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Earn your basic life support certification

The CU Emergency Medical Services (CUEMS) club is proud to announce we are hosting more Basic Life Support classes this upcoming semester! 

Learn life-saving skills for emergency situations and broaden your horizons for acquiring valuable clinical experience. This certification serves as a vital prerequisite for numerous health care certifications, including EMT, CNA and others. This course includes training on proper CPR, AED use and much more! 

The cost is $50, four hours. The course is held on campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Upon successful completion of this course, you will receive an accredited American Heart Association e-card. 

Upcoming class dates are: 

  • Sunday, March 3
  • Saturday, March 16
  • Sunday, April 7
  • Sunday, April 20

Visit the CUEMS website to learn more and register (click the class date you are interested in). 

STEM majors needed for research study

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Help us improve undergraduate STEM education by participating in a research study supported by NSF! (IRB #21-0121). 

Am I eligible? You may be eligible to participate if:
•    You are at least 18 years old
•    You are a current undergraduate
•    You have declared any physical science or engineering major except Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemical & Biological Engineering
•    You have enrolled in or completed PHYS 1110: General Physics 1

What does my participation entail? We want to know how science and math majors react to typical classroom experiences. You will spend 1 hour completing problem sets and questionnaires online. The researcher will provide instructions over Zoom.

How will I get paid? You will receive a $25 Amazon gift card for your participation. 

What are the next steps? To see if you are eligible and to sign up, please complete this brief confidential eligibility survey.

Questions? Email brittany.tokasey@colorado.edu for more information.

Get ready to vote

The Colorado Presidential Primary is March 5, but ballots are mailed to eligible voters beginning Monday, Feb 12. Check your voter registration if you recently moved, and/or get registered today!

Who can vote

  • Registered Democrats will receive only the Democratic Party ballot.
  • Registered Republicans will receive only the Republican Party ballot.
  • Unaffiliated voters will be mailed both Democratic and Republican ballots but can only vote and return one ballot.

Change, withdraw party affiliation

While there is no registration deadline in Colorado, Feb. 12 is the deadline to change or withdraw party affiliation if you are registered with another party (other than Democratic, Republican or unaffiliated) if you wish to vote. New Colorado voters can register and vote up to and including Election Day (see below for in-person voting).

See student voting guidelines and registration requirements for more information.

Register to vote, check your registration

If you plan to vote in Colorado (either in Boulder or your home county), please register to vote or check your registration.

Feb. 26 is the last date to register/update your registration and still be mailed a ballot. After that, you can still vote, but you will need to go to a voter center to register or vote in-person. There will be a voter center in the UMC beginning Monday, Feb. 26, and you may use your Buff OneCard to register and vote.

Because both party ballots are the same statewide, any eligible Colorado voter can cast a ballot at the UMC Vote Center.

Students living on campus

Boulder County Elections has a specific way 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.

Cast your ballot

Simply drop off your mail ballot on campus at the 24-hour dropbox at the UMC by Election Day Tuesday, March 5 (or go vote in person). This box may be used by any Colorado voter; out-of-county ballots will be rerouted to the correct county.

Simply drop off your mail ballot on campus at the 24-hour dropboxes at the UMC or Williams Village Center by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5; or go vote in person, available on campus at the UMC only.

The dropbox may be used by any Colorado voter; out-of-county ballots will be rerouted to the correct county. Find additional drop-off locations. 

Apply for a Volunteer Buff Grant

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Do you have an idea to help the community and need money to do it? You can design and lead your own volunteer service project with help from a Volunteer Buff Grant!

The Volunteer Buff Grant Program provides students with the opportunity and resources to create a service project that is impactful and meaningful to them and their community. You can expand our campus service outreach to areas of impact that may not be represented in current VRC-sponsored projects, plus gain valuable skills with real-world experience!

Learn more and apply by March 1.

Go all in with Alternative Breaks! Use your time off to make a difference

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The CU Alternative Breaks program sends teams of college students to engage in meaningful service during breaks from school. Get the opportunity to explore the United States while making a difference through service, reflecting upon your experience and creating long-lasting connections with others.

This year’s programs include community gardening and addressing food insecurity in Oregon, constructing and repairing homes on a reservation in South Dakota, developing programs for youth facing significant life challenges in Minnesota, and understanding and impacting homelessness in an urban environment in California.

Applications are open until Feb. 13.

Campus Sustainability Awards nominations due March 16

The annual Campus Sustainability Awards celebrate individuals and departments that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability through inventive programs and initiatives that directly reduce resource use, enhance social equity and cohesion or promote a culture of sustainability at CU Boulder.

Awardees will be recognized on April 25 at the annual Campus Sustainability Summit. Nominations are due on March 16.

Interested in an internship with sports medicine? Open house Feb. 13

Come join CU Athletics during our open house on Tuesday, Feb. 13 (6:15 p.m. check-in). Learn about our undergraduate sports medicine internship working with University of Colorado varsity athletes, beginning fall 2024. This internship is perfect for students interested in athletic training, orthopedic medicine, physical therapy, massage therapy and chiropractic care. Please visit our website for more information.

Get paid to help advance scientific research

Interested in helping research and being paid for your time? Join this study and help advance scientific research! Darwin Biosciences specializes in infectious disease research; the lab is located in the Jenny Smoly Caruthers Biosciences Building on East Campus.

To be considered for this study you must be:

  • At least 18 years old
  • Healthy
  • Available to come to our lab for a one-hour visit (approximately)

Participation involves one visit during which you’ll donate blood, nasal swabs and saliva. For more details, fill out our contact form. Be a part of something big and get paid for it!

Volunteers needed for clinical trial on persons with multiple sclerosis

Researchers from the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory at CU Boulder are conducting a study to investigate if electrical stimulation applied to the legs can reduce fatigue and improve walking in persons with multiple sclerosis.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

  • Are between18-65 years of age
  • Have clinically confirmed diagnosis of MS
  • Are able to walk but have some difficulty walking
  • Experience some fatigue during activities of daily living

The 11-week study involves four evaluation visits and 18 treatment sessions (three times/week for six weeks).

Evaluation sessions (approximately two hours each)

  •   Answering questionnaires
  •   Tests of walking, balance and muscle function

Treatments (approximately 60 minutes each)

  •   TENS applied to leg muscles while performing weight-lifting exercises
  •   The treatment will be applied to two muscle groups in each leg

Participants will be paid up to $880 for completing the 11-week trial.

If you are interested, please contact Mélanie Henry by email at melanie.henry@colorado.edu and reference the MS clinical trial.

Launch your summer internship search with CU PIIE

If you're interested in a paid internship where you can positively impact your community, consider applying to the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE) program. Applications are open now and are due at noon on Feb. 18 (deadline has been extended).