Faculty-Staff Edition—May 20, 2025

Feeling worried about taking time off work? Check out these tips to help you prepare and enjoy your vacation time.
Faculty Takes
Will tariffs disrupt your summer vacation plans? Probably not, finance expert says
Tariffs may hit prices for toys and clothes, but your travel costs are likely safe. Finance professor Edward Van Wesep explains why.
India and Pakistan once again step back from the brink
É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ historian Lucy Chester notes that the recent tensions between the two nations of India and Pakistan, incited by an April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir, are the latest in an ongoing cycle.
Research Corner
AI ghosts are coming: Is that comforting or creepy?
Within our lifetimes, it could be common for people to interact with life-like digital avatars of the dead. New research explores their promise and peril.
CUriosity: Why and how do ants walk in a perfect line?
In CUriosity, experts across the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ campus answer pressing questions about humans, our planet and the universe beyond.
When the homework is happiness
June Gruber's science of happiness course doesn't map the way to unmitigated joy. On the contrary, the science of emotional wellness is more nuanced, and Gruber's students are sharing this message outside the classroom.
Campus Community
Check out summer wellness workshops
WorkWell is offering free wellness workshops for faculty and staff this summer—covering everything from home improvement to effective family communication and more. Take advantage of these learning opportunities.
Fund your research or creative work through commercialization
For faculty, staff and students at the CU engaged in research, invention or creative work, commercialization offers a powerful pathway to fund and expand the impact of your innovations.
Be a transfer advocate
Register for an upcoming Transfer Advocate Training session to learn more about how you can support our Transfer Buffs.
CU ranks among top 20 for granted patents
CU has secured the No. 18 position on the National Academy of Inventors' 2024 Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents list. At É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥, 53% of the campus's patents have been licensed commercially, signaling CU's strength in technology transfer and industry collaboration.
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Invitation to join a quantum research project at CU—express your interest today
Launch your career in supercomputing
É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ awards pre-seed funding to alumna's promising GPS spinoff
Ocean microbes offer clues to environmental resilience
Sediment records provide a glimpse into Iceland’s past, and hope for its future
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