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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.
Bring your yucky stuff to the Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility
The Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility (HMMF) accepts old paint, vape pens, light bulbs and batteries to be disposed of properly. The service is provided free to all Boulder County residents.
The HMMF is located behind (west of) the Boulder County Recycling Center. Follow signs to HMMF.
International employees: Make sure your records are accurate before year's end
As the year’s end approaches, the International Tax Office is preparing to generate the required tax reporting forms for 2025. The team is also reviewing 2026 tax requirements for international employees and students, including determining tax residency and tax treaty eligibility for the new year.
Out of menu ideas? Use your New York Times subscription for recipes
Over 22,000 recipes at your fingertips—the University Libraries provides access to New York Times Cooking, an editor-curated catalog including everything from easy weekday dinners to meals for holidays and more. Activate your access.
Seeking participants for remote research study on chronic back pain
Participate in a paid research study on the effects of virtual reality therapy on chronic low-back pain. Seeking participants ages 18–85 with low back pain for the last six-plus months for a research study with virtual reality ($132 compensation).
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.
Master's thesis plan students, don't miss this Nov. 20 deadline
Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesis and Thesis Approval Form to ProQuest by Nov. 20. The thesis must be submitted electronically for review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day.
The single-page Thesis Approval Form (TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete. Students whose dissertations are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF, must apply to graduate at the following semester's commencement.
Protect your files with Microsoft sensitivity labels
Starting today, CU Boulder faculty, staff and students can easily protect their Microsoft files and emails from unauthorized access and data leakage using Microsoft sensitivity labels.
CU Boulder's sensitivity labels were developed in collaboration with key campus partners to ensure the labels would be flexible enough to accommodate existing business practices without compromising the protections stipulated by CU's data classification types.
Faculty: Apply to become an inaugural Buckley Center for Sustainability Education fellow
The inaugural Buckley Faculty Fellows will be expected to promote and advance sustainability education initiatives at CU Boulder, building a network of faculty integrating sustainability into teaching and praxis.
The theme for this spring 2026 cohort will be environmental and climate justice. In addition to developing the Sustainability Across the Curriculum training and resources for the training, faculty on academic year appointments will focus on teaching strategies in this moment and foundational content on sustainability. Buckley Faculty Fellows will be expected to provide critical faculty voice, perspective and labor-power to link centers and institutes with broader Buckley Center efforts.
We encourage faculty all across campus to apply. Applications are due Dec. 12. Learn more and apply (PDF).
Encourage your students: Student Arts Program accepting submissions
Faculty and staff, help your students showcase their creative talents!
The Student Arts Program is seeking original artwork from CU Boulder students for display in the UMC. Please encourage your students to submit works in any of the following media: painting, drawing, textiles, printing, photography, film and technology. All styles and experience levels are welcome!
Remind your students to submit their art by Jan. 23 for a chance to win awards and gain recognition across campus!
Submit your art, poetry, fiction, research papers and more to the University of Colorado Honors Journal
The University of Colorado Honors Journal invites all undergraduate students who have created original writing, art or film to submit their work for publication in the 2026 issue. All undergraduate students at CU Boulder are eligible to submit their work. The deadline for submission for the 2026 issue is 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31, 2025.
The Honors Journal is an interdisciplinary, student-run journal published annually by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program. The journal presents a collection of works that reflect the utmost talent, diligence and creativity among undergraduate students at CU Boulder.
Each year, the Honors Journal combines undergraduate work from all academic fields including but not limited to: art, creative nonfiction, fiction, gender and ethnic studies, humanities, natural sciences, open media (e.g., film, digital art, recorded performance), poetry and social sciences.
Read the 2025 issue of the Honors Journal online.
Art credit: "2000s Nostalgia" by Sierra Marasco (acrylic on canvas 18"x24"), published in the 2025 issue of the Honors Journal
Get access to Canvas and other services during maintenance on Nov. 16
During campus portal maintenance, which is next scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 16, you can still access Canvas and some other campus services through direct links (e.g., canvas.colorado.edu).
OIT now recommends early adopters upgrade to macOS Tahoe (version 26)
After testing the new macOS Tahoe (version 26) for compatibility this fall, OIT is satisfied that major issues have been addressed and Mac users comfortable being early adopters should feel free to upgrade to the new operating system. Additional guidance will be published when OIT is satisfied that remaining incompatibilities have been addressed. Visit the OIT website to learn how to upgrade.
Caps and gowns now available at CU Book Store
Graduating this December? Stop by the CU Book Store to purchase your regalia. Regalia includes a black gown, black cap and colored tassel indicating field of study. Shop for regalia in-store during store hours, or follow instructions online for in-store order pick-up and get more information on shipping deadlines and rates.