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CU Connections resumes weekly publication

With today’s issue, CU Connections resumes its regular weekly publication schedule for the 2023-24 academic year. A new edition appears each Thursday morning...
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CU Center for COMBAT Research’s mission in spotlight at joint event with El Pomar Foundation
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CU Center for COMBAT Research’s mission in spotlight at joint event with El Pomar Foundation

The University of Colorado Center for Combat Medicine and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research and the El Pomar Foundation this week held a joint event to showcase...
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First CU Denver-only Staff Council discusses priorities and plans for upcoming year

First CU Denver-only Staff Council discusses priorities and plans for upcoming year

On July 21, the 30 members—17 new, 13 returning—of CU Denver’s Staff Council met to discuss ways to enhance staff culture, professional development, and...
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Nominate an outstanding CU leader for the Excellence in Leadership Program Award

Nominate an outstanding CU leader for the Excellence in Leadership Program Award

Nominations are now open for the Excellence in Leadership Program Award. Employees are asked to consider recognizing the contributions of an ELP alumnus...
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Leave-eligible employees must certify paid leave balances this month

To ensure that vacation and sick leave balances are accurate, the University of Colorado requires employees to verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation...
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Changes to two systemwide administrative policy statements approved

The Office of Policy and Efficiency (OPE) has announced changes to the following administrative policy statements (APS): 5060-Faculty Appointments 5061-...
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Tenure list: August 2023

The CU Board of Regents on Aug. 9 approved 20 tenure awards and appointments. CU Boulder Effective Aug. 21, 2023 Appointments with tenure: Steven Ayer;...
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What to know about the Perseids meteor shower

The annual Perseids meteor shower peaks Aug. 11–13. Fiske Planetarium's “starting, relief and closing pitcher” Manager Francisco “Tito” Salas is sharing his...
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Perspectives from social work education and practice on AI

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its language tools, such as ChatGPT, evolve and become mainstream, there are plenty of questions and concerns that...
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ColoradoSPH launches Rocky Mountain COVID Data dashboard to help public health officials

As the COVID pandemic made clear, public health officials need to be equipped with the best available information to optimize public health operations both now...
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Regents announce committee member assignments for 2023-24
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Regents announce committee member assignments for 2023-24

The CU Board of Regents last week announced committee member assignments for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The year’s schedule of committee meetings will be...
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Heat waves are more dangerous than you think. Here’s why, and how to stay safe.

Heat waves are more dangerous than you think. Here’s why, and how to stay safe.

Excessive heat can sicken and, in some cases, kill. During last summer’s heat wave in Europe, 62,000 people perished. Yet the threat heat poses is often...
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College of Business launches organizational social impact minor

Many students arrive at UCCS with the desire to not only change their own lives, but to change the world. Social enterprises and nonprofit organizations set...
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University of Colorado Denver signs historic agreement with Northern Arapaho Tribe

Collegebound students from the Northern Arapaho Tribe will have access to an endowed scholarship to attend the University of Colorado Denver, thanks to an...
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Long COVID patients tell top officials that CU Anschutz saved them

While long COVID remains shrouded in mystery, the ravages of the disease were on clear and painful display when Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, U.S. assistant...
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What the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action means for American higher ed

What the SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action means for American higher ed

Kevin Welner, professor in the School of Education at CU Boulder and director of the National Education Policy Center, discusses how the ruling might change...
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Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire

Weeks later, potentially harmful chemicals lingered in homes affected by Marshall Fire

Potentially harmful chemicals generated by the Marshall Fire in late 2021 may have lingered inside some Boulder County homes for weeks after the disaster—...
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From turmoil to triumph: Empowering health care and public health workers for post-COVID recovery

The Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience at UCCS has partnered with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – Department of Psychiatry (Stress,...
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CAP faculty lead the conversation on how neighborhood design affects public health

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver places fostering social justice...
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Benzodiazepine use associated with brain injury, job loss and suicide

Benzodiazepine use and discontinuation is associated with nervous system injury and negative life effects that continue after discontinuation.
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Board of Regents approves $5.9 billion budget for CU

The CU Board of Regents on Friday approved a $5.9 billion budget for the CU system’s 2023-24 fiscal year, an increase of 5.1% over the 2022-23 estimated budget...
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CU celebrates LGBTQ+ community at Denver Pride
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CU celebrates LGBTQ+ community at Denver Pride

CU last weekend marked its eighth consecutive year as a proud sponsor of Denver Pride , the annual festival, parade and 5K race celebrating the LGBTQ+...
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Tenure list: June 2023

The CU Board of Regents on June 22-23 approved 82 tenure awards and appointments. CU Boulder Effective Aug. 21, 2023, unless otherwise noted Awards of tenure:...
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College of Music hosts national program advancing cultural diversity

You may not be familiar with the Sphinx Performance Academy (SPA), but know this: It has changed the lives of thousands of underrepresented young musicians...
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UCCS third in the nation for cybersecurity community outreach, Bliss awarded Community Service Recognition

The CAE Community of Practice for Cyber Defense (CoP-CD) has awarded Gretchen Bliss a Community Service Recognition Award, and it has awarded the University of...

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