Deans Notes - February 14, 2019

“People in Denver are happily spoiled by the fact that we can look left and right and see the mountains,” said Teague Bohlen, a Five Points resident and Associate Professor of English. “That is certainly being threatened, and it will likely get worse.”
The rising Western skyline: a...

Ronica Rooks, Associate Professor of Health and Behavioral Science, says research documents show that older African-Americans have higher rates of chronic diseases, more frequent disabilities and a shorter life expectancy.

Aging African-Americans are hit with a double-whammy: health and financial troubles
USA Today, Feb 6

Annual awards within the University and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have approaching deadlines between February 22nd and March 11th. Information about student awards will be coming soon. For more information about eligibility, nomination, and the application process please reach out to individual contacts listed in the table...

Brian Buma, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, recently co-published Integrating subjective and objective dimensions of resilience in fire-prone landscapes in BioScience. Managing and responding to fires is both an ecological and a sociological problem, and requires an integrated look at social-ecological systems in a truly holistic way.  This publication...

5:30 pm
Student Commons 2600

Mathematics and Statistical Science Professor Stephanie Santorico, has been selected to deliver the Inaugural Distinguished Faculty Lecture:Cheek to Cheek: Genetic Discoveries and You.The data revolution in genetics has expanded our understanding of many diseases and traits. You name it, and scientists have likely looked...

John G. Swallow, Professor and Chair of Department of Integrative Biology, recently co-published Sex differences in aggression: Differential roles of 5-HT2, neuropeptide F and tachykinin. Despite the conserved function of aggression across taxa in obtaining critical resources such as food and mates, serotonin’s (5-HT) modulatory role on aggressive behavior...

Anna G. Warrener, Assistant Professor of Anthropology recently appeared on an episode of the new Running for Science podcast, episode 3.

Send your kids to camp on the Auraria campus this summer! Details and agendas for camps are at the links below, and CU Affiliated faculty/staff OR any families who sign up more than one student receive a 20% discount (use code CUsummer20). Deadline to enroll is May 15, 2019. For...

If you use the university’s VPN (Virtual Private Network), you will need to install CU Secure for VPN before the end of March. This new multi-factor identification process will allow you to continue using VPN and offer you increased cybersecurity. For more information contact Sharon S....

5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Student Commons 2600

Hear first-hand from Denver’s leading media producers about how to overcome to ethical dilemmas facing local news outlets in a time of rapid change in the journalism industry. Moderated by Gregg Moss. Reception with heavy appetizers from 5-6 pm. Program from 6-7:30.

This link can take you to more information about this Friday’s workshop and 3 more workshops upcoming, plus rethinq, our spring unconference on March 15.

Digital Beginnings (An exploration of beginnings and transitions to digital pedagogy), Facilitated by ThinqStudio Fellow Ronica Rooks, Health & Behavioral Sciences, Friday, February 15,...

Friday, March 8, 10:00 am - noon
Thursday, March 14, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday, April 5, 10:00 am - noon
Friday, April 12, 10:00 am - noon

Most of us have heard about how OER help to keep college costs down and assure equity and access to all...

5:30pm
Student Commons 2600

The next lecture in the series will be given by Dr. Richard Klein from Stanford University on the topic of Modern Human Origins.  The event is free and open to the public; RSVP’s are requested at www.ucdenver.edu/ChancellorsDistinguishedLecture