interactive exhibit at NCAR

Students collaborate on NCAR exhibit highlighting surprising climate science

Oct. 9, 2024

An interdisciplinary team transforms complex research into an interactive museum exhibit on how ice sheets influenced weather millennia ago.

Harvard Yard

Can buildings be racist? A CU Boulder architect explores

Oct. 9, 2024

Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.

Two children kneel in the grass, scooping piles of dirt into plastic pots

CUriosity: Why does playing in the dirt feel so good?

Oct. 9, 2024

From his home garden, CU Boulderā€™s Chris Lowry explains why humans get so much enjoyment out of sinking their hands into dirtā€”it may have something to do with the friendly microbes that live in the soil.

Pedro DiNezio

Climate change is transforming how scientists think about their roles

Oct. 9, 2024

CU Boulder researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.

Two men seen from behind lean over a lab table that's covered in machinery, lenses and wires

New quantum timekeeper packs several clocks into one

Oct. 9, 2024

Quantum physicists at CU Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are paving the way for new kinds of optical atomic clocks, devices that track the passage of time by measuring the natural ā€œtickingā€ of atoms.

Damage from Hurricane Ike in Texas

ā€˜Evacuating is a privilege.ā€™ Why some stay behind when hurricanes strike

Oct. 9, 2024

A risk communication researcher at CU Boulder sheds light on what motivates people to stay put when natural disasters like hurricanes Helene and Milton threaten.

Mitochondria

You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why

Oct. 8, 2024

Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cellā€™s energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating mitochondrial disorders.

firefighters working near wildfire

Why wildfires started by humans can be more destructive, harder to contain

Oct. 8, 2024

The U.S. has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity. Read from CU expert Virginia Iglesias on The Conversation.

RAAVEN uncrewed aerial vehicle

CU Boulder to share atmospheric science tech, expertise through new grant

Oct. 8, 2024

Drone technology and atmospheric science instruments developed by CU Boulder will be available to researchers nationwide through a new NSF grant.

Abbie Liel

CU Boulder partners with Notre Dame to improve housing resilience

Oct. 8, 2024

Two longtime friends, CU Boulderā€™s Abbie Liel and Notre Dameā€™s Susan Ostermann, are leading a study on resilient housing in disaster-prone areas including Maui, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Their research combines Lielā€™s expertise in structural engineering with Ostermannā€™s background in political science and law.

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