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.

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.

Researchers in the Language, Development, and Cognition Lab in the Department of Linguistics are conducting a study on early childhood numerical skills.

Who can participate?

Typically developing children between the ages of 2 years 6 months up to 6 years 0 months of age and their caregivers.

What happens?

Children will take part in four simple tasks. They will be asked to count as high as they can, place objects in a container, compare different numbers of dots on a screen, and remember pictures presented on a screen. Caregivers will complete a short demographic questionnaire.

What we’re studying

Early childhood numerical skills are very important for later academic performance in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math). So we are interested in learning about the mechanisms that support early number word knowledge and how children’s early numerical skills are related to factors such as gender, age and general cognitive ability.

Duration

The study is conducted in a single session lasting 45–50 minutes or less, but two 20–25 minute sessions may be required depending on the child. The study will be conducted in-person at the Language, Development, and Cognition (LDC) Lab on CU Boulder campus.

Compensation

We will give your child a book, sticker book or small toy valued at $15.

Interested?

Contact us at ldclab.boulder@colorado.edu.

IRB Protocol Number: 25-0114

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.

Do you have trouble falling asleep before 1 a.m.? Do you find it difficult to wake up early in the morning for your commitments? Does your high schooler have a hard time falling asleep before 1 a.m. and waking up early in the morning/for high school?

Researchers are looking for people with delayed sleep-wake phase disorder or people with late bedtimes, or healthy people with typical bedtimes.

You may be eligible for this study if you: 

• Are ages 16–30
• Have a diagnosis of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder or have late bedtimes after 1 a.m., an inability to fall asleep and difficulty awakening when required for school/work
• Are healthy with typical bedtimes and no sleep concerns

The study is 6.5 weeks long with six in-person visits and will include:

• Health screening
• Monitor on separate occasions your sleep, mood, eating times for one or two weeks and blood sugar levels while living at home
• Live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 48-66 hours (approximately 4.87 days in total):
• Blood and saliva sampling
• Reaction time, mood, and ability to think testing

Compensation is up to $1,750.

Go study details and apply. For more study details, email sleep.study@colorado.edu or call 303-735-1923.                        

IRB Protocol: 23-0285, Pathophysiology of Circadian Rhythm Delayed Sleep Wake Phase Disorder
 

The purpose of the Biomarkers of Peripheral Circadian Clocks in Humans study is to examine how light exposure and meal timing influences circadian rhythms in healthy people ages 17-40. 

The study is seven weeks long with eight in-person visits at CU Boulder. Participants live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 7.7 days (15.4 days total).

Compensation is up to $4,093.

For more study details and information on how to apply, please complete this survey. If you have any other questions, please email sleep.study@colorado.edu and ask about the peripheral clock study.

Twenty new outdoor warning sirens have been installed across Boulder County and county officials will run a systemwide test at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.

The test will last approximately three minutes. During this time, residents will hear:

• Five short beeps.
• A voice message stating, “This is a test.”
• A siren tone.
• A closing voice message repeating, “This is a test.”

This test is the final part of the installation process to ensure the upgraded sirens are operating properly and ready to alert the community in the event of an emergency.

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.

This year’s Culture Crawl T-shirt was designed by CU Boulder College of Music alum Andrea Kloehn. Pick up your tee on Oct. 8 at any of the 20 events, while supplies last.

This week, Apple released its newest operating system, macOS Tahoe (version 26). Because of several incompatibilities with a number of widely used applications at CU Boulder, OIT recommends waiting to upgrade Apple devices until key issues are addressed.

If you are at risk for Type 2 diabetes or heart disease and you’re a CU Health Plan member, the Omada program may be available to you at no cost. Learn more.

The federal government is introducing enhanced research security training requirements for key personnel associated with federal grants. Enhanced requirements for NSF and USDA submissions go into effect starting on Oct. 1, 2025. Enhanced requirements for DOE submissions went into effect on May 1.

As part of the revised academic calendar, Thursday, Oct. 9, is designated as a fall mid-semester reading day—a time for students to reflect, review and prepare for the remainder of the semester. No classes or exams should be held. Athletic events and academically scheduled student events (e.g., concerts, performances) may proceed as scheduled.

Colorado Law, however, follows a different academic calendar. All Colorado Law classes (LAWS 5000 level and above) will be held as usual on Oct. 9.

Friday, Oct. 10, is a regular class day. Faculty are encouraged not to cancel classes or reschedule exams or assignments in anticipation of potentially low attendance ahead of the home football game on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Students are encouraged to honor the intent of the reading day by using the time well and making responsible choices as the weekend begins.

We are seeking current CU Boulder undergraduate students enrolled in the Leeds School of Business who are 18 years and older and proficient in speaking English. Participants cannot be international students. 

You will participate in an entirely voluntary and confidential 30- to 45-minute audio recorded interview. 

The purpose of this research study is to investigate student experiences with and perceptions of generative AI tools in research and information-seeking (IRB protocol #25-0419)

Participants will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. To participate, please fill out the form, and one of the investigators will contact you.