Terracotta warriors excavation site outside of Xi'an China

Taking archaeology beyond big discoveries and bullwhips

April 4, 2024

CU Boulder archaeologist Sarah Kurnick addresses some common myths about archaeology at the 50th anniversary of the discovery of China’s terracotta warriors.

Fire ants on a tree

Following fire ants on the march

April 1, 2024

Landscape corridors can help foster biodiversity...and also make it easier for invasive species to spread out and cause harm, but the effects are transient, CU Boulder researcher Julian Resasco shows.

Stephen Graham Jones in his office

Writing a final girl’s last stand

March 28, 2024

“The Angel of Indian Lake,” book three of CU Boulder Professor Stephen Graham Jones’ Indian Lake Trilogy, comes out this month. In writing it, Jones became acquainted with a fear even he hadn’t imagined.

rows of plants on a farm

Organic farms decrease and increase pesticide use, study finds

March 26, 2024

A paper co-authored by CU Boulder doctoral candidate Claire Powers offers a potential solution to a pesky problem, clustering similar farming practices together.

Person scratching lottery ticket

You’re (very likely) not going to win, so why play?

March 25, 2024

Sixty years after its legalization, people are still attracted to the lottery because of the strong emotions associated with imagining the future, CU Boulder researcher says.

A participant in charrerĂ­a, the national sport of Mexico also known as Mexican rodeo

Lassoing light and capturing the magic between horse and rider

March 22, 2024

Alumnus and professional photographer Chris Sessions explains how one of his first photo assignments 30 years ago in a CU Boulder class evolved into a cultural art exhibit.

Nick Romeo

CU Boulder alum challenging sacred economic beliefs

March 19, 2024

CU Boulder graduate Nick Romeo’s “The Alternative” uses real-world examples to push back on “unempirical dogmas” of modern economics.

Reiland Rabaka

Reiland Rabaka recognized for work to build ‘the beloved community’

March 19, 2024

The Boulder Chamber recently honored Professor Reiland Rabaka with an Impact Award at the organization’s Celebration of Leadership. Rabaka is the founder and director of CU Boulder’s Center for African and African American Studies.

Solar eclipse image taken by Doug Duncan

Astronomer honored for heavenly solar eclipse photos

March 14, 2024

Emeritus faculty member Doug Duncan was recently recognized by the International Astronomical Union for images taken with a device he invented to capture eclipses with a smartphone.

A family in Bangladesh

Early childhood health interventions have ‘big, multi-generation impacts,’ research finds

March 8, 2024

Associate Professor Tania Barham’s research suggests that it doesn’t take much to help give impoverished people a better start to life.

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