Faculty-Staff Edition - June 13, 2024
Daryl Maeda, currently the dean and vice provost of undergraduate education, will assume the role of interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on July 1 for a period of up to two years.
Campus Community
Officials issue tubing, recreation closure in Boulder Creek
Rainfall and snowmelt combine to create high water levels and flows at Boulder Creek this time of year. Rafts, inner tubes, belly boats and other single-chamber devices are not allowed on the water, from Boulder Falls to 55th Street.
Euclid Parking Garage to close June 20–28
Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, the Euclid Parking Garage (Lot 205) will be closed for annual cleaning and routine maintenance.
Review and save shared Google, Microsoft files before July 31
OIT is preparing to delete a new batch of Google and Microsoft files owned by former employees, retirees and graduates on July 31. So you can better identify these files, they will be in a read-only state until they are deleted on July 31.
Research Updates
How a high-fat diet could make you anxious
New Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder research shows when animals are fed a diet high in saturated fat for nine weeks, their gut bacteria change in ways that influence brain chemicals and fuel anxiety. The study adds to a growing body of research that suggests ditching junk food can boost mental health.
Racial bias and discrimination among women of color can impact their baby’s biological clock
Children born to women who experienced more racial bias and discrimination tend to have a slower epigenetic clock, potentially impacting development, according to a new study led by researchers at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAnschutz Medical Campus.
Meeting the needs of Colorado’s ‘newcomer’ K-12 students
This year, schools across Colorado experienced an influx of students, many of them migrants from Latin and South America. A small but dedicated group of scholars at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder are helping teachers meet the needs of these new arrivals.
The Conversation
Jewish world much more diverse than ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ suggests
Most ideas about Jewish culture in the United States come from Ashkenazi traditions, but there’s a vast landscape of Jewish cultures around the world—and represented in the U.S. Read from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØexpert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.
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