D'Andra Mull

Buffs, have a great winter break

Dec. 14, 2023

As the semester winds down, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs D’Andra Mull encourages students to relax, recharge and use their time intentionally over winter break.

Professor Sona Dimidijan and Psychologist Julia Zigarelli stand in front of the capitol.

Crown Institute champions peer-to-peer mental health support

Dec. 13, 2023

On Dec. 12, the bipartisan Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act cleared a committee of the United States Senate. CU Boulder’s Crown Institute has been engaging with legislators on groundbreaking research and access to peer-to-peer models of support.

Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet

Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet to give keynote talk for MLK Day event Jan. 22

Dec. 13, 2023

CU Boulder has invited Tabatha L. Jones Jolivet, an abolitionist organizer, educator, minister and scholar, to be the keynote speaker at a campus convocation to honor and reflect on the implications of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, considering current contexts.

Aerial view of a snowy campus

Campus Sustainability Executive Council to lead sustainability implementation efforts

Dec. 13, 2023

A new council, chaired by Patrick O’Rourke, will be charged with leading overarching campus sustainability implementation efforts, including driving action, transparency and accountability around CU Boulder’s carbon neutrality commitments and the forthcoming campus Climate Action Plan.

Baby

Breast milk shown to boost baby’s brain and gut health

Dec. 13, 2023

A new study of compounds found in baby poop suggests breast milk, including milk supplemented with formula, improves infant gut health in ways that benefit brain development and could impact test scores. The findings could also be used to improve formula.

Paul Zaborac with a saxophone, Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao at piano, and Colleen White with a flute

Alumni launch the Scheherazade Music Festival

Dec. 13, 2023

Three College of Music alumni recently started the Scheherazade Music Festival—an incubator for innovation and connection through chamber music, pushing the art form forward and bringing performers, composers and audiences together.

Earth from outer space

Center for National Security Initiatives formalizes partnership with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Dec. 13, 2023

CU Boulder and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have signed a master research agreement, broadening a partnership between the two institutions and opening new collaboration pathways.

Parent hugging a child at an ice skating rink

6 ways to spread joy over the holidays

Dec. 13, 2023

When we focus too much of our energy on holiday to-dos, we may miss out on the small moments that make the holiday season joyful. Here are some ways you can celebrate the little things and spread joy this holiday season.

Beaver

Study suggests boosting beaver populations could have toxic consequences

Dec. 12, 2023

Researchers caution, while they also come with benefits, large-scale beaver reintroduction efforts could inadvertently spread mercury-containing neurotoxins in the environment and food chains.

Example of the mixed reality trajectory software.

Doctoral student designing augmented reality for space missions

Dec. 12, 2023

Dezell Turner loves orbital design, a critical step in planning any space mission, and he is plotting out a way to streamline the complex process with an interactive, augmented reality tool.

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