Graduate Student Edition - Jan. 29, 2021
Campus Community
Provost, chief operating officer ask campus to prepare for budget cuts
In a Jan. 29 letter, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Provost Russ Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke asked the campus to prepare for continuing budget cuts in the upcoming fiscal year.
Former PhD student wins national award for orbit-use dissertation
Akhil Rao has won a dissertation award of which only two are given annually in recognition of unusually significant contributions to one's discipline.
A question of honor makes history
Through his research, a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ history graduate inspired the removal of a "Lost Cause" scholar’s name from a prestigious Civil War book award.
Kristen Carpenter named to Shawnee Tribe’s inaugural supreme court
University of Colorado Law School Professor Kristen Carpenter, an American Indian law scholar with expertise in property, cultural property, human rights and Indigenous peoples, has been appointed as a justice of the inaugural Supreme Court of the Shawnee Tribe.
Jenifer Blacklock to lead engineering partnership program at Western
Former mechanical engineering faculty member Jenifer Blacklock has returned to the College of Engineering and Applied ScienceÌýas the director of the Rady Program at Western Colorado University. She will lead the Western-ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ partnership alongside Senior Instructor Holly Brunkal.
Physicist wins major early career development award
Michael Litos, an assistant professor of physics at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ, has won an Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.
Events & Exhibits
7 things to do this weekend: Magic show, CWA panel, more
This weekend brings a Conference on World Affairs panel discussion, free fitness classes at The Rec, a show by magician Trent James, Netflix Party, a College of Music musical revue and more.Ìý
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ announces COVID-19 webinar series
A new COVID-19-related webinar series featuring frank and timely insights from ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ world-renowned faculty and alumni starts Feb. 1.
In Feb. 6 event, learn about coyotes, wolves and why their return matters
Join us virtually for a CU on the Weekend lecture that focuses on efforts to remove coyotes and wolves, the impact on our landscape and how these species are making a comeback in the West.
The Graduate and Professional Student Government has several open positions to represent graduate students around campus. Learn more.
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