Graduate Student Edition - Sept. 29, 2020
In Boulder, university leaders acknowledge the hardship that the recent surge in cases has caused the community. But some also see glimmers of hope in the stories of other schools that seem to have slowed outbreaks by pausing in-person learning.
Campus Community
Just for grad students: 2 fall workshop series
All graduate students are invited to enroll in weekly Zoom seminars to set goals and maintain good writing habits, as well as an eight-week series focused on exploring careers outside of academia.
Nobel laureate Carl Wieman awarded Yidan Prize for Education Research
Carl Wieman will use the prize and project money to support ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ award-winning PhET Interactive Simulations to help advance STEM education globally.
Research News
Cannabis data lacking, but machine learning could help fill the gap
An array of little-known chemicals present in marijuana can interact to influence the taste, smell and effect of each unique strain. But, according to new research, the cannabis industry seldom tests for those compounds and knows little about them.
The pace of environmental change can doom or save coral reefs
Increasing fishing too quickly can cause coral reef ecosystems to collapse, new ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ-led research finds.
Astrophysicist probes cosmic 'dark matter detector'
ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ's Jeremy Darling believes that a distant and powerful collapsed star could help scientists to unlock the secrets of dark matter.
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