Faculty-Staff Edition - March 4, 2021
Through the spring semester, campus officials are providing weekly updates. In this issue: the new ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder vaccine sign-up form; ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder a provider of Johnson & Johnson vaccine; reminders on university-related travel, research and event activities; and more.
Campus Community
Commencement to include in-person Grad Appreciation Days
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder will hold a livestreamed commencement ceremony May 6 to recognize the many accomplishments of graduates. In addition, as part of Grad Appreciation Days, students are invited to attend several in-person opportunities leading up to the virtual commencement events.
Leverage LinkedIn Learning to supplement your performance plans
It’s a new year with new promise and hope. Reach your goals for 2021 with the help of learning objectives supplemented by LinkedIn Learning.
Community Safety Officials work to keep campus safe in many ways
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Police Community Safety Officials serve an important role in providing a safe campus through high-visibility patrols, ambassadorship to resources and more.
Learn more about The Herd mental health fund
To normalize mental health support, share important wellness resources and raise funds for relatedÌýcampus programs, Herd Mental Health Month is all about serving ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder students.
Exhibition highlights death in the desert
This year, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder will serve as one of more than 130 hosts around the world for Hostile Terrain 94, a participatory art project.
Dennis Mileti, expert on disaster communication, dies at 75
Dennis Mileti, a world-renowned expert on disaster communication, professor emeritus of sociology and former director of the Natural Hazards Center, succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on Jan. 21.
Events & Exhibits
Meet ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä’s garden manager, ask your gardening questions March 18, April 15
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Alex Macmillan is here to help get you started on your own garden. As we start moving toward spring weather, Staff Council and Macmillan will host two sessions to help you plan and create your dream garden at home.
Research News
Why working with gun retailers is critical in the fight against suicide
A nation-wide effort first launched in New Hampshire in 2009 is enlisting gun retailers in the fight against suicide. Researchers at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder want to learn how it's working and what can be done to make it work even better.
Help is a long way away: The challenges of sending humans to Mars
One day, Earth will send human astronauts to Mars. A team of aerospace engineers is studying how we can get them there—and back—safely.
Why GameStop? Why 2021?
How could a group of small-scale investors muster the capital to force share prices up 20-fold? Two professors present a theory that suggests how that happened in “The sky’s the limit: Asset prices can be indeterminate when margin traders are all in.â€
Decades of Mars research laying groundwork for human astronauts
Mars is a dangerous place for vulnerable humans—but robotic space missions can probe the planet's radiation, dust storms and other threats safely and for a fraction of the cost of crewed missions.
Velcro-like cellular proteins key to tissue strength
New findings that provide important clues to the long-standing mystery of where bodily tissues get their strength could also lead to more life-like artificial tissues and tumor busting drugs.
Snakeskin inspires new, friction-reducing material
The new technology, called SLIP, mimics the structure of snake scales to create an ultra-slick surface.
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