Community Edition - Oct. 24, 2021
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Oct. 25 visit with Dalai Lama offers educators unique opportunity
Educators and the community are invited to join a virtual conversation on cultivating compassion and dignity in schools. The Oct. 25 event offers Colorado educators a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help interview the Dalai Lama.
Through Oct. 31: Musical tells Voyager space story through ’70s and ’80s song
A new "musical grand tour" of the solar system will debut at the Fiske Planetarium from Oct. 22 to 31.
Nov. 3–4 Lab Venture Challenge to spotlight next-gen campus innovations
Lab Venture Challenge, which will take place virtually Nov. 3–4, funds the university's top innovations that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and enjoy strong scientific support.
Award-winning artists to bring Ray Charles’ iconic catalog to Macky Auditorium Nov. 14
Though Ray Charles died in 2004, today’s audiences have the opportunity to spend an evening with the gifts he left behind. Award-winning artists Clint Holmes, Take 6, Nnenna Freelon and Tom Scott will perform some of the most popular hits from his catalog.
Research in Your Backyard
CU Boulder spinoff company develops technology that could treat COVID-19 complications
After a year when the nation experienced a shortage of mechanical ventilators to help treat patients with severe COVID-19 complications, Professor Mark Borden's company Respirogen presents another treatment option: oxygen microbubbles.
Media consolidation takes toll on local news but doesn’t necessarily bias coverage
A new analysis of 350,000 news stories produced by conservative media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group finds when the company buys a station, local news definitely takes a hit. But it did not find any evidence, at scale, that coverage shifts toward a more conservative slant.
In Focus
The week in photos: Family Weekend fun
Thousands of Buff family members descended on campus on a sunny Oct. 14–17 weekend to visit students, attend presentations, tour the area and cheer on the Colorado Buffaloes in a football win.
Celebrate a frightful fall with 31 media recommendations
Get into the Halloween spirit with the University Libraries' many spine-chilling, frightening and downright horrifying media recommendations.
CU recognizes 2021 Regent Award recipients
In an Oct. 19 ceremony, the CU community honored the latest recipients of honorary degrees, a university medal and a distinguished service award––Ceal Barry, Cleo Parker Robinson, Rebecca Roser and Charles Sisk.
First Teacher Leadership graduate gains master’s degree, network of colleagues far and wide
Kristen Sim started the Teacher Leadership program thinking she might get a master’s degree over time. Fast forward one year, one pandemic, six self-paced online courses, three capstones and a network of new colleagues, and Sim is now the program's first graduate.