Faculty-Staff Edition—April 23, 2025

Provost Russell Moore, the longest continuously serving provost among all institutions in the Association of American Universities, looks back and ahead at CU Boulder’s academic mission.
Campus Community
Planetary scientist Bethany Ehlmann named new director of LASP
Bethany Ehlmann has been named the director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at CU Boulder. LASP's mission is to advance scientific discovery and inspire the next generation through forefront research, innovation and education.
CU Boulder announces groundbreaking of solar array on East Campus
CU Boulder has announced the construction of a 1.1 megawatt ground-mounted solar array on East Campus, which will offset 1.3% of the university's total annual electricity use. Completion of the project is expected by January 2026.
Faculty: Get end-of-semester tips for Canvas
Check out OIT's Canvas tips for how-tos on the the web grading tool, backing up your course, releasing final grades and more end-of-semester best practices.
Unlocking scholarly publishing: Ask your scholarly communication librarian
The University Libraries are transforming scholarly publishing with open access initiatives. By helping researchers keep control over their work and make it freely accessible to the public, they are breaking down barriers and amplifying the global reach and impact of CU Boulder's groundbreaking research.
DOE announces research security training requirements, with other agencies to follow
All principal investigators and key/senior personnel submitting new proposals to the Department of Energy from May 1 forward are required to complete research security training within 12 months before proposals can be submitted.
Research Corner
As AI explosion threatens progress on climate change, these researchers are seeking solutions
CU Boulder engineers are exploring novel energy storage options and pinning down the best locations for future data centers to lower their climate impact.
Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions
Ice melting from modern-day Greenland could again drive an increase in volcanic eruptions around Iceland, a new study suggests.
Don't fear the fungi
CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says there's little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series "The Last of Us."
Events & Exhibits
Holocaust victims to be memorialized April 24
Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, will be observed on campus with a public reading of the names of Jews killed in the Holocaust.
Cycle for scholarships: Ride the Buffalo Bicycle Classic
The Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic will be held Sunday, Sept. 7, in celebration of its 23-year support of the College of Arts & Sciences Buffalo Bicycle Classic Scholarship Fund.
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