Faculty-Staff Edition - Aug. 2, 2022
Events & Exhibits
Get fall updates at virtual town hall Aug. 9
Join Provost Russell Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke as they provide updates for the fall semester at ñ. They will address academics, vaccine requirements, work modalities and more.
Artist-focused documentary film fest returns Aug. 2–7
The Mimesis Documentary Festival is described as an immersive theatrical and virtual slate of movies, workshops and more with artists, producers and scholars from around the world.
Research in Your Backyard
As schools become political battlegrounds, one educator sees room for hope
States around the country are moving to limit how teachers can talk about issues like race and racism in the classroom. Noreen Naseem Rodríguez urges educators not to shrink away from having these “difficult conversations.”
Professor explores the enduring legacy of Bruce Lee
A unique blend of biography and cultural history, Daryl Maeda's new book “Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee” explores Lee’s power as an inspiring symbol, enduring legacy and harbinger of our current, globalized world. The book will be released Aug. 9.
Report outlines emerging technologies to improve Colorado water management
A new report from ñ and Colorado State University outlines how a variety of emerging technologies can help water managers, landowners and policymakers improve western water management in the face of severe, ongoing drought.
Campus Community
University, city host CU Night in Downtown Boulder
Chancellor Philip DiStefano and other ñ representatives joined city of Boulder leaders for an event celebrating upcoming partnerships and to share details about the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit.