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Why simple products aren’t always the best purchases

June 26, 2024

Consumers often put a premium on simplicity, but that strategy can backfire, found a new study co-authored by Professor Philip Fernbach.

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When economies falter, governors respond similarly, regardless of party

June 26, 2024

A new paper, coauthored by Associate Professor Andrew Philips, suggests partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.

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Crushing creativity? That’s one way to think different

June 26, 2024

Creator and scholar Steven Frost says a much-hated Apple ad is standing in for a larger conversation about how tech companies build and deploy artificial intelligence.

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CU Boulder, Johns Hopkins team advances in space weather competition

June 26, 2024

A joint proposal of CU Boulder and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has earned a $2 million award for a NASA mission concept study.

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Atmospheric research in the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica

June 25, 2024

Postdoctoral researcher Abhi Doddi is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 mph whiteout blizzard. It is just another day of life in Antarctica.

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Think you might have COVID? Wait 2 days to test

June 24, 2024

A new CU Boulder study offers insight on how to make a new generation of rapid tests for COVID-19, influenza, RSV and more work best.

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Quantum Scholars program draws new sponsors from industry, alumni

June 24, 2024

Up to 40 undergraduates will receive a $2,500 fellowship for participating in Quantum Scholars this year, thanks to generous support from new industry and alumni partners.

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Space instruments provide early warnings for solar flares

June 21, 2024

On June 25, the last instrument in a series designed and built in Colorado, is scheduled to launch aboard an orbiting satellite. It's part of a program that spots flares leaping out from around the sun before they can cause trouble on Earth.

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It’s Dark Sky Month in Colorado. Here’s how to enjoy the stars

June 21, 2024

Light pollution from streetlights and other sources is making dark skies harder to find. CU Boulder astronomer Erica Ellingson gives her take on where you can still go in Colorado to see brilliant displays of stars.

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CU Boulder wins $20M to lead National Quantum Nanofab facility

June 20, 2024

A new facility will give researchers from Colorado and across the country a space to think up and design devices that tap into the world of atoms and even smaller things—potentially leading to new sensors, ultra-fast computer chips and more.

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