Buff Bulletin Board
The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
Adults needed for study on cochlear implant music perception
The Hearing Research Laboratory at CU Boulder is seeking young adults, ages 18-30, with normal hearing to participate in a study on sound perception.
The study investigates the sound quality of music processed through simulations of cochlear implants. Testing will take place on campus. Listeners will be compensated for their time.
For more information, contact hearlab@colorado.edu or 303-492-0067.
For parents: Cognitive Development Center offers fun research projects for kids
The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children age birth to 12 years old who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies.
A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes. Babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.
To sign up, please do one of the following:
- Visit our website.
- Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth and parent contact information (address, phone number, email address).
- Call us at 303-492-6389.
For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page and website.
Participate in a paid study on mood and emotion
Interested in your moods and thoughts? Participate in a paid study on emotion and mood here on campus in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Earn up to $200 to participate in studies involving answering questions about your feelings and thoughts, watching brief films, playing computer games and keeping a log of your emotions and activities. The study includes two separate visits and pays $10 per hour in cash each (first visit is 2-3 hours; second is 4 hours). There is an option for paid follow-up phone interviews in addition.
Please fill out the very brief survey to see if you qualify.
If you have questions please contact us at gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or visit our website.
Join paid study on mood and social cognition
Interested in your moods and brain? Participate in a paid study on mood and social cognition here on campus in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358).
Study includes some or all of the following parts:
- Option No. 1 – Behavioral Lab Visit: Interview about thoughts and feelings, physiological monitoring (heart rate), computer tasks, questionnaires (4-5 hours; $15/hour)
- Option No. 2 – Pressure Pain Task Visit: One computer task involving tolerable pressure pain, physiological monitoring (heart rate), computer tasks, questionnaires (1-2 hours; $15/hour)
- Option No. 3 – fMRI Visit: View videos and pictures and think about emotions while in a brain imaging scanner, computer tasks, questionnaires (3 hours; $25/hour)
Additional opportunities to participate in paid research may be available.
To apply, please fill out the brief survey to see if you qualify.
Have a question? Please email gruberpeplab@colorado.edu with the subject line “Mood and Social Cognition Study,” or give us a call at 303-735-7547.
Feeling down? Struggling with anxiety? Worried about health or relationship problems?
The Rec to be closed Aug. 11–14
The Recreation Center will be closed Saturday, Aug. 11, to Tuesday, Aug. 14, for deep cleaning and routine maintenance. Get details or check out the schedule for the Williams Village facility.
Adults needed for a study on tobacco smoking, auditory function
Volunteers are needed for a study at the Hearing and Epidemiology and Research Diagnostics Laboratory investigating potential effects of tobacco smoking on the auditory system.
We are recruiting individuals ages 18-45 who have been actively smoking tobacco (cigarettes) for at least one year and do not use other recreational drugs, including cannabis. Participants are compensated $15 per hour for up to five hours of testing.
Interested? Email Kailey Durkin at heardlab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-7127 to see if you qualify or for more information.
Boulder Creek path detour starting Aug. 13
Beginning Monday, Aug. 13, and lasting four months, the Boulder Creek path will be detoured in the area of parking lot 169 to accommodate construction of a new pedestrian bridge spanning the creek. Find map and details.
AV packages now available from CU Events Planning & Catering

Are you hosting an event on campus that needs some audio visual support? The UMC AV team may be the answer for you!
From simple sound systems and projectors, to DJ equipment and custom services, our new AV packages make it easy to get the solution you need. We have the flexibility to provide the perfect level of support to help make your event successful. Packages also include an on-site technician for the duration of the event to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Contact us today at cueventsplanning@colorado.edu, or visit our website for more information.
Please request services at least 10 business days in advance to ensure availability of equipment and staff.
Participate in a paid study on mood and emotion
Interested in your moods and thoughts? Participate in a paid study on emotion and mood here on campus in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Earn up to $200 to participate in studies involving answering questions about your feelings and thoughts, watching brief films, playing computer games and keeping a log of your emotions and activities. The study includes two separate visits and pays $10 per hour in cash each (first visit is 2-3 hours; second is 4 hours). There is an option for paid follow-up phone interviews in addition.
Please fill out the very brief survey to see if you qualify.
If you have questions please contact us at gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or visit our website.
Join paid study on mood and social cognition
Interested in your moods and brain? Participate in a paid study on mood and social cognition here on campus in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358).
Study includes some or all of the following parts:
- Option No. 1 – Behavioral Lab Visit: Interview about thoughts & feelings, physiological monitoring (heart rate), computer tasks, questionnaires (4-5 hours; $15/hour)
- Option No. 2 – Pressure Pain Task Visit: One computer task involving tolerable pressure pain, physiological monitoring (heart rate), computer tasks, questionnaires (1-2 hours; $15/hour)
- Option No. 3 – fMRI Visit: View videos and pictures, and think about emotions while in a brain imaging scanner, computer tasks, questionnaires (3 hours; $25/hour)
Additional opportunities to participate in paid research may be available.
To apply, please fill out the brief survey to see if you qualify.
Have a question? Please email gruberpeplab@colorado.edu with the subject line “Mood and Social Cognition Study,” or give us a call at 303-735-7547.
Mini Law School addresses hot topics in the law
Mini Law School is designed to educate non-lawyers about the law and help people better understand some of today’s most critical legal issues. This year's topics include mass incarceration, federal public lands, immigration law, artificial intelligence and the law, and more.
CU students receive discounted registration using the code "CUStudent." Pre-law students receive an additional discount using code "PreLaw2018." Email mini-law@colorado.edu for more information.
Shakespeare class for kids: Plays Within Plays, ages 8-12

Boost your child's brainpower with Shakespeare! Join the Colorado Shakespeare Festival for a 10-week class this fall, open to kids ages 8–12.
The Play’s The Thing: Plays Within Plays
Wednesdays, Sep. 5 to Nov. 14, 4–5:30 p.m. (no class Oct. 31)
Fans of Pyramus & Thisbe, rejoice! This 10-week after-school class is dedicated to plays-within-plays, from Hamlet's cleverly crafted Murder of Gonzago to Peter Quince and company's lamentable performance in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The class culminates in a showing for friends and family on Nov. 14. Open to students of all experience levels and abilities.
Tuition is $200, but scholarships are available. CU employees: Use the code BUFFBARD18 to receive 10 percent off tuition for CSF fall classes.
Questions? Call 303-735-1181.
Shakespeare class for teens: The Winter's Tale in Production

Join the Colorado Shakespeare Festival for a 10-week class this fall for teens ages 12–18.
The Winter’s Tale: Shakespeare in Production
Mondays, Sep. 10 to Nov. 12, 4–5:30 p.m.
Full of music, magic and melodrama, The Winter’s Tale has something for everyone—family feuds and family reunions, a singing pickpocket, disguises and mistaken identity, a shepherds’ dance party, and the most famous stage direction in Shakespeare (“exit, pursued by a bear”). In this 10-week class, students will rehearse an abridged version of The Winter’s Tale and perform it for friends and family on Nov. 12.
For both advanced performers and newcomers to Shakespeare, this class is a fun and engaging way to build language and performance skills, work with other teenagers as part of a team, and connect the ideas and conflicts in Shakespeare's world to our own. Open to students of all experience levels and abilities.
Tuition is $200, but scholarships are available. CU employees: Use the code BUFFBARD18 to receive 10 percent off tuition for CSF fall classes.
Questions? Call 303-735-1181.