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Get outside this week—we've got some lovely autumn weather coming in, featuring plentiful sunshine and crisp, clean air.

A big part of being successful as a Buff is learning to study like a pro. Click through for some study tips and resources.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder is a highly complex environment of many interconnected parts, but the root of our success is our people – talented and passionate in all of their fields. I welcome our new team members, and extend my appreciation to those who continue with us - all are key to the ongoing and efficient functioning of the university. We are moving into this new academic year with a focus on innovation across all elements of our enterprise, and I look forward to how these innovations will support our employees and our educational and research mission.

University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder researchers were awarded nearly $437 million in research grants in the 2015-16 fiscal year, continuing a decade’s worth of robust growth in sponsored research funding for the campus.

Deborah Jin passed away Sept. 15, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 47. Jin was an internationally renowned physicist and Fellow with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an Adjoint Professor in the Department of Physics at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, and a Fellow of JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

The Bike Maintenance Clinics Program has several upcoming clinics open to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students. The comprehensive program teaches the fundamental skills needed to safely maintain bikes. Each one-hour clinic is followed by shop time, where students will have time to ask questions and work on their new skills as bike mechanics. The clinics are free and are held at the Folsom Bike Station from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Science Learner's Lunch is a workshop series designed to provide students with tools and information that complements the skills they learn in the classroom.

Four of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder's five Nobel laureates gathered recently on campus for a photo in front of the Duane Physics Building. Click through for a short, behind-the-scenes video of the photo session.