Faculty-Staff Edition—Aug. 18, 2025
WorkWell is offering free wellness workshops for faculty and staff this fall—covering everything from the science of sleep to nutrition tips and more. Take advantage of these learning opportunities.
Campus Community
Faculty: Here is your University Libraries start-of-semester checklist
It's time to submit your course reserves list, schedule a library research seminar and more for the fall semester.
Wanted: Entrepreneurs to launch startups based on Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder innovations
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator will hire up to seven Embark Startup Founders to serve as CEOs of new deep tech companies built around technology developed in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's world-class research enterprise.
Events & Exhibits
Legislative changes to student loan repayment make now the time to act
Recent federal legislation has significantly changed student loan repayment options, but Public Service Loan Forgiveness remains available to most Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØemployees. CU’s partnership with Savi offers an affordable tool to help employees navigate PSLF and manage their student debt effectively. See details on the program and upcoming workshops.
Research Corner
Raised with pets? Your immune system remembers
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researchers, with an international team of colleagues, find that childhood pets are linked to healthier stress responses.
Beyond Arrakis: Dune researchers confront real-life perils of shifting sand formations
Across the globe, deserts are spreading, engulfing homes, roads and even entire villages in sand. Engineers at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder are exploring how humans can shift the paths of these towering formations.
New bio-imaging device holds potential for eye and heart condition detection
Researchers at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder have developed a new bio-imaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.
The Conversation
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk
Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges of water into Juneau for three straight summers. Read from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØexpert Alton Byers and a colleague on The Conversation.
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