Icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland's ‘firn’

July 26, 2024

A new CU Boulder study has found disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier layer.

Colorado Shakespeare Performance in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

Renovations prep Shakespeare fest for another 70 years

July 26, 2024

The Roe Green Theatre (formerly the University Theatre) and Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre are undergoing massive multi-million dollar renovations, preserving the Colorado Shakespeare Festival's legacy for a lifetime.

Power lines against the sky

Weather-related power outages are on the rise. Here’s why, what to expect in the future

July 23, 2024

Extreme weather is straining the country’s aging power grid from Texas to Colorado and California. Kyri Baker, who studies infrastructure, offers her perspective on what the grid of the future could look like.

buffalo statue on campus

New vice chancellor for sustainability position, other sustainability initiatives announced

July 23, 2024

Chancellor Justin Schwartz has announced several actions to further establish CU Boulder as a global leader in sustainability. The university will partner with Pivot Energy to add 5 megawatts of solar energy to the local grid and is committing tax credit savings to campus decarbonization efforts.

Smoke Stacks Against Blue Sky

Converting captured carbon to fuel: Study assesses what’s practical and what’s not

July 22, 2024

A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more sustainable, alternative.

Rows of trailor trucks

How efforts to make heavy trucks more efficient could hit a roadblock

July 18, 2024

A new study suggests that the U.S. government’s push to increase heavy-duty trucks’ energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies’ anticipated effectiveness by 20%.

a redpoll finch

The redpoll finch saga: How two bird species just became one

July 18, 2024

The American Ornithological Society reclassified two previously distinct species of finch as one, based on genetic research by CU Boulder scientists. The move knocks one name off birders’ “life list” and raises questions about what a species really is.

Dean Keith Molenaar stands before a group of people sitting at tables outdoors, with yellow construction hats on the tables.

Program bridges students to infrastructure workforce

July 15, 2024

Kiewit Corporation has extended its design-build scholars program with the College of Engineering and Applied Science for an additional five years with a generous $2.5 million investment, demonstrating a sustained commitment to the success of students.

Insect with orange head and black and brown wings sits on a leaf

Searching for Colorado’s little-known fireflies

July 12, 2024

CU Boulder graduate student Owen Martin grew up in Colorado but had never seen a firefly in the state until three years ago. Now, he and his advisor Orit Peleg are trying to raise awareness of the Rocky Mountain region's glowing and "wonderous" insects.

Brooke Marten and Professor Sherri Cook following Marten's successful thesis defense

Grad student turning trash into cash

July 10, 2024

Brooke Marten is engineering a better environment, focused on what happens to trash after it is carted off to the landfill—and ways to turn it into a valuable product.

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