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Worldwide experts, including CU Boulder faculty, will offer a range of opinions and solutions to the global climate crisis during the 2023 Conference on World Affairs. Students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to join CWA events at no charge. The full schedule of sessions is available.

This professional development series provides faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students, focusing on areas critical to student retention and success. You may attend any individual session, or attend all three to receive a non-degree certificate.

Beginning this year on April 27, RIO will host the Rose M. Litman Memorial Lecture in Science, bringing national research leaders to CU Boulder annually. The Litman Lecture celebrates the legacy of an exceptional scientist and educator with a lifelong passion for research and a firm commitment to keeping rigorous inquiry at the heart of university life.

Climate change got you down? Join Counseling and Psychiatric Services for an informal and confidential space to explore the effects of climate change and its impact on mental health—a series just for grad students. The first session is at 3:30 p.m. on March 1.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to join campus Chief Financial Officer Todd Haggerty and Executive Vice Provost for Academic Resource Management Ann Schmiesing for an overview of the CU Boulder budget, how it works and what’s proposed for fiscal year 2024.

The Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting a three-session series through early April amid an explosion of interest in artificial intelligence. The colloquia, sponsored by Boulder Faculty Assembly and Academic Affairs, will include guest presentations and open discussions.

Judith Winkel is a child survivor of the Mauthausen Concentration Camp. This virtual event is co-organized by the Program in Jewish Studies and the Louis P. Singer Endowed Chair in Jewish History.

The March 4 installment of CU on the Weekend will explore influential trends in Black power and soul music, punk, jam bands and Jewish soul. Jay Keister, Reiland Rabaka, Micheal Sebulsky and Jeremy Smith, guided by moderator Keith Waters, will discuss the musical and cultural legacies of several artists and groups.

For first-year doctoral student Laura Klein, a visit to Jane Austen’s House in Chawton, Hampshire, inspired The Jane Austen Playlist: Love and Music of Regency England. On Feb. 25, Klein will capture the essence of Austen’s six major novels in a dramatized performance.

Good opera doesn’t always have to be about spurned lovers and bitter betrayal. Take in a tale of magic, wonder and hope with CU Presents and the Eklund Opera Program. Single-ticket discounts are available for youth, CU students and employees, and others.