Faculty-Staff Edition - Feb. 14, 2018
Did we see you at yesterday's Diversity and Inclusion Summit? Captured in visuals were campus community members at a variety of engaging sessions. The summit led into the Inclusive Sports Summit, which began today and continues tomorrow, Feb. 15.
Campus Community
Video: Happy Valentine's Day, Buffs!
From all of us at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder, we wish you a Happy Valentine's Day.
Academic Futures: Notes from a great conversation, Feb. 14 edition
Who doesn't love a top 10 list? While the ideas and suggestions that folks have offered are in the hundreds, here are some of the consistent themes we've heard and that the committee is currently taking up.
FCQ response rates increase, new beta online reporting tool released
Last fall, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder moved FCQs fully online. The results exceeded expectations and saved over 300,000 sheets of paper. Learn more about the new reporting tool and spring 2018 administration.
Do you have a big idea to make campus more sustainable?
Sustainable ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä has approximately $100,000 of funds available for sustainable infrastructure projects on campus. The spring 2018 large grant application deadline is Feb. 23.
Events & Exhibits
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Discover Feb. 16: Employee perks offered by University Libraries
New employees are invited to learn how the University Libraries innovate and collaborate across campus and the ways they help students and employees thrive in their work and studies.
Competitors to describe their thesis in just 3 minutes at Feb. 20 event
The Graduate School will host its inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) event, an academic competition that challenges students to succinctly describe complicated research to a general audience.
CIRES Distinguished Lecture Series kicks off Feb. 16
Join CIRES for a presentation by Paul Wennberg, Caltech, titled "Improving Air Quality: Is less NOx always better?" at 3 p.m. Friday. Light reception to follow.
Research News
Sea level rise accelerating
Current sea level rise projections assume a constant rate, but CIRES fellow Steve Nerem found the rate is actually accelerating.
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