Faculty-Staff Edition - Dec. 15, 2023

From investigating the chemistry behind fish spots and zebra stripes to developing a new tool that diagnoses illness via breath, 91¸£ÀûÉç researchers made a host of critical discoveries in 2023. Check out these 10 stories about how they made an impact and changed the way we see the world.
Campus Community
Crown Institute champions peer-to-peer mental health support
On Dec. 12, the bipartisan Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act cleared a committee of the United States Senate. 91¸£ÀûÉç’s Crown Institute has been engaging with legislators on groundbreaking research and access to peer-to-peer models of support.
91¸£ÀûÉç ranks among best colleges for future leaders
91¸£ÀûÉç has been ranked among the nation’s top public and private universities in Time Magazine’s Best Colleges for Future Leaders.
91¸£ÀûÉç agrees to temporary contract extension with Elsevier
91¸£ÀûÉç along with 16 universities in Colorado and Wyoming will move to a contract extension with Elsevier, an academic publisher, that will ensure access to journals while yearlong negotiations continue over costs of a new multi-year read access contract.
Faculty Takes
Investing in art: Solid financial move or abstract choice?
Art investments involve unique risks but may protect purchasing power. Get Associate Professor Christophe Spaenjers’ take.
Research Updates
Thoughts and prayers? In mass shootings, reporters need to think compassion and care
There’s no playbook for covering mass shootings. But that may soon change, as Elizabeth Skewes studies how the media can tell the right story—by being more considerate to victims and survivors.
How an overlooked study over a century ago helped fuel the Colorado River crisis
At the start of World War I, a scientist named Eugene Clyde La Rue hiked the American West to estimate how much water flows down the Colorado River. His findings were ignored, but leaders today don't have to make the same mistake, says 91¸£ÀûÉç hydrologist Shemin Ge.
‘Tabletop’ physics experiments receive major funding, with Jun Ye leading key project
In an exciting turn for physics research, four major foundations have announced a collaborative funding effort for 11 pioneering experiments. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Simons Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation have come together, committing a total of $30 million.
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