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

 

National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity offers resources for grad students, postdocs

Graduate students and postdocs are invited to explore the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) website for writing programs, guest expert webinars, multi-week courses, professional reminders, a dissertation success program, peer mentoring and more. With CU Boulder’s institutional membership, most of the resources offered are free of charge.

For more information, contact Mignon Macias at mignon.macias@colorado.edu.

Applications for graduate student hearing officer position due Oct. 25

This 12-hour-per-week position with the Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution Office is responsible for engaging in reflective, restorative and educational dialogues with students through the student conduct process.

To apply, search for position number 21872, through the CU Student Employment Site. Contact Daniel Easton at daniel.easton@colorado.edu for more information.

Lunchtime talk on imposter syndrome for grad students

Have you ever felt like an imposter? Join Leslie Blood, director of Graduate Community & Professional Development, for a lunchtime talk on the imposter syndrome, how it affects us and the skills and tools to overcome it.

This event is sponsored by Women in Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering (WiECEE). Refreshments provided.

If you go

Wednesday, Oct. 16
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Discovery Learning Center 1B65
1095 Regent Drive
Engineering Center Complex (NE corner)

Donate meal swipes on Oct. 16 for World Food Day

In honor of World Food Day, CU Boulder is hosting a Swipe It Forward event in its dining centers on Oct. 16 to donate meal swipes to Buffs in need. If you don’t always use all of your meal swipes each week, or think you can spare a swipe from your block meal plan, this is the perfect opportunity to put them to good use to help fight food insecurity on campus. 

Anyone with a weekly or a block meal plan can visit the C4C Dining Center, Village Center Dining, Alferd Packer Grill, The Alley, Sewall Dining Center or SEEC Cafe to participate in this initiative. Simply tell the cashier you'd like to donate a meal. One meal can be donated per person.

Don't have a meal plan, but still want to help? Donate here. Learn more about food assistance resources

Healthy adults needed for a treatment study

Researchers from the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory on the CU Boulder campus are conducting a study to investigate if electrical stimulation can improve walking and dexterity in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS).

You may be eligible to participate if you are:

  • Healthy with no history of neurological disorders
  • Match the age (30–64 years) and sex of a person with MS who has completed the study

The study involves two evaluation visits and nine treatment sessions (three times per week for three weeks):

  • Evaluation sessions (~1.5 hours each)
    • Familiarization 
    • Tests of mobility and muscle function
    • Answering questionnaire
  • Treatments (~90 minutes each)
    • TENS applied to sensory fibers in arm and leg muscles

Participants can earn up to $200 for completing the study.

If interested, contact mohammed.alenazy@colorado.edu or 303-492-4975 to learn more about the study.
 

November 2019 election is coming

Get election ready by registering or checking your voter registration. The last day for all Colorado voters to register/update their registration and still be mailed a ballot is Monday, Oct. 28.

Students

If you plan to vote in Colorado, whether in Boulder or from your home county, please register or check the accuracy of your voter registration at www.govotecolorado.com.

If you don’t have a Colorado driver’s license/state ID, and you plan to vote in Boulder County, you can wait to register in-person with your Buff OneCard at the UMC Voter Service Center beginning Oct. 28 (this is only for voting in Boulder County—if you want to vote from another Colorado county, you must update your registration online/in your home county to get a mail ballot).

Live on campus?

Regardless of whether you are planning to vote in Colorado, the Boulder County Elections Division has important information on how you must list your on-campus address on your voter registration record in order to get your mail ballot. Visit the Boulder County Student Voting Guidelines page. If you need to register/update your registration in another state in order to get an absentee ballot, visit vote.gov.

Faculty, staff, community members

The Boulder County Elections Division recommends everyone periodically check their voter registration record to make sure it is current. This is especially important if you have moved in the last year, haven’t voted in a while, or traveled during a previous election period. Visit www.govotecolorado.com to look up your registration. 

National Student Day Oct. 10

Join the CU Book Store in celebration of National Student Day on Oct. 10. Students can enter to win a pair of bluetooth earbuds or a gift card! There also will be a free Buff gear giveaway for students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., while supplies last (must present a valid Buff OneCard to participate).

