Share an essay, original artwork or multimedia reflection that responds to or celebrates “Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work” for a chance to win $500. Submissions are due by Jan. 14.

Sign up for a chance to bring the 2026 Conference on World Affairs (April 13–16) directly into your classroom! This form allows you to request a CWA speaker to visit your class and share their expertise.

Engage directly with speakers and explore topics through dynamic, cross-disciplinary discussions. For more in-depth conversations, you can request a speaker whose background aligns closely with your course content—creating a unique and meaningful learning experience for your students. 

Sign up for a classroom visit!

CU Secure has replaced UCB Wireless, and you must register your laptop, smartphone, gaming console and other devices before connecting. Learn more from OIT.

As you return for the spring semester, please take a moment to clean out your refrigerator and discard anything that was left in it over winter break. On Dec. 17-19, our area experienced high winds and power outages, which means that some residences lost power for extended periods, which may cause food to spoil – even if it looks or smells ok. Consuming food that has been unrefrigerated can lead to serious health risks, including foodborne illness.

When you return, please:

• Do not eat any food left in your fridge over the break.
• If you have medications that require refrigeration, please check with your medical provider.
• Discard all items that require refrigeration.
• Wipe down your fridge with a disinfectant to ensure it is clean before adding new items.

We understand the inconvenience but want to ensure your safety. Thank you for taking these precautions.

Strategic Relations and Communications has pallets of Boulder visitor guides. If you would like some for your office, please fill out this Google Form. 

Questions? Reach out to julie.kraft@colorado.edu.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical research study. 

Requirements:

• Aged 40-plus
• Willing to participate in 12 weeks of hot tub sessions, ~three times/week 
• Systolic BP (top number) > 115 mmHg (please contact us if you are unsure of your blood pressure)

Participants receive: 

• Exercise stress test
• Body composition assessment
• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to study the potential healthy aging effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time-efficient type of exercise), compared to brisk walking, on blood pressure and blood vessel function.

Requirements:

• Aged 50-plus years
• Systolic blood pressure (top number) ≥ 115 mmHg
• Willing to exercise up to 25 minutes per day, six days a week, for a three-month period

Participants receive:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Physician-monitored exercise stress test
• Blood pressure screening
• Bone mineral density test
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting teams for a cognitive neuroscientific study about processing limited information during a Mars Rover Mission. Our goal is to understand how different brain systems relate to behavioral performance and to psychological concepts measured by self-report measures. You will wear a mesh cap on your head that has light optodes attached to it that measure changes in blood flow (functional near infrared spectroscopy). It lasts approximately three hours, and you will receive compensation for your participation. 

Sign up here. Please do not intentionally sign up with someone you know. 

Who can join this study

• You are between 18–65 years old 
• You can speak and read English 
• Comfortability and familiarity with using computers
• Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text message or phone

Who can't join

• History of seizure disorder, epilepsy, convulsions or increased intracranial pressure
• History of psychiatric illness or head injury in the last six months
• Those who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Unable or unwilling to meet study attendance requirements 
• Those who have consumed alcohol or recreational drugs in the last 12 hours 

Where

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

Who's eligible

• Healthy people in the Boulder community
• Ages 18–45
• Must be able to receive flu vaccine and blood draws
• Haven't received a flu shot in the past six months

What do I have to do?

• Two visits on the CU Boulder campus (~three hours total)
• Get flu vaccine or placebo, complete questionnaires and behavioral tasks (participants who get a placebo during the experiment will be given a choice to receive the flu vaccine after the study)
• Provide two saliva and two blood samples

Compensation

• Earn up to $90
• Mailed a check after completion

Answer pre-screening questions and, if eligible, provide your contact information.

The Masters of the Environment (MENV) Graduate Program at CU Boulder is launching its 10th Capstone Partner cohort, marking a decade of real-world sustainability impact. Since 2016, MENV students have completed 223 consulting projects with public, private and nonprofit partners, gaining hands-on experience while addressing pressing climate and sustainability challenges.

The new policy applies to shipments made via courier or freight, domestic shipments with an ultimate end location that is international, and hand-carried items.

Route W: Williams Village service ends at 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12. There will be no Williams Village service between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Monday, Jan 5. On Tuesday, Jan 6, Will Vill will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (every 15 minutes); on Wednesday, Jan. 7, Will Vill will run from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (every 10 minutes). Regular Williams Village service resumes Thursday, Jan. 8.

Late-night Williams Village service: There will be no late-night service from Friday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Jan 3. Late-night Williams Village service will resume on Thursday, Jan 8.

Route S: Stampede will run limited service (7 a.m. to 6:25 p.m.) from Monday, Dec. 15–Tuesday, Dec. 23. There will be no Stampede service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan 2. Limited Stampede service (7 a.m. to 6:25 p.m.) will run on Monday, Jan. 5, through Wednesday, Jan. 7. Regular Stampede service (7 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.) resumes on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Buff Ride: There will be no Buff Ride service from Saturday, Dec. 13, through Sunday, Jan 4. Buff Ride service resumes on Monday, Jan. 5.

During campus portal maintenance, which is next scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14, you can still access Canvas and some other campus services through direct links (e.g., canvas.colorado.edu).

Enterprise database maintenance on Saturday, Dec. 13, 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.

The Buckley Center for Sustainability Education has an open call for 2026–28 SPIKE Faculty Affiliates (SFAs). We welcome faculty involvement in the Buckley Center as inaugural faculty affiliates.

SFAs will be kept informed of sustainability education-related events, activities and developments across campus. SFAs are teaching, research and tenure-track/tenured faculty actively and/or interested in teaching and developing pedagogy and/or student experiences related to sustainability.  

We encourage faculty all across campus to apply. Applications are due Jan. 9.