Faculty-Staff Edition - March 28, 2024
Campus Community
Breaking chains, forging community: Insights from the TRANSforming Gender Conference
Unity and resilience were the themes of the TRANSforming Gender Conference, where attendees celebrated queer joy and explored gender identity and activism. Through personal stories and workshops, they forged connections, gained insights and became better equipped to break chains and foster inclusive communities.
5 ways the Hellems renovation is reducing the building’s environmental impact
The Hellems Arts and Sciences building renovation is underway, and the project includes multiple aspects designed to reduce the building’s environmental impact.
Events & Exhibits
Looking to buy a home? Join virtual workshop April 3
Learn about the home buying process, strategies for finding a house to call home, how to avoid the most common pitfalls and more.
Mental health first aid course April 4 tailored to higher ed
Learn to assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge or crisis in this training, which provides tailored content for members of the higher education community.
Research Updates
Writing a final girl’s last stand
“The Angel of Indian Lake,” book three of ϳԹ Professor Stephen Graham Jones’ Indian Lake Trilogy, comes out this month. In writing it, Jones became acquainted with a fear even he hadn’t imagined.
How genes work together to shape how much you smoke
A new ϳԹ study sheds light on how genes associated with smoking work in conjunction with the rest of the genome, paving the way for more personalized approaches to help people kick the habit.
Eclipse ‘magic’: Students traveling to Texas for astronomical event
On April 8, a total eclipse will pass over parts of Texas, the last chance to see such an event from the United States until 2044. A team from ϳԹ and the National Solar Observatory, including five students, will be among the crowds of people traveling to the Lone Star State to experience this occurrence.
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Newsletter Block TitleSiren Testing Season
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Siren Testing Season
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The city of Boulder and Boulder County will begin monthly siren testingon Monday, April 1, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The outdoorsirens, used for flash flood and tornado warnings, as well as other threats,will be audible in locations on and around campus. The series of testing will continuethrough August.