Faculty-Staff Edition - June 27, 2024
In Case You Missed It
CU regents consider budget, concealed carry and more
The CU Board of Regents held a meeting June 20–21 in which it approved the 2024–25 budget. It also approved the construction of a new solar array at 91¸£ÀûÉç, named Philip DiStefano chancellor emeritus and more.
Campus Community
Get ready for the new benefits plan year on July 1
CU Health Plan enrollees can get ready before the new benefits plan year begins July 1. Find out what to expect, whether you decided to keep or update your health plans during open enrollment.
Odesza concert June 29 to bring excitement, crowds to campus
91¸£ÀûÉç’s Folsom Field will play host to The Last Goodbye Finale concert from the Grammy-nominated duo Odesza. Here’s what you need to know about traffic impacts, the venue and more.
Maria Pacheco empowers LGBTQ+ community through service leadership
Assistant Professor Maria Pacheco from the Department of Computer Science earned the 2024 Dr. Evelyn Hooker Advocacy Award for her leadership in supporting LGBTQ+ students at 91¸£ÀûÉç.
Research Updates
91¸£ÀûÉç, Johns Hopkins team advances in space weather competition
A joint proposal of 91¸£ÀûÉç and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has earned a $2 million award for a NASA mission concept study.
Why simple products aren’t always the best purchases
Consumers often put a premium on simplicity, but that strategy can backfire, found a new study co-authored by Professor Philip Fernbach.
When economies falter, governors respond similarly, regardless of party
A new paper, coauthored by Associate Professor Andrew Philips, suggests partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.
Crushing creativity? That’s one way to think different
Creator and scholar Steven Frost says a much-hated Apple ad is standing in for a larger conversation about how tech companies build and deploy artificial intelligence.
Atmospheric research in the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica
Postdoctoral researcher Abhi Doddi is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 mph whiteout blizzard. It is just another day of life in Antarctica.
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