People building a home

Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way

Nov. 8, 2024

In interviews with residents and builders after disasters from Hawaii to Colorado to Puerto Rico, experts found people often overestimated the cost of building back better. Read from CU Boulder's Abbie Liel and University of Notre Dame's Susan Ostermann on The Conversation.

Interior of prison corridor

How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters

Nov. 7, 2024

A new CU Boulder study paints a grim picture of how blistering heat, wildfire smoke and other extreme weather events impact Colorado’s jail and prison population.

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How did Trump do it? Political scientist weighs in

Nov. 7, 2024

Following Donald Trump’s victory this week, CU Boulder’s Janet Donavan breaks down how the president-elect beat the polls yet again—and how the nation can move forward after an especially divisive election.

Artificial intelligence

How AI can enhance the accuracy of eyewitness identification

Nov. 7, 2024

New research examines how natural language processing tools can help mitigate bias in eyewitness lineup statements.

President Donald Trump

What a second Trump presidency means now and in the future

Nov. 7, 2024

Colorado Law Professor Doug Spencer, an expert in election and constitutional law, explains the impact of a quickly called race, why a peaceful transfer of power is so important and what the early days of Trump’s second presidency may look like.

Amrita Singh working with a vacuum chamber

Doctoral student working to keep astronauts safer on the moon

Nov. 5, 2024

Amrita Singh is studying lunar dust to answer important health and technology questions for future moon missions.

researcher holding a vial

A spinout that revolutionized protein discovery for insights into disease treatment

Nov. 4, 2024

SomaLogic is among three spinout companies founded by CU Boulder Professor Larry Gold and has significantly impacted global health care research and diagnostics.

Aerial view of downtown Denver and the Colorado Capitol Building

On election eve, new survey gauges where Colorado voters stand

Nov. 4, 2024

A new survey finds that Colorado voters may be primed to add the right to abortion into the state's constitution and could pass a ban on hunting wild cats.

A red, white and blue iStock image of a sign shows the words "election 2024" with a stars and stripes design.

How much can we trust presidential election polling projections?

Nov. 1, 2024

CU Boulder political science Professor Jaroslav Tir’s recently published research shows how reported threats to U.S. security can skew polling results.

A hand holds a stylus above an iPad screen displaying a cartoon image of a skier on a hill. A dropdown window reads: "STATIC; DYNAMIC; LINE"

Textbooks come alive with new, interactive AI tool

Nov. 1, 2024

In an ordinary physics textbook, a skier teeters at the top of a hill. Now, with a new tool called Augmented Physics, students can make that skier move—giving them a chance to see physics in action.

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