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Greater access to birth control boosts high school graduation rates

May 5, 2021

In 2009, Colorado launched an ambitious initiative that enabled federally-funded Title X clinics to provide a broad array of birth control options for free or at a low cost. A new study shows the program significantly boosted graduation rates in the state, enabling 3,800 more women to get a diploma.

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Why news matters: Film spotlights instructor's fight to save local journalism

April 28, 2021

A new documentary debuting this week on PBS centers around the efforts of Chuck Plunkett, now director of CU News Corps, to push back against newsroom layoffs around the country and save local journalism.

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Student-led spring study shows high mask compliance on campus

April 28, 2021

A new study of mask compliance across 53 campuses, including 蜜桃传媒破解版下载, suggests that while there's some room for improvement, college students are listening to public health advice and wearing face coverings.

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Lolita Buckner Inniss to become dean of Colorado Law

April 23, 2021

Provost Russell Moore named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School. Buckner Inniss will become Colorado Law鈥檚 first African American dean and second female to lead the school.

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Making the decision to shoot

April 23, 2021

A 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 researcher has found that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation鈥攂ut the benefits only go so far.

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After Chauvin鈥檚 guilty verdict: What will change?

April 22, 2021

What made Tuesday鈥檚 verdict so unique, and will it lead to lasting change? In this Q&A, three 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 experts in law; sociology, crime trends and policing; and Africana studies and criminology give their takes.

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Through the lens of the law: Interpreting video evidence in the digital age

April 20, 2021

Sandra Ristovska is undertaking the first rigorous publicly engaged research project to address the intricacies of 鈥渟eeing鈥 in court, systematically examining the use of video as evidence in state and federal court trials in criminal, immigration and American Indian law.

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What鈥檚 in a word: New track explores the role of language in social life

April 14, 2021

Language is part of who we are and everything we do, but what we do has significantly changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chase Raymond, associate professor of linguistics, sheds some light on how linguistics applies to our everyday lives and how the way we communicate adapts to new challenges.

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Why working with gun retailers is critical in the fight against suicide

March 4, 2021

A nation-wide effort first launched in New Hampshire in 2009 is enlisting gun retailers in the fight against suicide. Researchers at 蜜桃传媒破解版下载 want to learn how it's working and what can be done to make it work even better.

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Why do men publish more papers than women? Motherhood plays key role

Feb. 25, 2021

In the years after female faculty members have children, their productivity鈥撯搃n terms of papers published鈥撯揹rops 20 percent. Male faculty see no such decline. Researchers say different roles in parenting are likely to blame and the gap could have long-term impacts on higher education.

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