Faculty-Staff Edition—Dec. 18. 2024
Professor Emeritus Marc Bekoff shares his decades of research on the emotional lives of animals and how it could influence wildlife management.
Campus Community
Apply for tuition assistance for the spring
The University of Colorado’s Tuition Assistance Benefit application is open for spring 2025. This benefit offers the opportunity to access affordable education on any Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØcampus.
Center for Humanities & the Arts announces faculty fellows
See the 10 new CHA faculty fellows. The 2025–26 cohort features scholars whose projects encompass a wide range of disciplines and subjects, highlighting the richness and scope of arts and humanities research.
5 sustainability strides for Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in 2024
In efforts to reduce the campus’s environmental impact and address the effects climate change, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder took on a number of sustainability projects this year: securing funding to add four electric buses to its fleet, studying the feasibility of geothermal energy for campus and more.
Research Updates
A THC breathalyzer? Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØresearch could lead to reliable cannabis breath test
Scientists at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder are using a mobile laboratory to collect 1,200 breath samples from cannabis users. The collaboration with the National Institutes of Technology could help lead to a reliable cannabis breathalyzer.
Listening for the right radio signals could be an effective way to track small drones
Tracking drones is difficult, especially at night. Detecting the radio signals used to control them is a promising approach, though it’s no silver bullet. Read from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØexpert Iain Boyd on The Conversation.
Events & Exhibits
Where is Denver’s Chinatown? A Forever Buffs event Jan. 29
Learn about the history of Denver’s forgotten Chinatown. This special event at the History Colorado Center will include a keynote talk by Professor William Wei, Colorado’s state historian.
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