A petroglyph of an eclipse is seen with a wide-angle lens in a photograph at Chaco Canyon, where CU-Boulder researchers captured a rare Aurora Borealis in the southern night sky. Photo courtesy of Fiske Planetarium.

A digital look at ancient skies gets a showing at Fiske

Feb. 17, 2016

Having captured the summer solstice and a week鈥檚 worth of sunsets, sunrises and their lunar equivalents from the vantage point of ancient Chacoan people in southwestern Colorado, using parabolic video technology, a multi-disciplinary team from the 乐播传媒 Boulder counted its June 2015 trip a success.

Participants in a modern cell-biology 鈥榖oot camp鈥 in Ghana pause for reflection during the course. Photo courtesy of Dick Macintosh.

Biologists鈥 鈥榖oot camps鈥 help fight disease in Africa

Feb. 17, 2016

A distinguished professor of biology and a biology alumna recently traveled to the University of Ghana in Legon to participate in a two-week course on modern cell biology for biochemistry graduate students. The duo have taught the course in four African countries. They call the courses modern cell-biology 鈥渂oot camps鈥 and say their goal is the promotion of front-line research in Africa, which has no shortage of disease but a dearth of cutting-edge research on disease.

The Gardens of Adonis, an 1888 painting by John Reinhard Wkeguelin depicts women bearing the container-grown plants and festal rose garlands to dispose of in the sea, as part of the festival of Adonis.

Prof sees a 鈥榮ubversive critique鈥 in ancient Greece

Feb. 17, 2016

A CU Boulder classicist argues that the festival of Adonis was actually a 鈥渄issent and a critique of important cultural practices.鈥

The greenhouse on the roof of the Ramaley Biology building is partly obscured from view at ground level. Up on the roof, it enjoys the full benefit of those famous 300 days of Boulder sunshine annually. Photo by Laura Kriho.

Greenhouses grow better students, biologists say

Feb. 17, 2016

In the oasis of greenhouses on campus, biology students can make cutting-edge scientific advances, while surrounded by tropical plants in a tranquil setting.

Francis Beckwith has been named the fourth Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy at CU-Boulder.

Beckwith named new scholar in conservative thought

Feb. 17, 2016

Francis Beckwith will serve as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2016-17 academic year. He is the fourth person to hold the position.

A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES.

Rapid, affordable energy transformation possible

Jan. 25, 2016

A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data shows a snapshot of wind energy potential across the United States in 2012. Image by Chris Clack/CIRES. The United States could slash greenhouse gas emissions from power production by up to 78 percent below 1990 levels within 15 years while meeting increased...

Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy of the CU Museum of Natural History.

CU museum鈥檚 collections inspire MFA exhibit

Jan. 21, 2016

Original art work that is part of the MFA exhibition that is the result of a collaboration between the CU Museum of Natural History and MFA students. The exhibition is titled (Re)Collecting: Translating Archive and Excavating Memory . Photo courtesy of the CU Museum of Natural History. For the past...

Practicing yoga during pregnancy can help prevent postpartum depression. iStockphoto.

Meditation outperforms meds on postpartum depression

Jan. 14, 2016

Pregnant and postpartum women at risk of depression are less likely to suffer depression when they meditate or get in a yoga pose than when they are treated with psychotherapy or antidepressants, a study led by CU-Boulder researchers has found.

Literary Buffs (left to right) Sydney Chinowski, Andr茅 Gianfrancesco, Sean Guerdian and Lukas DeVries strike a pose outside Northglenn High School, where they coached future college students on preparing college-level papers.

Literary Buffs help high-schoolers write better

Dec. 3, 2015

Some area high school students are better prepared for college-level writing thanks to help from CU Boulder English students, who have, in turn, gained experience and confidence in making public presentations.

Who wants to see animals in art? Humans do, as a CU-Boulder art exhibition demonstrates. Unidentified artist, Greek, Ob: (Head of Athena r., later style, in helmet with olive leaves and scroll) | Re: 螒螛螘, 454 鈥 404 BCE, silver tetradrachm, 1 inch dia., Transfer from Classics Department to CU Art Museum, 乐播传媒 Boulder, 2014.06.99, Photo: Katherine Keller, 漏 CU Art Museum, 乐播传媒 Boulder

Long before kitten videos, animals inspired art

Dec. 2, 2015

n a partnership between the 乐播传媒 Boulder Art Museum and the CU Museum of Natural History, the exhibition Animals in Antiquity will explore the relationships between humans and animals through the ages. The exhibition is on view at the Museum of Natural History through September 2016.

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