Faculty-Staff Edition - May 11, 2018
Enjoy a look back at the excitement on commencement day: graduates donning regalia, bagpipers leading the procession, people joyfully embracing, the community looking on, caps flying through the air and more.
Campus Community
Provost names Open Educational Resources Advisory Committee
Provost Russell Moore has named the members of the committee, charged with finding ways to reduce the financial burden on students for instructional materials and fulfilling Chancellor DiStefano's $1 million pledge to fund more affordable course materials.
National Academy of Sciences inducts 2 ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder professors
The 2018 class of National Academy of Sciences inductees includes ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder professors Natalie Ahn and Karolin Luger.
Graduation numbers multiply eightfold as ATLAS bachelor's degree popularity soars
The third class to graduate with the ATLAS Institute's Bachelor of Science in Technology, Arts & Media includes 24 students, eight times the number of students to "walk the aisle" just one year ago.
Research Roundup
Having a 'household chief financial officer' can ruin financial literacy
As couples mature together, they often grow apart in their level of skill in handling their finances based on which partner takes on more financial responsibility.
Wearable technology brings high-tech to mushroom hunting
Researchers at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder are exploring how wearable technologies can help people to experience nature as they hunt for fungi.
Events & Exhibits
Several ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä affiliates to speak during Boulder Startup Week
Come celebrate Boulder's innovative startup culture with over 200 free events May 14–18, featuring several ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder faculty, staff, students and alumni, including ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Regent Heidi Ganahl.
¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Discover: Demystifying academic traditions, regalia in higher education
Gowns, hoods and tassels—oh my! In this interactive lunch session for new employees on May 18, Merna Jacobsen and Suzanne Soled will demystify these academic traditions.
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