Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 25, 2025
Campus Community
20 things to do: Attend Be Involved Fair, score tickets and free breakfast, more
Welcome to the 2025 fall semester, Buffs! This week brings to campus a bagel bar, free ice cream, an on-campus student job fair, soccer, football, a Buff Pool Bash and more.
Conquer your commute: 4 tips for students
Whether you live two or 20 miles from campus, here are four tips to make commuting smoother this semester.
How will you lead? Ways to get involved with leadership at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ
The Center for Leadership offers a variety of flexible, low-commitment pathways, including mentorship and workshops, plus over 40 affiliated leadership programs, academic credentials, experiential opportunities and events to help you discover, develop and apply leadership in ways that suit your individual journey.
Events & Exhibits
Spike Lee's 'Highest 2 Lowest'—join a screening Aug. 27
The Department of Cinema Studies & Moving Image Arts and the International Film Series are proud to host a free screening, including a post-film Q&A with screenwriter Alan Fox and Producer Jason Berman, moderated by Lionsgate President of Worldwide Television & Digital Distribution (and CU alum) Jim Packer.
Fall into service: Campus blood drive set for Sept. 9–11
While the leaves are turning and the season is changing, the need for blood donations remains constant. ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Staff Council, in collaboration with longtime partner Vitalant, will host a September blood drive—open to faculty, staff and students.
Faculty Takes
AI is headed back to school
Leeds professor and AI-in-education expert Jeremiah Contreras explains how classrooms are using artificial intelligence and what the rest of us can learn from it.
Research Corner
Video games don't rot your brain—they train it
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ scientists have found that playing video games comes with small but significant cognitive benefits.
Robot regret: New research helps robots make safer decisions around humans
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ aerospace engineer Morteza Lahijanian is creating new algorithms that help robots complete tasks while keeping the humans in their midst safer.
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