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How to suss cheating hummingbirds? Look at their feet

June 28, 2024

Robert Colwell, a CU Boulder researcher, has analyzed 50 years of data to show the relationship between certain birds’ unorthodox behavior and their traits.

Author Susan Averett and her book cover 'Disparate Measures'

For some women, STEM may not be the great equalizer

June 18, 2024

In a newly published book, “Disparate Measures,” CU economics alumna Susan Averett analyzes whether STEM fields offer an equal path to prosperity for all women.

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Brian Catlos, Emily Yeh recognized for career achievements, exceptional promise

June 18, 2024

Two CU Boulder scholars have been named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows, recognizing not only their prior career achievements but also their exceptional promise.

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Horsepower: Professor unveils a new history of horses

June 13, 2024

In his upcoming book, “Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History,” William Taylor writes that today’s world has been molded by humans’ relationship to horses.

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Making the case for ‘President Average Joe’

June 12, 2024

A CU Boulder doctoral student examined how an unconventional social media campaign worked in 2020 to make Joe Biden more appealing—or at least less unappealing—to progressive voters.

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Scientists help students vanquish a catch-22

June 10, 2024

It’s an unfortunate truth of higher education that you need research experience to gain research experience. In a new publication, CU Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.

Amber Duffy

Honors student produces prize-winning research on loneliness

June 6, 2024

In her honors thesis, recent graduate Amber Duffy describes how loneliness influences a person’s ability to respond to stress.

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6 decades later, scholar locates site of secret CIA-Tibet training camp

June 4, 2024

Professor Carole McGranahan has long studied the Tibetan perspective of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet, and with dogged research pinpointed the exact location of the CIA’s training of Tibetan soldiers to fight Chinese invaders—once a state secret. A commemoration will be held on June 9 at Camp Hale, Colorado.

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In historic first, Mexico is poised to elect female president

May 31, 2024

On June 2, Mexico’s election day, a woman will almost certainly win the presidential election. However, CU Boulder scholar Lorraine Bayard de Volo notes that electing a female president may not guarantee a more feminist mode of governing.

Gail Nelson

Afghanistan did not have to be Vietnam 2.0, says former intelligence advisor

May 31, 2024

Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and CU Boulder alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.

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