Colorful illustration of Milky Way

Dragons, the universe and everything: finding self through science and fantasy

Oct. 25, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ PhD student Mikayla Huffman joins ‘The Ampersand’ podcast for a discussion about identity and discovery.

Tibetan pastoralist herding yaks

‘Choosing’ to leave high-altitude Tibetan homes?

Oct. 24, 2023

Recent research by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ geographer Emily Yeh studies the difference between consent and coercion in ‘voluntary’ resettlement of pastoralists in Tibet’s Nagchu region.

math equation on computer screen

Researchers strive to help models learn from ‘noisy’ data

Oct. 23, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Bortz group, in applied math, wins $1.88 million National Institutes of Health grant to study methods for learning models directly from noisy data.

Illustration of mitochondria

Not just the powerhouse of a cell

Oct. 19, 2023

Newly published ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function.

internal illustration of lungs and diaphragm

Could focused breathing be a key to better health?

Oct. 17, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ researchers Daniel Craighead, Douglas Seals and their team are studying the effects of a specialized breathing exercise on older adults’ blood pressure, brain health, cognition and fitness.

phages on bacteria cell

Studying the surprising similarities between humans and bacteria

Oct. 13, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ researcher Aaron Whiteley is recognized by the American Society for Microbiology for his work exploring bacterial immune responses and how it translates to the human immune system.

Noah and Valerie

Science-education experts recognized for ground-breaking work

Oct. 13, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ professors Noah Finkelstein of physics and Valerie Otero of education have won the 2023 Svend Pedersen Award and Lecture from Stockholm University.

Collage of photos of Joey Herrin

Nature was his classroom

Oct. 12, 2023

New scholarship in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Department of Environmental Studies honors Joey Herrin’s non-traditional educational path and love for the natural world.

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From molecule movement to coastal flooding, CU scientists push boundaries

Sept. 27, 2023

Researchers Andrés 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

‘The dictatorship left a lot of scars’

Sept. 26, 2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ 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 Pinochet’s 17-year rule.

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