Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser and Nancy Pierce

Supporting an environment where everyone is welcome

Feb. 3, 2021

Mikhy Ritter, Becky Roser and Nancy Pierce see the new music buildingā€™s gender-neutral restroom as an important symbol of inclusivity and community at the College of Music.

Bleached coral reefs

Marine heatwaves becoming more intense, more frequent

Feb. 3, 2021

When thick, the surface layer of an ocean acts as a buffer to extreme marine heatingā€”but a new study from CU Boulder shows this ā€œmixed layerā€ is becoming shallower each year.

A visual representation of urban development in the Northeast Corridor

Scholars reveal the changing nature of US cities

Feb. 3, 2021

Cities are not all the same, or at least their evolution isnā€™t, according to new research from CU Boulder.

The window of a GameStop store with signs advertising a sale

GameStop may not be the David and Goliath story you think, researcher says

Feb. 3, 2021

In this Q&A, Tony Cookson weighs in on the "irrational" stock market, and how everyday investors should approach the current volatile trading environment.

cells dividing under a microscope

Popular breast cancer drugs donā€™t work the way we thought they did

Feb. 3, 2021

New research suggests drugs called PARP inhibitors, designed to treat breast and ovarian cancers, work differently than previously presumed. It also shines a light on how they do work, opening the door for improved next-generation drugs.

Artist's depiction of NASA's X-43A aircraft in flight

Hypersonics research paving way for Mars exploration, space tourism

Feb. 2, 2021

In this Q&A, aerospace engineer Iain Boyd talks about what happens to vehicles when they hit speeds of 4,000 miles per hour or more and how those conditions might affect efforts to land humans on Mars.

Billboard art displaying three circles with doves in them

Denver billboard art installation draws attention to ā€˜stop hateā€™

Feb. 2, 2021

A new artwork on view near downtown Denver is designed to address hate as a response to events and movements from the past year.

Model of transparent human head with organs showing

New $7 million initiative seeks to spark curiosity in K-12 science students

Feb. 1, 2021

New science curriculum materials will spur students to ask and answer their own questions about topics like ocean acidification and antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Neurons firing in the brain

Why do psychiatric drugs help some, but not others? New study offers clues

Jan. 28, 2021

A new CU Boulder study shows that a key protein involved in learning and memory formation functions differently in males than in females.

Feet standing on dry, cracked earth

Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroadā€”5 scholars explain

Jan. 26, 2021

The U.S. backing of the Paris Agreement has an influence on food security, health and safety, and the future warming of the planet. National Snow and Ice Data Center researcher Walt Meier and fellow scholars share on The Conversation.

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