Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 23, 2024
Campus Community
BFA announces Excellence Award winners
The 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly is pleased to announced the winners for this year's Excellence Awards. The award categories include excellence in leadership and service; research, scholarly and creative work; and teaching.
8 screen-free activities that are guaranteed to brighten your day
Does it ever feel like everyone is glued to their phones? Use these tips to take a break, unplug and enjoy some screen-free activities.
Research Updates
SPIE commits $100K in matching funds to grow Quantum Scholars Program
The Quantum Scholars Program has received a big boost in the form of a matching gift from SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. This generous contribution will provide scholarships for up to 20 additional Quantum Scholars each year.
Climate contrarianism is down but not out, expert says
In 2011, Professor Max Boykoff attended a Heartland Institute conference to better understand how the conservative think tank was influencing the climate debate. Ten years later, Boykoff returned to interview attendees and examine comparisons with that earlier conference.
After 75 years, ‘Death of a Salesman’ still packs a gut punch
91¸£ÀûÉç theater professor Bud Coleman reflects on Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer-winning play and why it’s a story that still has meaning.
Virtual homesteaders built an internet of ‘little autocracies.’ Is digital democracy doomed?
A new book from Assistant Professor Nathan Schneider argues that attempts to impose democracy on the internet have failed for cultural and technical reasons. But what if we used it as a tool to solve these problems?
The Conversation
What’s behind the astonishing rise in LGBTQ+ romance literature?
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times, but the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table. Read from CU experts Christine Larson and Ashley Carter.
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