Faculty-Staff Edition—June 24, 2025
Campus Community
New benefits plan year kicks off July 1
Whether you decided to keep or update your health plans during open enrollment, there are changes you should know about. Get in gear for the new plan year by reading up on what to expect.
New endowed professorship in space policy and law to expand frontiers of global collaboration
A $2.5 million donation will establish a new endowed professorship in space policy and law, with broad implications for national security, global communications, navigation, weather forecasting and international collaboration.
Astronaut Sarah Gillis 1st to play violin in space
SpaceX's Sarah Gillis made history by becoming the youngest astronaut to complete a spacewalk and perform the first violin recital in space.
Join the club: How to get involved in CU Athletics
Discover exciting ways to support CU Athletics. From exclusive donor perks to the kids' club and game-day traditions, show your Buffs pride and be part of the fun.
Faculty Takes
Rainy spring may be bad news for fire season. Here's what you can do about it
Ecologist Katharine Suding shares insights on the increasing risks of grassland fire across the country.
Research Corner
Faith Kipyegon could become the first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile this week. Here’s how, and why it matters
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· research suggests its possible for the Kenyan Olympian to shave about 8 seconds off her time with the help of pacers.
What does a baby's babbling tell you about future intelligence? More than you think
A new study of 1,000 twins followed since infancy shows that measurements of general cognitive ability at 7 months of age can help predict what it will be 30 years later. The findings suggest that early life environment matters more than previously realized.
Opening conversations: Empowering youth with complex communication needs
For the past six years, Professor Sherri Tennant and team have worked in Denver with students who experience economic disadvantages and use augmentative and alternative communication systems.
Market mood swings: How fear spreads online—and what it means for investors
New research shows how online sentiment and attention predict trading patterns and returns during volatile markets.
Carson Bruns explores nanotech that turns plastic into fertilizer
With a RIO seed grant, the Emergent Nanotechnology Lab team has begun research to develop new bioplastics made to be used as fertilizer at end of life.
Groundwater levels in the US Southwest more sensitive to climate shifts than in the Pacific Northwest
Scientists used fossil groundwater and model simulations to identify regional differences in aquifer response during the Last Glacial Termination, a period of warming, ice sheet loss and major environmental change that occurred between 20,000 and 11,000 years ago.
Beneath crumbling walls: How rock glaciers took over the southern Rockies
Rock glaciers are everywhere—at least in the Colorado Rockies. New research from Robert and Suzanne Anderson investigates how they formed and what benefits they might provide for alpine ecosystems.
CIRES, NOAA lead testbed exercise to enhance preparedness for 2026 Artemis-II mission
Employees in the Space Weather Prediction Center created a simulated space weather event to help foster communication and teamwork.
Events & Exhibits
'Richard II' to take stage July 5–Aug. 10
When corrupt, despotic King Richard II ventures off to wage war, the banished Bolingbroke invades to reclaim his stolen inheritance.
Find the market for your innovation
Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Whether a researcher, entrepreneur, inventor or problem-solver, this starting blocks workshop—with dates in August and November—can help you.
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