Student Edition - Feb. 24, 2017
Campus & Community
Top three CU Boulder research stories of the week: Feb. 24 edition
This week's top research stories include a study that shows dietary prebiotics improve sleep and buffer stress, a look at ecological change on Niwot Ridge outside Boulder, and new research that suggests that common drugs similar to ibuprofen could help treat sepsis.
Scholarship winner to take big-data problem-solving to Cambridge
You might call someone like Derek Driggs a big-data whisperer. The recipient of an award for doctoral studies, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Driggs is taking his applied mathematics research -- which has implications for scientists and businesses alike -- across the pond.
Two distinguished professors recognized as top inventors
University of Colorado Boulder Distinguished Professors Leslie Leinwand and Chris Bowman have been named fellows of the nonprofit National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Nominate an outstanding faculty or staff member
Is there a CU Boulder faculty or staff member who has gone above and beyond to support you and help you succeed?Don’t miss this opportunity to recognize them for all they do.
City seeks CU Boulder student, employee participation on corridors study working group
The city of Boulder is seeking CU Boulder students, faculty and staff who are interested in joining a community working group that will provide input during the planning process for the 30th and Colorado Corridors Study. Letters of interest are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27.
Events & Exhibits
Panel to speak on unexpected results of the 2016 elections
In the March 2 event “The 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?” four political scientists will offer insight on the unexpected results of the 2016 elections and what we can learn from them.
Artists, lawyers, scientists, ethicists talk drones at March 3-4 symposium
What do lawyers, military experts, poets, artists and ethicists and scientists have to say about drones? Find out at the March 3-4 “Policy, Ethics and the Future of Drones” symposium. It's free and open to the public.