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Liquid chalk proven in CU labs to kill coronavirus, potentially helping gyms to safely reopen

Liquid chalk proven in CU labs to kill coronavirus, potentially helping gyms to safely reopen

The COVID-19 pandemic had Ross Kedl literally climbing the walls. In his home, the immunology professor has a rock wall in the basement that beckons whenever...
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Virtual panel highlights how CU Cancer Center is redefining cancer care in Colorado and beyond

Virtual panel highlights how CU Cancer Center is redefining cancer care in Colorado and beyond

On July 23rd, Richard Schulick, MD, MBA, director of the University of Colorado (CU) Cancer Center, Cathy Bradley, PhD, deputy director of the CU Cancer Center...
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Virtual Town Hall

Virtual Town Hall maps out fall return to campus

Chancellor Venkat Reddy and campus leaders addressed campus in the fourth virtual Town Hall of the summer on July 22.
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From Selfies to Being Seen: Doctor Honors Women of Color on Front Lines

From selfies to being seen: Doctor honors women of color on front lines

Dr. Sarah Rowan, associate professor of infectious disease, celebrates unsung heroes of pandemic with portrait project
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Staff Council discusses fall return to campus with President Kennedy

With fall’s return to campus approaching, CU President Mark Kennedy joined the July 16 meeting of the University of Colorado Staff Council (UCSC) to provide an...
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New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without painful nasal swab

New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without painful nasal swab

CU Boulder researchers have developed a rapid, portable, saliva-based COVID-19 test able to return results in 45 minutes. Such a test might eventually be...
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Program Connects Students With COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable

Program connects students with COVID-19’s most vulnerable

For Kristina Slunecka, it was the woman locked down in her assisted-living facility room, unable to leave the confines of her four walls even to go outside...
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Plans for fall return to campus show commitment to health, safety
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Plans for fall return to campus show commitment to health, safety

Just as the University of Colorado’s four campuses vary in significant ways, so do their plans for launching fall returns by faculty, staff and students. What...
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Webinar addresses questions, concerns about staff units returning to campus

Webinar addresses questions, concerns about staff units returning to campus

Roughly 150 CU Denver staff members attended a July 8 webinar on safe return to campus plans to learn more about if and how staff units will return to campus...
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School of Medicine, UCHealth recruiting patients for COVID-19 vaccine trial

School of Medicine, UCHealth recruiting patients for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and UCHealth on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus will recruit qualified patients throughout Colorado...
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Town hall details partnership, strategies for Road Map to Fall 2020

Town hall details partnership, strategies for Road Map to Fall 2020

On July 1, residents of Boulder and Broomfield counties, community leaders and government officials were invited to join a virtual town hall to learn more...
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Providers, patients find ‘silver lining’ in rapid COVID-era telehealth transition

Providers, patients find ‘silver lining’ in rapid COVID-era telehealth transition

A mighty push from a novel virus created the momentum that telemedicine promoters have long wished for, forcing doctors’ visits from the office to the computer...
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Board of Regents, budget
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Regents approve $4.54 billion system budget

The CU Board of Regents last week unanimously voted to approve a $4.54 billion budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year, am amount 5.3% less than the previous annual...
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CU researchers develop key findings as COVID-19 clinical trials progress

CU researchers develop key findings as COVID-19 clinical trials progress

Campus plays ‘central role’ in developing antiviral medications and working to attenuate the inflammatory response.
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CU Anschutz researchers roll out antibody test

CU Anschutz researchers roll out antibody test

A one-of-a-kind antibody test targeting the novel coronavirus has joined the arsenal of tools needed in understanding and eradicating COVID-19. The test,...
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‘Return to UCCS’ plan outlines in-person, on-campus classes for fall 2020

‘Return to UCCS’ plan outlines in-person, on-campus classes for fall 2020

A set of guidelines developed by teams of faculty, staff and students will allow UCCS to bring students, faculty and staff back to the campus for the fall 2020...
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Faculty town hall addresses a COVID-19-ready future

Faculty town hall addresses a COVID-19-ready future

On Thursday, May 21, Chancellor Philip DiStefano hosted a faculty town hall with fellow panelists Provost Russ Moore, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and...
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Farney, Glazier to serve as interim deans of library, search committee formed

What about faculty mental health?

On paper, May is Mental Health Month. In reality, every day since the coronavirus pandemic began has been mental health day, as people everywhere across the...
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Want to banish the COVID blues? Think ‘pawsitive’

Want to banish the COVID blues? Think ‘pawsitive’

Anxiety and cabin fever can stem from the stay-at-home orders impacting American lives for the past few weeks. But for nearly 85 million U.S. families, their...
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Publication note: CU Connections continuing weekly for summer 2020

CU Connections previously announced its usual biweekly summer publication schedule for 2020. However, because of ongoing developments related to the...
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CU On the Air Podcast, Mark Kennedy, CU Online learning

The importance of innovation for CU in the age of COVID-19 and beyond

CU on the Air again talks to CU President Kennedy about the University of Colorado’s response to COVID-19 and its transformation to greater technology and...
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Mandated unpaid leave aimed at mitigating budget damage of pandemic
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Furlough plans growing more detailed at system, campuses

In response to the budget threats brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, furloughs were announced Friday for system administration employees, adding to those...
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CU Boulder to welcome students back to campus for a COVID-19-ready fall semester

CU Boulder to welcome students back to campus for a COVID-19-ready fall semester

Road Map to Fall 2020 calls for classes beginning as scheduled on Aug. 24 and finishing remotely after Thanksgiving break. It prioritizes health and safety...
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Virtual Town Hall answers budget, fall semester questions from campus community

Virtual Town Hall answers budget, fall semester questions from campus community

Chancellor Venkat Reddy and campus leadership addressed faculty and staff at UCCS’ second virtual Town Hall on May 21.
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Coronavirus-era career advice from recession-era alumni

Coronavirus-era career advice from recession-era alumni

For years, you’ve pictured life after college: hanging your diploma on your wall, getting dressed for your first day on the job, starting your career—launching...

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