrideFest for fourth consecutive year
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CU sponsoring Denver PrideFest for fourth consecutive year

The University of Colorado is proud to sponsor Denver PrideFest 2019 for its fourth consecutive year. The Faculty Council’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender...
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Staff and family members take part in commencement festivities
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CU faculty, staff can save on summer tuition for selves, dependents

CU faculty and staff can now apply for Tuition Assistance for the summer 2019 semester. CU employees often take advantage of the Tuition Assistance Benefit by...
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Use or donate excess vacation hours by June 30
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Use or donate excess vacation hours by June 30

Employees with excess vacation hours should use them or donate them to leave banks before they are removed from their accounts during leave sweeps. What are...
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Armed with doctorates, first graduating cohort set to fill education diversity void

Armed with doctorates, first graduating cohort set to fill education diversity void

When students from the first graduating Latinx cohort of the Doctor of Education Leadership for Educational Equity (EdD) program cross the commencement stage...
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CU Connections shifts to summer publication schedule in June
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CU Connections shifts to summer publication schedule in June

CU Connections will begin its summer publication schedule after the May 30 issue, when issues will appear biweekly. No new issues are scheduled to appear on...
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Budget, health care dominate legislative session
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Budget, health care dominate legislative session

The recently ended legislative session at the Capitol saw the creation of legislation at the intersection of higher education and health care, as well as a...
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President Benson gives a Lynx farewell

President Benson gives a Lynx farewell

Although University of Colorado President Bruce Benson has attended nearly 90 commencement ceremonies at CU’s four campuses, he said he has a special place in...
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Faculty Council Committee Corner: Budget
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Faculty Council Committee Corner: Budget

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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CRC interdisciplinary research spurs innovation and NSF grants

CRC interdisciplinary research spurs innovation and NSF grants

The CRC Faculty Fellowship connects cross-disciplinary researchers to take on global problems
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President Mark Kennedy
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Mark R. Kennedy appointed 23rd president of the University of Colorado

Mark R. Kennedy The Board of Regents on Friday voted to appoint Mark R. Kennedy the 23rd president of the University of Colorado. The vote at the CU Anschutz...
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Faculty Council celebrates award recipients, elects leadership
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Faculty Council recognizes award recipients, elects leadership

The Faculty Council recently honored faculty, administration and staff with the governance group’s annual awards. The council’s April 25 meeting at 1800 Grant...
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Staff Council celebrates contributions of those who go above and beyond
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Staff Council celebrates contributions of those who go above and beyond

Eight University of Colorado staff members – representing each campus and system administration – were honored with Service Excellence Awards during the...
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CU 401(a), 403(b) retirement plan fees lowered by 19%
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CU 401(a), 403(b) retirement plan fees lowered by 19%

Employee Services has negotiated lower fees in the University of Colorado 401(a) Mandatory Retirement Plan and the 403(b) Voluntary Retirement Plan. As of Jan...
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New Anthem prescription manager debuts July 1
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New Anthem prescription manager set to debut

Managing your medications is an important part of health care. Beginning July 1, your prescriptions will be processed by IngenioRx , a change affecting faculty...
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Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk

Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk

Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene, new CU Boulder...
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Colorado passes full-day kindergarten bill while Gov. Polis speaks at CU Denver

Colorado passes full-day kindergarten bill while Gov. Polis speaks at CU Denver

Attendees of the packed Education Policy Networking Series April 30 event were listening to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis describe his vision for full-day...
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CU Board of Regents
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Board of Regents will meet today to vote on presidential finalist

The CU Board of Regents is expected to vote on Mark R. Kennedy , finalist for CU president, during a special meeting at 1 p.m. today in Krugman Hall, Research...
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Timothy Seastedt
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Engaging the community in land conservation and preservation, CU Boulder professor honored with Chase Faculty Community Service Award

A University of Colorado Boulder professor’s passion for smart land management and community engagement have earned him recognition as the 2019 Chase Faculty...
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‘Campus conscience’: Community says goodbye to diversity chief Allen

‘Campus conscience’: Community says goodbye to diversity chief Allen

Whether it was fate or inclination, something spurred Brenda J. Allen, PhD, to shift her scholarly focus early in her career. The result, many of her...
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Outwitting the KKK: Real ‘BlacKkKlansman’ brings story to campus

Outwitting the KKK: Real ‘BlacKkKlansman’ brings story to campus

Former police officer Ron Stallworth, whose infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan is portrayed in the Oscar award-winning Spike Lee film “BlacKkKlansman,” made an...
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Kennedy meets CU community
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Seeking ‘capstone experience in academia,’ Kennedy meets CU community

Mark Kennedy speaks to CU system staff during a forum Monday at Denver's Warwick Hotel. Sue Sharkey, chair of the Board of Regents, introduces Mark Kennedy...
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Google Digital Garage
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New CU MOOCs now featured on Google Digital Garage

The University of Colorado is part of a new pilot with Coursera and Google Digital Garage , a free learning platform from Grow with Google. This initiative...

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