Community Edition - Jan. 14, 2020 | CU Boulder Today

Community Edition - Jan. 14, 2020

1 Thing to Know This Week

Limited number of tickets still available online to see听best-selling author Doris Kearns Goodwin Jan. 30

麻豆视频 What's Here

Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at March on Washington

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 legacy at Jan. 20 campus event

All are welcome to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 20, 鈥淩emembering His Life, Renewing His Legacy." Featured will be a reception and conversations about King, followed by a community celebration.

A composite photo of the University of Colorado Law School.

Attend a congressional hearing on competition in digital markets

Society, Law & Politics General News Headlines Events & Exhibits

The University of Colorado Law School will host a field hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on Friday, Jan. 17. The hearing will address online platforms and market power.

Lecture to be held Jan. 23 in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

The Program in Jewish Studies will honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a public lecture by visiting scholar Edward B. Westermann. Find out more.

Attend Pride Night with CU women's basketball, ski team event at Eldora

Sports & Recreation Events & Exhibits

The Colorado ski team will host its first and only home event of the season Jan. 15鈥�17. The women's basketball team will host Pride Night Jan. 17 when they play against the University of Utah.

Check out surplus property, equipment at the campus auction Jan. 25

General Events & Exhibits

Items will include computers, furniture, lab equipment, athletics equipment and more, with preview opportunities available for departments on Jan. 23 and for the public on Jan. 24.

Research in Your Backyard

Too pretty for construction? Uncovering gender bias in hiring for masculine jobs

Business & Entrepreneurship News Headlines

In the 鈥渂eauty is beastly鈥� effect, attractive women are less likely to be hired for masculine jobs. Recent work by Associate Professor Stefanie Johnson explored different ways to mitigate this bias.

An orrery, a type of device once used to track the movements of the planets, sitting above an infrared image of a hypothetical "protoplanetary" disk that may have divided the solar system early in its history.

How the solar system got its 鈥楪reat Divide,鈥� and why it matters for life on Earth

Space News Headlines

Scientists have finally scaled the equivalent of the Rocky Mountain range in space.

In Focus

Photos, videos could help experts diagnose children with autism

Health News Headlines

CU Boulder-developed tools provide a way of preparing children with autism spectrum disorder to get their hearing tested鈥攕aving time and a whole lot of stress.

What We're Reading

Carol Callan announced as finalist for Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Nicholas Nelson joins Buffs through Team IMPACT

When computers meet music: Alumnus Michael Musick

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