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Grad students graduating in December, don't miss these final Dec. 8 deadlines

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.

Participants needed for a hot tub and blood pressure study

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.

Participants needed for a breathing exercise and walking study

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.

Seeking study participants for hearing research study

You're invited to participate in a study investigating human hearing, conducted by Donghyeon Yun at CU Boulder's Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. This study involves listening to speech sounds through headphones and responding to them. It typically takes one session to complete, lasting 1.5 to 2 hours and can be scheduled at your convenience. You'll receive $30 in the form of an Amazon e-gift card for your participation.

If you are 18 or older, a native Korean speaker, and use English as a second language (but are not fully bilingual) and would like more information about participating, please contact: Hearing Science Lab at hslab@colorado.edu.

Leaders, managers needed for study on AI-work integration

Calling all managers/supervisors! 
 
My research team and I are working on a project funded by CU Boulder to better understand your experiences at work. 
 
For this study, we will ask you to complete a one-time 15-minute baseline survey and three two-minute daily surveys for two work weeks. You will receive monetary compensation with up to $60 in Amazon gift cards. If you complete 80% of the daily surveys (24 out of 30), you will get a bonus of $25.    
 
The daily surveys will be on Monday, Dec. 1, and will be completed once, (a) in the morning, (b) in the evening and (c) in the evening across 10 work days. 
 
This opportunity is only available to the first 90 participants that sign up and qualify. 
 
Take the first survey to see if you are eligible.
 
Reach out to Christina Lacerenza at clacerenza@colorado.edu or Mallory Decker at mallory.decker@colorado.edu if you have additional questions. This research received IRB review and exempt determination on Sept. 25, 2025, for study #25-0426, AI Work Integration.

Seeking study participants for Mars Rover Mission

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. As a participant, 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). The study 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 cannot join this study:  

  • Those without alternatives to glasses
  • 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.