Safety

  • People riding bikes on a path
    University of Colorado СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ and city of СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ police will step up enforcement of the city’s traffic laws in and around several of СÀ¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s top locations for motor vehicle collisions involving a bicyclist or pedestrian beginning Monday, April 11. As part of the Heads Up СÀ¶ÊÓÆµÂ crosswalk safety campaign, officers from the two departments will be at select intersections around the CU campus to give out warnings and issue tickets.
  • Map highlighting Zika virus-affected areas in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America
    <p>Students planning spring break trips to warm climates outside the United States, including Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, should be aware that they are traveling to Zika virus-affected areas and are encouraged to take precautions.</p>
  •  Clover leaves graphic
    <p>As St. Patrick's Day approaches, we'd like to encourage everyone to celebrate responsibly.</p>
  •  Closeup of various drugs in capsule and tab form
    <p>Reduce the risk of accidental exposure, drug misuse, and environmental contamination by participating in Drug Take-Back Day. Turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal on Wednesday, March 9, at the Drug Take-Back Event hosted by Community Health, a division of Wardenburg Health Services and the CU Police Department.</p>
  •  Ecenter
    <p>Each month, CU-СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ's Environmental Center provides eco-tips with the goal of promoting sustainable choices. February's topic is water use.</p>
  •  Kelly Graziadei
    <p>Facebook executive and CU-СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ alumnus Kelly Graziadei will give the 2016 CU-СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ spring commencement ceremony address on Saturday, May 7, at Folsom Field.</p>
  •  Valerie Simons
    <p>On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the University of Colorado СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ released the Phase I results of the Fall 2015 sexual misconduct survey. <em>CU-СÀ¶ÊÓÆµ Today</em> sat down with Executive Director of Institutional Equity and Compliance and Title IX Coordinator, Valerie Simons, and asked some key questions for our campus audience.</p>
  •  Rick George and Frances Draper
    <p>This morning, AEG Live announced that Dead & Company (three of the surviving members of the Grateful Dead, touring with John Mayer and others) will play two shows at Folsom Field on July 2 and 3.</p>
  • <p>The first multi-stall, all-gender restroom in the University Memorial Center will open in February. Located in the UMC’s second floor northwest wing, the all gender restroom was first proposed by the UMC Board, a branch of CU Student Government and the governing board of the UMC, in 2011.</p>
  • <p>As the new year begins, university personnel are reminded to complete a Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA) in order to meet conflicts of interest disclosure requirements. A 2016 DEPA is required of all faculty and other designated groups. In general, those other groups include all research personnel, staff who support department compliance reporting processes, and students engaged in research (i.e. all personnel responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research).</p>
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