Earth from space

Aliens, genetics and the 2020 election: How experts are thinking through tomorrow

April 11, 2019

This week, we speak with some of the world鈥檚 top experts at the 71st annual Conference on World Affairs. Guests include SETI鈥檚 Seth Shostak, 开心鬼传媒 Post political columnist Michael Gerson and Harvard geneticist Matthew Meselson.

High school students at symposium

Air quality inquiry teaches K-12 students to ask, answer their own questions with science and engineering

April 10, 2019

When high school students from rural Colorado research air quality as it relates to the things that interest them most, the result is enthusiastic students and one-of-a-kind projects.

Columbine Memorial

20 years later: Experts share school safety lessons post-Columbine

April 9, 2019

Twenty years after two teenage gunmen fatally shot 12 students and one teacher at Columbine High School, researchers suggest such incidents are preventable. They'll share more at a day-long conference on April 16.

Mascot Chip storms the field with CU football players

Confronting concussions: Buffs lead the way on student-athlete health

April 5, 2019

Concussions in sports such as football, soccer and water polo are a critical issue facing student-athletes nationwide, and CU Boulder is innovating the next generation of prevention and treatment.

Colorado River

CU Boulder launches initiative to support coverage of the Colorado River Basin

April 3, 2019

A journalism initiative to expand coverage of Western water issues is launching this month with support from a two-year, $700,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation.

Stock photo of wrinkled hands.

The science of aging: Making progress against the march of time

April 2, 2019

We're exploring how to live longer and healthier and looking at the link between your gut microbiome and heart health. Plus new new research on how to lower your blood pressure in 5 minutes a day with no exercise.

DNA

Do 鈥榙epression genes鈥 exist? It鈥檚 not so simple, new study concludes

April 2, 2019

Researchers are calling on the field to 鈥渁bandon鈥 the search for a specific 鈥渃andidate genes鈥 that substantially boost risk of depression. In reality, there are likely thousands, each with a minuscule effect.

Optical tweezers

Optical tweezers achieve new feats of capturing atoms

April 2, 2019

Researchers show that they can trap and load lone atoms into large grids with an efficiency unmatched by current methods.

Photo of downtown Denver.

Colorado business leaders more optimistic headed into second quarter

April 2, 2019

Colorado business leaders鈥 confidence is warming heading into the second quarter of 2019, according to the latest Leeds Business Confidence Index from CU Boulder鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.

Carson Bruns holds up CU stencil and tech tattoo on pig skin

Tattoos go high-tech

Color-changing tattoos? Nanotechnology research at CU Boulder could lead to new ways in the future to protect against skin cancer or simply increase the 鈥榳ow鈥 factor of body art.

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