CU Boulder campus and Flatirons

From molecule movement to coastal flooding, CU scientists push boundaries

Sept. 27, 2023

Researchers AndrƩs Montoya-Castillo and Julia Moriarty are named U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Researchers, receiving multiyear funding.

People on ground outside Chilean presidential palace during 1973 coup

ā€˜The dictatorship left a lot of scarsā€™

Sept. 26, 2023

CU Boulder showing of film, and panel discussion including Chileans who grew up in the dictatorship, will address the 50-year legacy of the 1973 military coup and Augusto Pinochetā€™s 17-year rule.

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Budding philosopher makes a (qualified) defense of monogamy

Sept. 25, 2023

In a recently published paper, CU Boulder PhD student highlights some of the benefits of being in a monogamous relationship, for those who are so inclined.

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Studying the best of humanity, even the darkest parts

Sept. 22, 2023

CU Boulder researcher June Gruber kicks off a new season of ā€œThe Ampersandā€ podcast in a conversation about all the feelings, not just the positive ones.

Dr. Sammy

ā€˜You can't be what you can't seeā€™

Sept. 15, 2023

How embracing his strengths helped Samuel Ramsey, aka Dr. Sammy, fight to save the honeybee, and to exemplify the fact that diversity is the most successful survival tactic in the insect world.

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Shemin Ge elected as fellow of American Geophysical Union

Sept. 14, 2023

CU Boulder geological sciences professor is an expert on ā€˜induced seismicity,ā€™ when earthquakes are triggered by energy development.

World Laureate Association award winners

International award recognizes researcherā€™s contributions to life science

Sept. 14, 2023

CU Boulder distinguished professor Karolin Luger is awarded the 2023 World Laureates Association Prize in Life Sciences or Medicine.

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J.R.R. Tolkienā€™s Nordic sources

Sept. 13, 2023

As a philologist, the author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy drew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU Boulder expert who teaches a popular course on the topic.

"Hecuba's Grief"

Writing a new chapter on a very old play

Sept. 12, 2023

CU Boulder associate professor Tamara Meneghini, a contributor for new textbook on acting, explains why you might give Greek tragedies a second look.

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Geography student wins geospatial intelligence scholarship

Sept. 7, 2023

Christopher Picard of CU Boulder is one of 21 students nationwide to win support from United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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