anti-swastika graffiti

Swastika Counter Project launches

Oct. 29, 2024

A public advocacy website envisioned by Associate Professor Laurie Gries tracks swastikas across the United States and offers resources to counter those hate-filled incidents.

Fernando Valenzuela pitching

Remembering the player behind ā€˜Fernandomaniaā€™

Oct. 25, 2024

Fernando Valenzuela was more than just the first Mexican superstar in Major League Baseball; he helped soothe longstanding resentments in a displaced community.

people playing basketball

Balancing opportunity and exploitation as the NBA forges new ground in Africa

Oct. 25, 2024

The recent death of Dikembe Mutombo and the start of the NBA regular season highlight the fraught realities of building a talent pipeline between lower-income countries and the NBA.

football game and Fox News vehicle

Uncovering the surprising similarities between sports and politics

Oct. 15, 2024

In just a few decades, Fox went from being ā€œthe fourth networkā€ airing ā€œThe Simpsonsā€ and baseball to being a leading voice in United States politics.

illustration of blue and red paper people cutouts facing off

Poll-arized: Perspectives on our political climate

Oct. 10, 2024

As our public squares have emptied of reasoned discussion, and our social media feeds have filled with vitriol, viciousness and villainy, weā€™ve found ourselves unable to escape our electoral echo chambers. Experts share their perspectives on our political climate.

Harvard Yard

Can buildings be racist? A CU Boulder architect explores

Oct. 9, 2024

Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.

Abbie Liel

CU Boulder partners with Notre Dame to improve housing resilience

Oct. 8, 2024

Two longtime friends, CU Boulderā€™s Abbie Liel and Notre Dameā€™s Susan Ostermann, are leading a study on resilient housing in disaster-prone areas including Maui, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Their research combines Lielā€™s expertise in structural engineering with Ostermannā€™s background in political science and law.

Women in burqa

With newest laws, Taliban marks Afghan women as ā€˜easy targets,ā€™ scholar says

Sept. 30, 2024

Professor Jennifer Fluri, a feminist political geographer, notes that the growing restrictions on women and girls are echoing strictness not seen since the 1990s.

painting of Faust and Mephisto playing chess

Are modern politicians really making a deal with the devil?

Sept. 27, 2024

In an election season when accusations of ā€œFaustian bargainsā€ are flying, CU Boulder scholar Helmut MĆ¼ller-Sievers reflects on what that really means.

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How to talk with people you donā€™t agree with this election year

Sept. 26, 2024

If you have a relative or neighbor you disagree with about politics, you may not be able to change their mind, says CU Boulderā€™s Matthew Koschmann. But you can still have a civil conversation and maybe even understand each other a little better.

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