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The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.

 

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition registration open

CU Boulder doctoral candidates who have been admitted to candidacy before November 2020 are invited to register for the Graduate School’s annual 3MT competition. 

Registrants have the opportunity throughout the fall semester to participate in a series of workshops, public speaking seminars and practice sessions to hone their three-minute pitches. A semi-final virtual competition will determine the 10 finalists to advance to the final virtual competition in early February 2021. Prize money in research dollars ($1,500 total) will be awarded to the winner, runner-up and the people’s choice winner. Register by Thursday, Oct. 26.

Where do you go for printing or bulk mail?

Did you know the Ink Spot provides:

  • Bindery, fulfillment and standard and bulk mailing: Your only campus source for nonprofit mailings!
  • Variable data printing: With our digital press capabilities, we can create variable data print projects that allow you to individualize each printed sheet or mail custom personalized letters, postcards, packets and more. 

Ink Spot Copy Center (2-7878) is located on the first floor of the UMC.

Study on team dynamics: Earn $300 for 3–4 hours of work over a 10-week period

Hello world

Enrolling work groups for study on team performance

CU Boulder is working with the University of California Irvine and the University of Notre Dame to understand what leads to effective, high-performing teams in the modern, digital age. 

Eligibility criteria

  • You are a member of a team or work group with size between 2 and 5 people (by team, we refer to a group of work colleagues with whom you closely interact on a specific project, or set of projects). Can be a work group at CU but is not required.
  • For teams or work groups with size of at least 3, the majority of your team (at least 3 members) must enroll.
  • You spend at least 10 hours/week with your team.
  • You have an iPhone running at least iOS 13 or an Android phone running at least v7.1.2.

What does participation entail?

  • No in-person visits, everything is done remotely.
  • Wear a fitness tracker (provided by us) as you go about your daily life that will measure your stress-related physiological responses.
  • Place one small Bluetooth beacon near your work space and run a background app on your phone, which will be used to track whether or not you are at your workspace (it will not track your exact position). Both the wearable and the beacon will be mailed to you.
  • Install a survey app and complete a 2–3 minute survey on the app each workday (Monday through Friday) for a 10-week period.
  • Complete a 20–30 minute survey at the beginning and at the end of the study.
  • Participate in a 15–30 minute interview during the study (conducted remotely) that will help us understand team success factors.

Earn $300 in total by completing the study (per person in the work group). Express your interest by completing this survey.
 

 

Struggling with COVID anxiety? Feeling down, hopeless or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Concerned about relationship problems?

Hello world

Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.

Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.

For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.

Get published: Submit your work to the Honors Journal

Do you have...

  • A class essay or a research paper you're particularly proud of?
  • A poem, story or memoir you've written that should be appreciated by the CU community?
  • A painting, song, embroidery project, photo portrait, documentary or vase you think deserves to be preserved on the pages of an on-campus publication?

If so, submit your work to the Honors Journal!

The Honors Journal is an annual, interdisciplinary undergraduate publication on campus (for all majors and all disciplines).

Genres include:

  • Natural Sciences
  • Open Media
  • Gender & Ethnic Studies
  • Creative Nonfiction
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • Art
  • Humanities
  • Social Sciences

If you think your work qualifies, it probably does. Visit the Honors Journal website to submit your work or see past editions of the journal.

Struggling with COVID anxiety? Feeling down, hopeless or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Concerned about relationship problems?

Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.

Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.

For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.

Students: Join paid study on wellness, stress-coping

The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on wellness and stress-coping in CU students. We want to understand what makes CU students resilient or vulnerable to stress, and explore how campus-based programs may foster wellness.

The study includes a few different parts:

  • Everyone in the study will answer a set of electronic surveys and participate in two phone interviews over the course of one year.
  • Some qualifying participants will have the option to complete an in-person research visit, which includes an interview about life experiences, a set of computer games and a neuroimaging scan.

The study takes place over the course of a year, and you will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $130 to $332 for completing all parts of the study).

If you’re interested in learning more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu, 303-735-8306, or complete our web screen.

Midcourse alerts help students stay on track; instructor forms due Oct. 7

In ongoing efforts to support student success the course alert process this fall continues to expand. The process aligns with the university's strategic initiative priority theme/project of creating a common student-centered approach to teaching and learning and aims to improve retention of students. By alerting students early in the semester, they have the time to take corrective action, whether that means seeking additional instructor help or guidance, engaging a tutor or modifying their schedule.

By Wednesday, Oct. 7, instructors of undergraduate courses across campus are asked to complete a feedback form on student performance in their classes. Advisors and other student success staff will then be able to reach out to students to offer resources and suggestions for improving performance.

For more information about the university’s student success initiatives and the midterm course alert, contact Assistant Vice Provost Beth Myers at myersb@colorado.edu. Additional information about course alerts can be found on OUE website and OIT website.

Struggling with COVID anxiety? Feeling down, hopeless or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Concerned about relationship problems?

Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.

Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.

For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.

Grad student club interested in your research: Take the survey

We're the Modscholar Club, made up of graduate students right here at CU Boulder.

We are working on a new research platform called Modscholar.io, which will allow free online scholarly content-sharing. The push to create Modscholar came out of our belief that research articles and information should be more freely accessible to our own institution and the world. This tool helps scholars virtually share and save information with their communities.

We would love to learn more about your life as a researcher, graduate student, post-doc, faculty/staff or scientist/researcher to ensure our platform is comprehensive and inclusive to your specific wants and needs. 

Please help us by taking this quick, 60-second survey.

Bicyclists needed for paid studies

The Locomotion Lab of the Integrative Physiology Department at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for two research studies. 

Study on the effect of bicycle-rider geometry on cycling efficiency

These experiments are lab-based and involve a series of 5-minute cycling bouts on a level and inclined treadmill.

To be eligible for this study, you must be:

  • At least 18 years old
  • In good health
  • Cycle (outdoors or indoors) at least 4 hours per week
  • BYO clip-in pedals and shoes

The study consists of two 2-hour sessions. This experiment is completely non-invasive.

Participants will receive one $25 Amazon gift card per session.

Study on the effect of bicycle saddle tilt on sprint, endurance cycling performance

The sprint testing will involve a series of 50-meter uphill sprints, which will take place outdoors. The endurance testing will involve a series of 5-minute bouts of cycling on a treadmill, which will take place in the CU Locomotion Laboratory in Clare Small Building 111c.

To be eligible for this study, you must:

  • Be between 18–49 years old
  • Be between 5'6"–6'2" tall
  • Be in good health (unexposed/free from coronavirus)
  • Cycle (outdoors or indoors) at least 4 hours per week
  • Have at least one year of road cycling experience
  • Have your own clip-in pedals and shoes

The study consists of two 2-hour sessions held on separate days (~4 hours total). This experiment is completely non-invasive. 

You will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card as compensation for completing each session.

If you are interested in participating in either of these studies, please contact culocomotionlab@gmail.com.