Enter the International Photo Contest

Current study abroad students, recent study abroad returnees and current international students and scholars are welcome to submit their best photos by Oct. 20 for this contest celebrating International Education Week Nov. 18–22.

Each eligible student/scholar is welcome to submit up to three photo entries for a chance to win a prize. Entrants are encouraged to submit a photo that reflects International Education Week’s mission of promoting international and intercultural understanding.

The deadline to submit is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20.

Submit designs for The Connection mural contest

The UMC is encouraging students to submit their original designs to be displayed in the newly renovated Connection when it reopens in spring 2020.

There are two mural spaces available. Students may choose to create a design for one or both of the spaces individually, or submit a design for both spaces that is visually cohesive between the two. Students may work alone or collaboratively to create their designs.

Designs should reflect student life, social connection and the CU Boulder spirit. Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Artistic merit and creativity
  • Reflection of the theme and appropriateness for a venue that is welcoming to all
  • Relevance to the physical space – correctly sized for the space(s) available; aesthetically aligned with the color scheme; accommodating of doorways, furniture placement, etc.
  • Accuracy of the file format – AI or EPS vector that is scalable without degrading in quality/resolution; fonts converted to outlines

The winning designs will be applied as vinyl graphics inside The Connection.

Submit today! Deadline is Nov. 1.

Enter the 2019 Data Visualization Contest

The Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship (CRDDS) and the University Libraries are looking for visualizations based on their ability to communicate insightful information, their overall design, technical merits and originality.

Data visualizations may include but are not limited to: maps, charts, graphs, data art and 3D models. Submissions can be static, animated or web-based interactive stories. Selected visualizations will be displayed in Norlin Library. 

Submissions are due Dec. 13. Learn more and submit.

Graduate student abstracts for Research & Innovation Week due Sept. 27

The call for poster and lightning talk submissions for the graduate student session of Research & Innovation Week 2019 closes Friday, Sept. 27.

This session welcomes creative, innovative and unusual presentations in addition to traditional academic poster and lightning talks. Poster and lightning talk presentations will be eligible for monetary prizes. Lightning talk presenters are also eligible to attend workshops run by the Graduate School on communicating research to a broad audience, and presenting research in short formats.

Get more information.

Recruiting pet dogs with atopic dermatitis (eczema)

Atopic dermatitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases. It poses a significant burden on the quality of life of both human and veterinary patients. Symptoms include patches of skin that are red or brownish, dry, cracked, swollen, raw, or scaly. Atopic dermatitis is one of the most itchy of the skin dermatoses. There is no cure for atopic dermatitis, and it is hard to control. Canine atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease seen in veterinary clinical practice. Clinical signs of canine atopic dermatitis include redness and itch, predominantly in the muzzle, neck, chest, ears, around the eyes and in body folds. Itching, with resultant scratching can lead to secondary infections. As time progresses, canine atopic dermatitis may change from seasonal to year-round and progressively increase in severity. Given the severely pro-inflammatory nature of atopic dermatitis, the research team of Linda Watkins (CU distinguished professor) and Dr. Robert Landry, (DVM, Colorado Center for Animal Pain Management; adjunct professor, CU Boulder) are initiating a pilot study of a potent anti-inflammatory protein that dogs and people naturally make. This is a non-viral gene therapy that drives the production of interleukin-10 (IL-10) that evolved to specifically suppress inflammation. This pilot study will test IL-10 gene therapy delivered directly into the dog’s skin in the affected region to define whether, as expected, this novel treatment will relieve the inflammation and itch suffered by dogs. This therapeutic approach has already proven itself to be successful in relieving pain and disability in pet dogs with osteoarthritis after local delivery to the arthritic joints. Dogs always remain with their owners throughout and after the study. Dogs and owners do have to come to the Colorado Center for Animal Pain Management in Westminster periodically for assessment of response to treatment. Call 720-502-5823 to determine the eligibility requirements to participate in the study.