Faculty-Staff Edition - Oct. 13, 2023
From rockets that reach the edge of Earth’s atmosphere to a historic journey to the moon’s South Pole, a landmark year for space exploration is coming for Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder.
Faculty Takes
The how and what of the latest Israel-Hamas war
Longstanding conflicts and the latest Israel-Hamas war have recent and deep historical roots. Hilary Falb Kalisman gives her take on how things escalated, political and regional contexts, policy implications and more.
How Hamas got around Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system
How did so many Hamas missiles penetrate Israel’s state-of-the-art air defense system? Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder aerospace engineer Iain Boyd explains on The Conversation.
Campus Community
Staff Council seeking applicants for chancellor search committee
Interested in applying to be a staff representative on the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder chancellor search committee? Staff Council has a call out, and applications are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18.
When 650 science writers show up, there’s no shortage of curiosity
Some 650 journalists and communicators representing three countries and 39 states recently attended a conference for science writers, hosted by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAnschutz, to hone their skills, meet peers and glean story ideas from some of the top minds in science and medicine.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder joins APLU initiative to retain underrepresented STEM faculty
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities announced last month that the university is among eight universities selected to participate in an APLU initiative aimed at attracting, retaining and supporting faculty while addressing historical barriers to their success.
Events & Exhibits
Community over commercialization—A panel discussion Oct. 24
As part of Open Access Week, the University Libraries are bringing together a panel of local and global scholars to offer their perspectives on the importance of community-led open infrastructure. Learn more and plan to attend.
Children’s book buffs: Mark your calendars for Oct. 25, Oct. 27
The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder School of Education and the Boulder Book Store invite teachers, students, families, librarians and all who enjoy children’s literature to join free events featuring authors, illustrators and more.
State constitutional law—missing from most law school curricula: A lecture Oct. 26
Associate Justice Sabrina McKenna will address the historical and continued importance of state constitutions in the protection of civil, criminal and environmental rights, especially considering the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision and the existential threat of climate change. This talk is free and open to the public.
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