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Over the next four weeks, CU-Boulder students can connect with industry professionals to explore post-graduation options. Meet Buff Employers will host three industry-specific events Feb. 4, 11 and 18, followed by a panel discussion on Feb. 25.

The semester is off to a fine start, and the Broncos are on a fine winning streak (knock on wood), so I'm feeling good and hope you all are too. This week, check out the Student Involvement Fair or join Ralphie's Cooking Basics for help with Super Bowl snacks.

The Zika virus, discovered in 1947 in Africa, is related to the viruses that cause yellow fever, West Nile, dengue and chikunguna, and it is spread by bites of the mosquitos Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Aedes albopictus. In the past the virus was found principally in Africa, southeast Asia, and parts of the Pacific, but over the past several years and especially in the last 6-9 months it has grown 鈥渆xplosively鈥� in the Americas. Brazil has been especially hard hit, and there is concern that the coming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro may cause further expansion of the virus鈥� territority.

Is breakdancing your thing? Or perhaps astronomy or hiking? Learn more about the clubs and organizations that make up the CU-Boulder community during the Spring Student Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.

The first multi-stall, all-gender restroom in the University Memorial Center will open in February. Located in the UMC鈥檚 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.

Spectators at home basketball games will be prompted to text a pledge to conserve water a s part of CU-Boulder's new Water for the West campaign. For every pledge received, CU Athletics will restore 1,000 gallons of water to the Colorado River Basin through a partnership with the Change the Course initiative.

On Jan. 26, the CU Advocates program and the University of Colorado鈥檚 Office of Government Relations hosted the 2016 CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Attendees received updates on the university鈥檚 recent educational, research and economic contributions. Lawmakers and CU officials also briefed advocates on CU鈥檚 legislative priorities, higher education鈥檚 funding outlook for this year and Colorado鈥檚 budget situation.

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that Kirsi Aulin has been appointed as the new campus ombuds. Aulin replaces Tom Sebok, who retired in December 2015 after 25 years of building and directing the CU-Boulder Ombuds Office.

The Jan. 22 matchup between Colorado women's basketball and Oregon had some special guests in attendance - 2015 Chancellor鈥檚 Employees of the Year recipients Claire Figel, Amin Gheysar, Beth Kroger, Polly Pollard and Suzanne Stafford.

As January comes to a close, we are being graced with excellent weather! I hope you're all enjoying it. This week's events include the international snow sculpture championships, Leeds School career fair and a panel discussion on stress.