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Student orgs: Apply to table at the Be Involved Fair

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Recognized student organizations, recognized social Greek organizations and governing bodies are invited to apply for a table at the Be Involved Fair, a signature Fall Welcome event. Meet thousands of students who are looking for a way to be involved in the coming academic year. Apply by Aug. 10. The fair will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 27 from 2–6 p.m. on Farrand Field.

Join our research study on sleep and circadian rhythms

We are looking for males and females, ages 16-30 to participate in a study at the Sleep and Chronobiology Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. The purpose of the study is to understand mechanisms of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder (DSWPD). The study is 6.5 weeks long with 6 in-person visits. You may be eligible for this study if you are: • Age 16-30 o Have with 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 o Are healthy with typical bedtimes and no sleep concerns Study activities include • Health screening • Monitor on separate occasions your sleep, mood, eating times for 1 or 2 weeks and blood sugar levels while living at home • Live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 48-66 hours (~4.87 days in total): o Blood and saliva sampling o Reaction time, mood, and ability to think testing Compensation is up to $1,750

Summer Class - ENGL1250 - Gender and Climate Change

ENGL1250-581 CE Summer Session 1 June 2-July 3 Asynchronous Online Enroll now! In ENGL1250-581: Introduction to World Literature by Women: Gender and Climate Change, we will ask the question “Why is climate change a women’s and gender issue?” We will read texts and watch films and lectures by and about women from the US, Mexico, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya, the Marshall Islands, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, India, Oman, Cameroon and Australia. Many of these works fall within the genre of climate fiction, or “cli-fi,” and we will discuss how these works illustrate connections between women, gender, and climate change, as well as how race, sexuality, marriage, parenthood and caregiving, definitions of family, and questions of power and nation intersect with how people live in a climate-changed world.

Explore cell culture workshops May–December

Interested in gaining or acquiring cell culture experience using stem cells? Curious about 3D models like organoids, neural cultures, and want to know how to maintain these? Are you wondering how you can use genomic editing systems to modify your cells?

CU Boulder’s Stem Cell Research and Technology Resource Center is the perfect resource for all your cell culture needs. We invite you to explore the workshops we will be holding throughout the year and hope you join us!

Details

  • Prerequisite: Strong interest in working with stem cells
  • Details, agenda and registration: Mayela Gayosso, PhD, iPSC Core Director (Luga3285@colorado.edu)
  • Space is limited to 10 participants. Participants are responsible for travel and accommodation.

Upcoming workshops

  • May 12–22: Long Two-week hiPSC Culturing Workshop
  • June 24–26: Long-week 3D Culturing Workshop
  • July 7–18:  Long Two-week hiPSC Culturing Workshop
  • Sept. 23–26: Assess and Maintain Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Quality Workshop
  • Oct. 20–24: Long-week hiPSC-derived Neural Culturing Workshop
  • Nov. 17–21: Long-week HiPSC-CRISPR-Cas-9 Genome Editing Workshop
  • Dec. 15–19: Long-week 3D Culturing Workshop

Summer operating hours in effect May 12

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Summer 2025 operating hours for the Boulder campus will be 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., effective Monday, May 12, through Friday, Aug. 15.

On Sunday, Aug. 17, the Boulder campus will return to its regular operating hours of 8 a.m.–5 p.m.

The standard operating hours are also core business hours for student-, employee- and customer-facing services/offices. Offices that are student-, employee- or customer-facing should attempt to maintain a consistent schedule allowing for in-person services to be provided particularly during periods or hours of high demand. 

New visitor parking lot availability tool

Parking Services is beta testing a new visitor parking lot availability tool to help you find available spots in our most popular visitor lots. This mobile-friendly website provides real-time updates on lot availability, ensuring quick and convenient access to parking when you need it. Since this tool is brand new, we are hoping for some feedback on how it works from our campus community members. If you use this tool, please provide feedback via the Feedback Form.

Access the parking lot availability tool, then fill out the the feedback form.

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.

Volunteers needed: Study on control of movements in healthy individuals, people with multiple sclerosis

The Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory (located on CU Boulder's Main Campus) is evaluating the influence of multiple sclerosis on the ability to control the force produced by lower-leg muscles. The study consists of one two-hour visit to assess motor function with self-reported and clinical assessments and lower-leg muscle activity during moderate contractions.

The inclusion criteria for healthy individuals include:

  • Men and women 18–65 years old
  • No visual impairment (corrected vision is okay)
  • No current or recent (<2 months) lower-limb injury
  • No major health problems

The inclusion criteria for people with multiple sclerosis include:

  • Clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
  • Able to walk with or without assistive device
  • Men and women 18–65 years old
  • No visual impairment (corrected vision is okay)
  • No current or recent (<2 months) lower-limb injury
  • No other major health problems than multiple sclerosis

For more information, please contact Mélanie Henry (melanie.henry@colorado.edu).