Sleep and Trauma: What we know and where we are headed
Aaron Harwell, a psychology doctoral student, outlines the relationship between sleep, trauma and health in this piece from the NIHR newsletter. (More)
Research
UCCS students invited to participate in study of physical and psychological wellbeing
All UCCS students are invited to participate in a study exploring the impact of COVID-19 on their health and wellness. (More)
Brown receives NSF grant to research interaction between machines and society
Philip Brown, assistant professor of computer science, received a National Science Foundation grant award of $250,472 for his project titled “Socially Networked Autonomy: How Should Machines Interact with Society?” (More)
Theobald receives National Geographic Society award for giant map project
Rebecca Theobald, assistant research professor of geography and environmental studies and developer of the GeoCivics project, received a $9,999 grant award for “Exploring Ohio with a National Geographic Giant Map.” (More)
Okun and Feliciano study pandemic’s effect on students’ physical and psychological health
As students adapt to remote learning, social isolation and other stressors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers Michele Okun and Leilani Feliciano are studying the impact on students’ physical health and psychological wellbeing. (More)
12 faculty earn CRCW Seed Grants
Twelve faculty received seed money for 11 unique projects in the 2020 Committee on Research and Creative Works grant awards. (More)
UCCS Aging Center receives NextFifty Initiative grant for COVID-19 services
The UCCS Aging Center received a $25,000 grant award for “Strengthening Services for Older Adults During and After COVID-19.” (More)
Gibbes earns Fulbright award to study innovation, sustainability in Taiwan
Cerian Gibbes, associate professor of geography and environmental studies, intends to bring new knowledge back to UCCS to support faculty conducting intercultural work. (More)
Faculty Feature: Cortny Stark, assistant professor of counseling and human services
Stark sat down to discuss her work on positive identity development for transgender and gender-expansive youth and how research can promote positive social change. (More)
Workers engaged in high intensity exercise in hot environments at greater risk of cardiovascular collapse following a hemorrhagic insult
Six researchers at UCCS found that individuals performing high intensity exercise whilst working in high risk of injury and hot environments are likely at greater risk of impending cardiovascular collapse following a hemorrhagic insult in a new study published in Experimental Physiology. (More)