Faculty-Staff Edition - July 23, 2020
Campus Community
Road Map to Fall 2020: July 23 update
As the campus community prepares for a COVID-19-ready fall semester, the implementation teams of the Road Map to Fall 2020 share regular updates. In this issue: HVAC updates, first-year students pre-registration completed, resources for signage, cleaning and more.
How to reduce waste at home
Our habits have changed now that we are spending more time at home, and there are things we can do to reduce, reuse and recycle now. Here are some tips for saving money and resources at home.
University Libraries offer remote support to CU Boulder community
While the libraries' physical locations remain closed for the health and safety of the campus community, library personnel have worked tirelessly to meet the needs of educators, researchers and students with online services and resources. Check out a full list of remote offerings.
Events & Exhibits
Learn how to build collections on LinkedIn Learning
Join Employee Services and LinkedIn for an Aug. 3 webinar to see how collections let you easily save and share courses on LinkedIn Learning.
Research News
With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them
City streets were built to accommodate cars, but the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled our transport needs. Many cities are moving to make streets more people-friendly and less car-centric. Professor Kevin J. Krizek shares on The Conversation.
Researchers from the BioFrontiers Institute at CU Boulder have developed a saliva-based COVID-19 test capable of returning results in as little as 45 minutes—no nasal swabs or fancy laboratory equipment required. It could potentially be used for mass, inexpensive screening in community settings like schools and factories.