Faculty-Staff Edition—March 17, 2025
Campus Community
Fernando Rosario-Ortiz named interim vice chancellor for academic resource management
Professor Fernando Rosario-Ortiz will become the vice chancellor for academic resource management on April 1. He currently is the interim dean of the School of Education.
Read, watch, get outside: 16 library resources for your spring break
Browse our popular reading collections, streaming media and resources to get outside, including gardening books and trail guides.
Ways to appreciate and motivate your student employees
As we near the end of the semester, this is a great time to recognize student employees whose hard work and dedication greatly contribute to the success of the campus community. Here are a few ways you can acknowledge your student employees.
City invites student, faculty, staff participation in Community Assembly
Apply to join the Community Assembly—part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update. Boulder residents, as well as those who commute to Boulder to study or work, are eligible. Apply by March 21.
Western Water Assessment hosts 1st cohort of water fellows
This year, four undergraduate students from a range of disciplines were selected as inaugural ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ water fellows as part of the Western Water Assessment program, which aims to prepare the next generation of water leaders.
Events & Exhibits
Preventing disinformation and anti-science—a discussion March 31
Visiting research scholar Kacper Gradon will discuss ways to prevent and combat disinformation during an Institute of Behavioral Science Speaker Series talk.
Join CU Staff Council bingo April 3 or April 9
If you love thrilling games, the chance to win prizes and connecting with colleagues, join virtual bingo, sponsored by the University of Colorado Staff Council. Choose one of two dates to play.
Campus to host Many Voices: Co-creating ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ summit April 21
A daylong workshop featuring the University of Southern California’s Adrianna Kezar will focus on creating and sustaining shared equity leadership to support student success.
Research Updates
Small bird, big trick: How a hummingbird chick acts like a caterpillar to survive
For the first time, scientists described a hummingbird chick potentially mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to avoid getting eaten.
Sristy Agrawal leads ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ startup Mesa Quantum to success
Mesa Quantum, a ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ spinout and leader in quantum sensing, recently announced $3.7 million in seed funding and a $1.9 million grant from SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force. Both investments are fueling the company’s drive toward commercializing chip-scale quantum sensors.
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¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ has a resource page on the federal transition, providing updates, guidance, campus contacts, university statements and more. Visit the page for the latest information as it relates to the CU community.
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