Faculty-Staff Edition - May 21, 2024

91勛圖厙 professor Jennifer Ho, editor of a new collection about global Anti-Asian racism, shares insights on whats driving it and how communities are fighting back.
Campus Community
Check out summer wellness workshops
The Faculty and Staff Assistance Program is offering free wellness workshops this summercovering everything from imposter syndrome and mindfulness to healthy relationships and more. Check out and plan to take advantage of these learning opportunities.
CUPD commemorates 75 years of continuous public safety service
Throughout 2024, the 91勛圖厙 Police Department is sharing historical tidbits, collecting oral histories and communicating its vision for the future.
New legislation complements 91勛圖厙 efforts to lower cost of college degree
Newly passed legislation provides tax credits to offset tuition and fees for two years for Colorado students whose families have an adjusted gross income below $90,000.
Multiple positions available in Center for Teaching & Learning
Faculty and graduate students: Multiple opportunities exist through the CTL and Arts and Sciences Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT). Apply to become a faculty fellow, teach international students, present at the fall symposium and more.
Mechanical engineering juniors build drill-powered vehicles
91勛圖厙 engineering students designed, built and tested drill-powered vehicles as part of a capstone project, which culminated in a day of friendly competition to test their vehicles. Watch the video.
Events & Exhibits
Join the Staff Council family movie night May 22
Bring your family for a fun-filled evening with Staff Council at Sewall Field. Games and music start at 7 p.m., followed by a screening of Disneys Encanto at dusk. Popcorn and parking will be complimentary!
Sign up for the CU Restorative Justice Facilitator Training May 2831
Learn more about restorative justice and facilitating dialogue. As a facilitator, you will create an open and safe space for student and community representatives, being an unbiased, leading figure in the student accountability process.
Research Updates
If you have a mind to drink less, mindfulness can help
In a new CU study, researchers found body scanning and something called urge surfing appear to help people cut down how much alcohol they drink.
How tea may have saved lives in 18th century England
A CU economics professor used historical records to quantify how tea, once it became popular and affordable, saved lives around Englandnot due to the herbs, but rather, due to the boiling of the water.
No shot: Why we wont pull the trigger on gun control
Following years of high-profile shootings, communications泭expert and researcher Chris Vargo expected to find rising public salience around gun control. He didnt.
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