Faculty-Staff Edition - Oct. 11, 2024

The Buffs face the Kansas State Wildcats Saturday, Oct. 12, at Folsom Field. Learn how our schools drive progress beyond the gridiron in academics and research.
Campus Community
Public safety personnel delve into better understanding bias, inequities
A recent workshop looking at history helped public safety participants invest in a more inclusive culture to better serve the campus community.
Events & Exhibits
ALTEC hosting 1st World Languages Showcase Oct. 15
Organized in collaboration with CU’s outstanding world languages departments and units, the showcase invites participants to immerse themselves in a diverse array of languages and cultures.
How to put The Conversation to work for you—Oct. 24
CU Boulder faculty members and doctoral students who want to share their scholarly research and expertise with a broader audience are invited to join an information session with a visiting Conversation editor.
Faculty Takes
Can buildings be racist? A CU Boulder architect explores
Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.
Why wildfires started by humans can be more destructive, harder to contain
The U.S. has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity. Read from CU expert Virginia Iglesias on The Conversation.
Research Updates
Extreme floods, like those of Hurricane Helene, becoming more frequent
Albert Kettner explains that catastrophic flooding has become more common in the 21st century. The reasons behind this shift are complex—involving climate change, urban infrastructure and human impacts.
You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why
Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cell’s energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating mitochondrial disorders.
Lightning strikes kick off a game of electron pinball in space
When lightning cracks on Earth, especially high-energy electrons may fall out of Earth's inner radiation belt, according to a new study—an electron "rain" that could threaten satellites, and even humans, in orbit.
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