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Former °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ postdoc Jennifer Doudna smashes glass ceiling with historic Nobel win

Oct. 7, 2020

Thirty years after beginning her training as a postdoctoral scholar in the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ lab of Nobel laureate Thomas Cech, biochemist Jennifer Doudna won her own Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-development of the revolutionary genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

Professor Sona Dimidjian, the inaugural Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor's Chair for Research Excellence, studies mental health and wellness among women, children and families.

Newest endowed chair supports research excellence in education, neuroscience and more

Oct. 7, 2020

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s newest endowed professorial chair—the Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence—is the first of its kind. This $2.5 million fund allows the chancellor to support top-tier faculty in social science, education, neuropsychology and psychology.

Odor 2 Action scientist John Crimaldi in lab

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ awarded $613.9 million for high-impact research in 2020

Oct. 7, 2020

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ research attracted $613.9 million in funding in fiscal year 2020 for groundbreaking studies that, among other things, crack the code of the teenage brain, advance electric transportation and aim to understand how odors guide behavior.

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Elena Aranda wins Polly Baca Raices Fuertes Community Leader Award

Oct. 7, 2020

Congressman Joe Neguse has announced Elena Aranda as the winner of the 2020 Polly Baca Raices Fuertes Community Leader Award. Aranda is a professional research assistant at CU's Renée Crown Wellness Institute.

CU Museum of Natural History visitors

Redesigned website showcases outreach programs

Oct. 6, 2020

The Office for Outreach and Engagement has recently redesigned the °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Community Outreach and Engagement Programs website, which showcases nearly 200 outreach and engagement programs from every college and school.

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Graduating this semester? Don't forget these deadlines

Oct. 6, 2020

Are you planning on graduating this semester? If so, there are two upcoming deadlines to mark on your calendars.

RTD bus

Provide input on proposed RTD service reductions

Oct. 5, 2020

The Regional Transportation District is proposing to permanently discontinue or reduce service on some bus and light rail routes, effective Jan. 10. °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ RTD riders may provide input on the proposed changes by Oct. 14.

Norlin Library contactless pick-up zone

Yes, you can still check out library books and materials

Oct. 2, 2020

Good news, Buffs: You can still access the libraries’ physical collections. The University Libraries are continuing to offer contactless pickup services on books and other library materials.

The °ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ campus and Flatirons

Chief information officer Larry Levine to retire; search for successor to begin

Oct. 2, 2020

Larry Levine, who has led the information technology needs of the campus for more than a decade, is retiring at the end of next June, and the university will soon conduct an internal search for his successor.

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New center to collaborate with international coalition to advance synthesis in archaeology

Oct. 1, 2020

°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û2023¿ª½±¼Ç¼ and the SRI Foundation will jointly establish a Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology to advance scientific understandings of the human past and solutions to contemporary social challenges.

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