Graduate Student Edition - April 16, 2021
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Campus Community
Working to build accountability, transparency and trust, CUPD turns to campus community, public safety experts
Public safety agencies, including the University of Colorado Police Department under the leadership of Chief Doreen Jokerst, are reassessing how to serve the communities they are sworn to serve and protect through greater transparency, accountability and trust.
From vaccines to plants: New Venture Challenge finalists focus on saving lives
The 13th annual New Venture Challenge finals awarded $150,000 in prize money and investments for new innovations designed by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ students, employees and alumni.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ announces recipients of 2021 Campus Sustainability Awards
The Campus Sustainability Awards recognize commitments to continuing the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ tradition of leadership in sustainability and this year are going to 11 outstanding individuals and departments, to be presented April 22 at the CU Earth Day Town Hall.
9 things to do this weekend: Pop-up dog park, volunteer projects, more
This weekend brings trivia night, sound bath yoga and meditation, DIY hand sanitizer, a session on redefining beauty, the CU Choirs spring concert and more.
Faculty in Focus
Is the end of the death penalty in sight? Michael Radelet says ‘yes’
The nation’s largest anti-death penalty organization recently honored Sociology Professor Michael Radelet, on the eve of his retirement, for a lifetime of research examining the true societal costs of capital punishment.
Intervention: How ethical speculation could prevent future tech trouble
For the next chapter of her career, with an NSF CAREER grant, Casey Fiesler—who studies technology ethics, internet law and policy, and online communities—will launch a five-year research project on ethical speculation in technology design.
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ mathematicians named Simons Fellows in Mathematics
Katherine Stange and Jonathan Wise are among 40 mathematicians nationwide to win this fellowship, which aims to allow scholars to focus on research for the "long periods often necessary for significant advances in their disciplines."
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