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Russell Moore has named the members of the committee that will conduct a national search for a new dean for the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Law School. The members include faculty, students, staff and community representatives such as alumni.

In a statewide effort to reduce barriers to higher education, all 32 public universities in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ—including Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder—and several private colleges will waive admissions application fees for state residents on Oct. 13.

Thirty years after beginning her training as a postdoctoral scholar in the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder lab of Nobel laureate Thomas Cech, biochemist Jennifer Doudna won her own Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-development of the revolutionary genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s newest endowed professorial chair—the Sapp Family Endowed Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence—is the first of its kind. This $2.5 million fund allows the chancellor to support top-tier faculty in social science, education, neuropsychology and psychology.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder research attracted $613.9 million in funding in fiscal year 2020 for groundbreaking studies that, among other things, crack the code of the teenage brain, advance electric transportation and aim to understand how odors guide behavior.

Congressman Joe Neguse has announced Elena Aranda as the winner of the 2020 Polly Baca Raices Fuertes Community Leader Award. Aranda is a professional research assistant at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ's Renée Crown Wellness Institute.

The Office for Outreach and Engagement has recently redesigned the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Community Outreach and Engagement Programs website, which showcases nearly 200 outreach and engagement programs from every college and school.

Are you planning on graduating this semester? If so, there are two upcoming deadlines to mark on your calendars.

The Regional Transportation District is proposing to permanently discontinue or reduce service on some bus and light rail routes, effective Jan. 10. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder RTD riders may provide input on the proposed changes by Oct. 14.

Good news, Buffs: You can still access the libraries’ physical collections. The University Libraries are continuing to offer contactless pickup services on books and other library materials.