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/).

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.

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).

The annual fiscal certification process is designed to certify the accuracy of the university’s financial statements and the effectiveness of its internal controls. The period covered by the fiscal certification process is the university’s fiscal year 2019, which ran from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

Please complete your Fiscal Assessment by the due date you were assigned in the July 2, 2019 email.

Questions? Visit the campus controller's webpage or contact Greg Brown at 303-492-9488.

Human Resources will be closed on Friday, July 12, for a professional development retreat. Human Resources includes:

• Compensation & Position Management
• Diversity & Inclusive Excellence
• Employee Relations
• Faculty & Staff Assistance Program
• HR Operations (Records, I-9 Office, Employment Verification)
• HR Service Center
• Organization & Employee Development
• Talent Acquisition

This closure includes the offices located on east campus and the I-9 office located in Regent 1B-29. We will reopen and respond promptly to voicemail and email messages on Monday, July 15. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Staff Council would like to thank the hard working CU Boulder staff with a giveaway, while supplies last. Grab a few colleagues and step away from your desk for a few minutes! Get details.

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.

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.

CU Boulder is seeking an individual with aligned values and interests to oversee the finance, accounting and grant operations for the Renee Crown Wellness Institute, a recently established interdisciplinary research institute committed to promoting the mental health and wellness of children, youth and the families and educators who support them. 

The individual in this position will assist and report to the institute director and associate director with the oversight of all financial operations of the institute; management of institute budgets, including overseeing projections and ensuring the ongoing financial stability and growth of the Institute; as well as personnel administration. 

Learn more and apply.

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.