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With the second week of school wrapping up and many new and returning Buffs settled in, this weekend would be a good time to explore Boulder and the surrounding areas. Housing and Dining Services offers some tips.

Are you going to the Rocky Mountain Showdown and need a ride? The University of Colorado Student Government and CU Athletics have paired up to make free bus rides available to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· students going to the CU vs CSU game on Friday, Sept. 2. The buses will board in front of the Coors Events Center beginning at 2 p.m.

Interested in learning a foreign language this fall, or, just brushing up? Want to learn in a multi-formated, exciting way with an engaging class size? Check out the number of different options offered through ALTEC this semester right here on campus, and feed your brain! CU affiliates are eligible for special pricing.

Gain valuable experience working as a paid intern with the Cognitive Development Center and the Children's Museum of Denver. The deadline to apply is Friday Sept. 9.

This Friday, Sept. 2, is the annual Rocky Mountain Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Our team, our school, and our colors are something we Buffs take great pride in and it is very important for us to represent the Buffs in the best light as we take on the Colorado State Rams.

The 2016 Rocky Mountain Showdown featuring the University of Colorado vs. Colorado State University will take place Friday, Sept. 2, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High stadium in Denver. The kickoff for this highly anticipated event is at 6 p.m. and marks the 88th meeting of the CU and CSU teams.

Students enrolled in a new internship program run by the Center for Asian Studies at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· get real-world job experience and cultural immersion in Japan. Look for details on an information session in November. The center is currently identifying employers who will host student interns next summer. The deadline to apply is Feb. 1, 2017.

A new school year comes with new possibilities, and prioritizing, re-shaping thinking patterns and learning how to resource are the first steps toward having a successful and healthy year.

There have been several cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) across campus over the past week. Coxsackievirus is the most common cause of HFMD and is a contagious viral infection that causes painful sores on the hands, feet, and mouth. Most cases resolve within a week and do not need medication attention.

Among the state’s four winners of this year’s Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research are the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) and the JILA physics institute, both at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·. The award, administered by the CO-LABS consortium, celebrates the groundbreaking work of scientists and engineers from Colorado’s federal research labs.