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.

Drop off your new or gently used textbooks, scholarly materials and clickers at a University Libraries service desk during our end-of-semester donation drive.

Master's and doctoral students who are planning to graduate in December should be aware of these upcoming deadlines:

Master's students

Grade changes for master’s students must be submitted by Dec. 8 for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.

Doctoral students

Dec. 8 is the deadline for fall doctoral graduates to update diploma name or address in Buff Portal.

Students and authorized payers can pay tuition and fees over the course of the semester by signing up for a payment plan. Re-enrollment is required every semester to continue paying on a monthly basis.

As part of the spring 2026 UMC construction project, Events Planning & Catering will temporarily relocate operations. During this period, menu options and event volume will be limited.

To use the new CU Secure Wi-Fi network that is replacing UCB Wireless over the winter break, you will need to register your devices by installing a certificate.

Discover what it means to find work that truly matters at the Buffs One Read speaker event with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay. Save the date: Feb. 25, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the CASE Auditorium. Registration will open early in 2026.