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Safe Zone: LGBTQ+ allyship workshop July 11

Join the Center for Inclusion and Social Change to have a discussion about the LGBTQ+ community and how we can foster an inclusive campus climate. The conversation will be held on Thursday, July 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Center for Community, room S350. Faculty and staff: Please register through Skillsoft if you plan to attend. Students may attend with no RSVP.

Cognitive Development Center offers fun research projects for kids

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children from birth to 13 years old, who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies. A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes, and babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

If you are interested in signing up, please:

Visit our website: https://www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/help-us-explore-cognitive-development, or
Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address/phone number/email address), or
Call us at (303) 492-6389

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CognitiveDevelopmentCenter/) and website (www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/).

Be part of an exciting new study on hearing loss

The CU Hearing Research Laboratory is recruiting participants for a research study on how our ability to hear interacts with our ability to listen (focus our attention) in difficult listening situations, such as distorted or noisy speech. The researchers are interested in whether measures of attention and memory can help people choose hearing aid settings that make speech more clear. You may be eligible to participate if you are 18 years of age or older with hearing loss in both ears. Please contact hearlab@colorado.edu if you are interested in participating in this study.

Graduate School travel grant applications open July 17, close July 18

Applications for grants to help defray travel costs to conferences or meetings outside of Colorado, occurring Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, will open on July 17 at 12:01 a.m. and close on July 18 at 11:59 p.m. Travel grants of $300 are available for domestic travel (including Canada and Mexico) and $500 for international travel. Email graduate.contest@colorado.edu for more information.

Healthy men needed for study on bone density

We are looking for healthy men to participate in a research study on the effects of sleep restriction on bone density.

Study duration:

One week outpatient and eight-night inpatient stay, with an optional three week additional observation phase

You may qualify if you:

Are a healthy man aged 20-65 years old
Habitually sleep 7-9 hours per night
Have not done shift work in the past year
Do not currently smoke

Benefits for study volunteers:

Measurement of bone density and baseline labs
Meals provided for 2 weeks
Compensation will be provided

If you are interested in participating in the “SIIB” study (Sleep disruption-Induced Impairments in Bone Formation), email SleepyBoneHead@UCDenver.edu for study details (PI Christine Swanson, MD, MCR, COMIRB # 18-0015).

Paid study on understanding the emotions of others

Are you interested in your moods and your brain? Participate in a paid neuroimaging study to understand your own emotions and the emotions of others on the CU Boulder campus in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358). Earn between $20-$25 per hour to participate in studies that involve answering questions about your thoughts and feelings, watching brief videos, playing computer games and having an MRI brain scan taken. Study includes up to three separate visits (2-3 hours each), with the option for additional paid follow-ups. To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old and either have: 1) a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, 2) a history of depression, or 3) no history of mental health conditions Please fill out the following brief survey to apply: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3Pf9VOvzceCRTdH. If you have questions, please contact us: gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or 303-735-7547.

Scholarship Services is now hiring

Looking for an on-campus job for the remainder of the summer or for next academic year? Consider working with Scholarship Services to help make an education at CU possible for future Buffs. We offer competitive pay starting at $11.25 per hour, flexible work hours that accommodate your schedule, and in-depth training regarding interpersonal skills, customer service and scholarship administration. Further, you'll be joining an energetic, diverse and driven team of undergraduates and full-time staff dedicated to providing opportunity for future students. Please find our job postings on the CU Boulder student job board, or contact scholarshipadvisor@colorado.edu with further questions. We look forward to welcoming new members of our growing team.

Earn $200 by participating in a research study on light exposure and the body clock

We are looking for healthy men and women, ages 18-45, to participate in a study lasting approximately 15 days. The study will consist of wearing an activity-tracking watch at home, and two laboratory visits of about seven hours each at the University of Colorado Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory. This study is about how typical artificial indoor lighting versus a simulation of a natural sunset influences the timing of the human body clock. The body clock controls 24-hour patterns of physiology such as sleep and hormone release. This work will have important implications for determining how implementation of new lighting technology can be used to promote sleep. Participants may receive compensation up to $200. For study details, email sleep.study@colorado.edu and ask about the Simulated Sunset study.

CU Boulder Today to email once a week

Beginning the week of June 17, CU Boulder Today will move to a once-per-week email schedule through the week of July 8.

The faculty-staff and student editions will send on the following Tuesdays: June 18, June 25, July 2 and July 9. We will return to the twice-weekly schedule July 16.

Stories and information will post on the website throughout the week.

Earn $50 to participate in programming research study

The Institute of Cognitive Science is looking for volunteers to participate in a research study investigating the trustworthiness of computer code. Participants should have at least four years’ experience with coding and experience with the C programming language. The experiment will take approximately one hour and will take place on Main Campus in Muenzinger Room D 424.

Participants will be compensated with a $50 American Express gift card for their participation.

Requirements to participate:

You must be between 18-65 years old.
You must have experience with C.
You must have four years’ experience with programming.

Open slots (two participants per slot)

Tuesday, June 18

9–10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to noon
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
1:30–3 p.m.
3–4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19

9–10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to noon
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
1:30–3 p.m.
3–4:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 20

9–10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to noon
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
1:30–3 p.m.
3–4:30 p.m.

Friday, June 21

9–10:30 a.m.

Scheduling participants will be coordinated by Professor Leanne Hirshfield from the Institute of Cognitive Science at CU. If you can participate, please email Hirshfield’s research assistant Lucas Hayne at lucas.hayne@colorado.edu, indicating two potential time slots that would work for your schedule.

Participants needed for dance research study

The Neural Control of Movement Laboratory on Main Campus is conducting a study that examines the effect of electrical stimulation on improving single-leg balance in experienced dancers.

The study will consist of:

One familiarization session (~30 minutes)
Two evaluations (~2.5 hours) before and after interventions
- Training history, balance, strength and steadiness
12 interventions (~30 minutes per session)
- Three times per week for four weeks

Please contact leah.davis@colorado.edu for more information.

IT help desk internship in Boulder: 30–40 hours per week, $15 per hour

There is an IT help desk internship opportunity with a local company in Boulder. We are looking for a candidate who can work 30 hours each week with the option to work up to 40. Pay is $15 per hour. GSI Service Group is located at Canyon and Folsom, just a short five minutes from the campus. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with our company! For more information, please contact Sommer at smullen@gsisg.com or 720-661-8522.

Office of Financial Aid closing early June 14

The Office of Financial Aid, including Scholarship Services and Student Employment, will close at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14, for an internal event. The office will resume normal business hours on Monday, June 17, opening at 9 a.m.

Grad students: Need to activate your summer RTD pass?

Graduate students whose summer appointments were not entered into the HR system before May 15 are starting to get their RTD transit passes suspended. If you are a graduate student in this situation, please have your supervisor email buspass@colorado.edu to confirm your summer employment. Due to RTD system limitations, it could take up to 72 hours for all card readers to recognize the card status change. However, it typically takes less than 24 hours for most buses.

12-Week Summer Publication Bootcamp kicks off June 6

Worried about the summer productivity slump? Planning on publishing one of your conference papers but finding yourself running around in circles? Need a group to workshop your paper with?

The Graduate School and Office of Postdoctoral Affairs invite all graduate students and postdocs to join a 12-Week Summer Publication Bootcamp. Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m., various locations. Email questions to gradprofdev@colorado.edu. Learn more.

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