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Join paid study on mood and bipolar disorder in young adults

Hello world

Join the Young Emerging Adult Research Study (YEARS) study at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz (IRB# 23-2067) to understand emotions. Earn $25 per hour (up to approximately $400 total) for up to three study session phases (one hour and 45 minutes). Must be 18–25 years, be able to attend in-person sessions and have a personal history of bipolar disorder or no mental health history.

Apply now. Email years-study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-7547 with questions.

Learning Assistant Program info session, celebration Oct. 21

Learning Assistant Program

Are you interested in learning more about CU Boulder's Learning Assistant Program? Join an info session and meet-and-greet on Tuesday, Oct. 21, in the Chancellor's Auditorium (CASE building). 

Info session 5–5:30 p.m.

  • Target audience: Prospective LAs, current LAs and faculty
  • Learn more about what LAs do and how to apply for spring 2026 semester
  • Acknowledge the efforts of current LAs, LA mentors, LA faculty and departmental coordinators

Celebration 5:30–6:30 p.m. 

  • Informal meet-and-greet with refreshments
  • Meet with interested students, current LAs and LA faculty from departments across campus

Come celebrate all of our hard work so far this semester!

Applications for residential leader and mentor roles close Oct. 22

Interested in being an in-hall student leader for the 2026–27 school year? Residence Life is hiring residential support leaders and community engagement mentors to live and lead in the residence halls. Find everything you need to help guide you through the application process for the 2026–27 leader/mentor roles, including qualifications, hiring timeline and a list of frequently asked questions.

Students: Join paid study on stress and coping

Are you a first-year student at CU Boulder? Interested in a research study on stress and coping in CU students? 

The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on stress coping in first year CU students. We want to understand what helps CU students cope with stress during major transitions, including the transition to college and across semesters.

The study includes a few different parts that happen over the three-semester study period: 

  • There are two in-person research sessions, each of which takes about four to six hours. During these sessions, you will play some computer games while we monitor physical functioning (for example, your heart rate). You will also complete a set of interviews and surveys that ask about stress, behavior, mood and health.
  • There are three 21-day periods in which we will send you a daily “micro survey” (less than five minutes to answer) asking about your behavior and mood using an app.
  • There are two one-hour online surveys that we will send to your email.
  • The study takes place over the course of three semesters, and you will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $446–$470 for completing all parts of the study).

If you want to learn more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu or fill out our initial eligibility screening. 

Low-cost therapy for students, faculty, staff, community members

A Raimy Clinic word mark appears next to an interlocking CU design in gold.

Struggling with anxiety or depression? Feeling down, hopeless, or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Low-cost teletherapy and in-person therapy are available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic for individuals residing in Colorado.

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

For more information, call clinic coordinator Pia Sellery at 303-492-5177.

Free flu shots available for all CU Boulder students

student getting a flu shot

Stay healthy all season long by getting a free flu shot at one of our clinics around campus. Student flu shots are available by appointment only through your student health portal. You can now find flu shot clinics at the following locations and times:

Wardenburg Health Center
Monday–Friday | 9–11 a.m.

Rec Center lobby
Wednesdays, Thursdays | 1–4 p.m.

Engineering, ECNW 150A
Oct. 6, 7, 8 | 1–4 p.m.

Wolf Law, Boettcher Hall
Oct. 14 | 1–4 p.m.
Oct. 15 | 8:30–11:30 a.m.

Seeking participants for a brain study on social media engagement

You will receive compensation for your participation.

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for a cognitive neuroscientific study that aims to understand how people make decisions and judgments about online information and what makes them more susceptible to making errors. The study will use several surveys and computer-based tasks to study this. Brain activity and eye-tracking data will be collected during these tasks. If you do not want your data to be recorded, you may decide not to participate in this study at any time.

Who can join this study:

  • Ages 18–65
  • Can speak and read English
  • Comfortable and familiar using computers
  • Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text or phone

Who cannot join this study:

  • Those with history of seizures or epilepsy

Where:
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301
(This room is inaccessible without a key; someone will meet you in the lobby.)

Details: You will be asked to complete some surveys for $15, which will take no more than a half hour, and then to complete some computer tasks ($30), which will take no more than one hour.

While there are no direct benefits to you as a participant, you will gain a unique look at how cognitive neuroscience research is conducted all while having fun! There may be some minor discomfort after wearing the fNIRS cap for more than two hours. As with any research, there is some possibility of risks that have not yet been identified. Please register for an experiment slot.

If you have any questions, please send them to: shine.lab@colorado.edu

Fill out the Homecoming Parade interest form

Is your student organization or department interested in participating in this year's Homecoming Parade on Oct. 31? Complete the interest form.

Time frame

  • Staging: 5:30 p.m., Farrand Field (Baker Drive)
  • Parade start: 6:30 p.m.
  • Pep rally: End of parade–8 p.m.

Floats

  • Each organization may have up to one vehicle in the parade (car, truck, golf cart) or may decide to have a walking float.
  • Blank vinyl banners will be provided to decorate ahead of time.

More info will be shared soon. Email: cusg.homecoming@colorado.edu with any questions.

Seeking participants for a brain study on social media engagement

You will receive compensation for your participation.  

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting participants for a cognitive neuroscientific study that aims to understand how people make decisions and judgments about online information and what makes them more susceptible to making errors. The study will use several surveys and computer-based tasks to study this. Brain activity and eye-tracking data will be collected during these tasks. If you do not want your data to be recorded, you may decide not to participate in this study at any time. 

Who can join this study:  

  • Ages 18–65  
  • Can speak and read English  
  • Comfortable and familiar using computers  
  • Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text or phone 

Who cannot join this study: 

  • Those with history of seizures or epilepsy

Where:  
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E  
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301  
(This room is inaccessible without a key; someone will meet you in the lobby.) 

Details: You will be asked to complete some surveys for $15, which will take no more than a half hour, and then to complete some computer tasks ($30), which will take no more than one hour.   

While there are no direct benefits to you as a participant, you will gain a unique look at how cognitive neuroscience research is conducted all while having fun! There may be some minor discomfort after wearing the fNIRS cap for more than two hours. As with any research, there is some possibility of risks that have not yet been identified. Please register for an experiment slot.

If you have any questions, please send them to: shine.lab@colorado.edu 

Sept. 27 maintenance to cause brief service outages

Enterprise database maintenance on Saturday, Sept. 27, will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. for many campus services, including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.

Application deadline Sept. 30: Therapeutics Customer Discovery Program

Do you have a therapeutic innovation that could improve lives? This five-week entrepreneurial training program helps academic researchers and early-stage biotech innovators from any institution explore the commercial potential of their technologies. Combining NSF I-CorpsTM customer discovery methods with therapeutics-specific guidance, the program equips teams to define value, navigate complex translational pathways and refine business models through real-world insights.

Low-cost therapy for students, faculty, staff, community members

Struggling with anxiety or depression? Feeling down, hopeless, or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Low-cost teletherapy and in-person therapy are available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic for individuals residing in Colorado.

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

For more information, call our clinic coordinator, Pia Sellery, at 303-492-5177, email raimy@colorado.edu, or visit our website.

Improvements to medians on Broadway between College and Marine

map of the affected area

Beginning the week of Sept. 22 and running through mid-November, the city of Boulder will be making improvements to the medians on Broadway between College Avenue and Marine Street. These improvements will include installing new irrigation piping, planting new vegetation and repairing some concrete components of the medians.

During this period, there may be one-lane closures on Broadway to accommodate the crews and their equipment. Closures will be limited to Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. The city will do everything possible to have both northbound lanes open for the morning commute and both southbound lanes open for the evening commute.