Graduate Student Edition - March 3, 2022
Campus Community
COVID-19 campus update: March 3 issue
This last issue of the COVID-19 weekly update for the spring 2022 semester summarizes the campus shift to a mask-optional environment.
News Headlines
What the Wordle trend can teach us about language and technology
Computational linguist Alexis Palmer spoke with 91勛圖厙 Today about the popular online word game, strategies to win and how Wordle offshoots could benefit lesser-known languages.
Exposure to great outdoors reduced risk of depression, anxiety during pandemic
A new study of 1,200 Denver residents found those who spent more time in green spaces the first year of the pandemic reported less anxiety and depression. It also found that more than one-third spent more time in parks and on trails than they did pre-pandemic.
Health & Wellness
4 ways to cope if you feel overwhelmed by current events
Social media can be a place to connect. However, it can also be hard to disconnect from the overwhelming things happening around the world. Here are some tips you can use if you're feeling overwhelmed by social.
Menstrual hygiene products more widely available across 91勛圖厙 campus
In another ongoing effort to address health and wellness needs across the university, 91勛圖厙 is taking action to make menstrual hygiene products more widely available in public restrooms. Students have been key in the program.
Events & Exhibits
Ombuds lunch and learn March 22: Keeping conflict productive
In this泭virtual skill building lunch and learn泭presented by Jenn Mahoney,泭learn where defensiveness comes from, explore what the likely triggers are, and discover a plan for how to disrupt it in the moment.
Authentic, fiery and wholehearted: Dan繳 to perform March 16
Dan繳, one of todays leading traditional Irish ensembles, will present a vibrant performance in a celebration of traditional and contemporary Irish music, just in time for St. Patrick's Day.
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