Celeste Montoya

Colorado’s Latina legislators giving voice to their communities

Oct. 3, 2023

In a newly published chapter, CU Boulder researcher Celeste Montoya demonstrates how social movements have influenced Latina legislative leadership in Colorado.

Podcast host Erika Randall and June Gruber recording an episode

Studying the best of humanity, even the darkest parts

Oct. 3, 2023

CU Boulder researcher June Gruber is kicking off a new season of “The Ampersand” podcast in a conversation about all the feelings, not just the positive ones.

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From molecule movement to coastal flooding, CU scientists push boundaries

Sept. 29, 2023

CU Boulder researchers Andrés Montoya-Castillo and Julia Moriarty have been named U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Researchers, receiving multiyear funding.

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Budding philosopher makes a (qualified) defense of monogamy

Sept. 28, 2023

In a recently published paper, CU Boulder doctoral student Kyle York highlights some of the benefits of being in a monogamous relationship, for those who are so inclined.

Samuel Ramsey dons a beekeeper suit to remove a sample of honeycomb

‘You can’t be what you can’t see’

Sept. 26, 2023

Samuel “Dr. Sammy” Ramsey shares how embracing all sides of himself, from his skin color and whom he loves to his beliefs and background, helped him fight to save the honeybee—and prove the naysayers wrong.

The One Ring lying on a map of Mordor, part of J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth

An English author’s Nordic sources

Sept. 21, 2023

As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien—author of “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy—drew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.

Flatirons

Shemin Ge elected as fellow of American Geophysical Union

Sept. 21, 2023

CU Boulder geological sciences Professor Shemin Ge is an expert on “induced seismicity,” when earthquakes are triggered by energy development.

Karolin Luger

International award recognizes Karolin Luger’s contributions to life science

Sept. 21, 2023

CU Boulder Distinguished Professor Karolin Luger has been awarded the 2023 World Laureates Association Prize in Life Sciences or Medicine.

Christopher Picard

Geography student wins geospatial intelligence scholarship

Sept. 19, 2023

Graduate student Christopher Picard is one of 21 students nationwide to win scholarships this year from the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

CU theater students perform Euripides' Hecuba on stage

Writing a new chapter on a very old play

Sept. 19, 2023

Can a play written thousands of years ago teach modern performers something new? Associate Professor Tamara Meneghini, a contributor for a new textbook on acting, explains why you might give Greek tragedies a second look.

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