Faculty-Staff Edition Dec. 18, 2025

This year, the normal blizzards haven't come to most of Colorado, but atmospheric scientist Jennifer Kay says there's still time for the season to turn around.
Campus Community
Prioritizing resource and infrastructure alignment: A look back and ahead with Todd Haggerty
Todd Haggerty, senior vice chancellor for business, finance and infrastructure, discusses accomplishments from the fall and projects to watch for related to Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's institutional priority of aligning resources and infrastructure to its mission.
Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder philosopher building a bridge to Africa
Associate Professor Ajume Wingo was recently appointed as a research associate at the Center for Philosophy in Africa at Nelson Mandela University, a recognition of his decades of scholarship.
Physicist Jun Ye named to Quantum 100 list
Jun Ye has developed quantum devices that measure time with the best accuracy and precision in the world.
Ventures putting people first at Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder actively incubates and supports nonprofit and for-profit ventures with broad societal impact, from far-reaching educational and wellness tools to vaccine accessibility and water security.
IT support during winter break
OIT will be closed during the campuswide winter break Dec. 24–Jan. 2, but staff will be on call in the case of a major IT incident during this time. Visit the OIT website for more details about the schedule and self-service resources.
Research Corner
Murder and the microbiome
A paper co-authored by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researcher Christopher Lowry draws upon the infamous "Twinkie defense" to explore the relationship between ultra-processed foods and human behavior.
Tiny new device could enable giant future quantum computers
Researchers have developed a device that can precisely control laser light using a fraction of the power and space required today. This tiny device could unlock quantum computers capable of solving problems far beyond the reach of today's technologies.
CIRES research reconstructs ancient Indus River flow to understand a disappeared civilization
Research co-authored by Balaji Ragagopalan of CIRES helped identify hydrologic records that are key to understanding a disappeared civilization.
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