Community Edition - Sept. 13, 2020 | CU Boulder Today

Community Edition - Sept. 13, 2020

In Focus

A Protect Our Herd鈥揻ace covering required sign at the entrance of Farrand Field

COVID-19 campus updates: Sept. 10 edition

Through the fall semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates, including stats and items of note. In this issue: sources of transmission, dashboard updates, contact tracing information and more.

Everything you need to know about contact tracing

Safety Campus Community

Contact tracing is used to identify and inform those who have potentially been exposed to an infectious disease. It has been used for decades by state and local health departments to slow or stop the spread of infectious disease.

Outreach awards fund 28 community outreach projects

Education & Outreach News Headlines

More than 20,000 people will benefit from community-based initiatives, K-12 programs, legal clinics and other projects in the coming year, supported through the 2020鈥�21 CU Boulder Outreach Awards.

Discuss the campus One Read book exploring anti-racism

General Events & Exhibits

The Diversity and Inclusion Summit on Nov. 10 will include a discussion of "So you want to talk about race" by Ijeoma Oluo. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the text and its powerful themes. Prior familiarity with the book, while encouraged, is not required.

麻豆视频 What's Here

exhibit at the CU Museum of Natural History

CU Museum of Natural History now accessible from home

Exhibits Events & Exhibits

The CU Museum has gone virtual, offering a wide range of exhibits and educational materials for students, families and community members鈥攐nline accessible every day and always free.

The cover of "For Women and Girls on Fire" by Tanaya Winder, director of CU Boulder Upward Bound

Art and social justice focus of community series

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Social justice and the arts take center stage this fall as part of a free virtual public series featuring CU Boulder and community artists and educators.

Research in Your Backyard

Who puts up election yard signs and why?

Faculty in Focus Society, Law & Politics Campus Community News Headlines

In a new book, CU Boulder's Anand Sokhey details his research on whether yard signs work, what they say about us and how they shape our neighborhoods.

Ultraviolet light can make indoor spaces safer during the pandemic鈥攊f it鈥檚 used the right way

The Conversation News Headlines

Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, but it's not risk-free. How do we harness UV light to fight the spread of the virus and protect human health as people work, study and shop indoors? Professor Karl Linden shares on The Conversation.