Bison in a national park

Balancing fraught history and modern collaboration in America’s ‘best idea’

June 28, 2024

In a new book, CU Boulder scholar Brooke Neely explores pathways to uphold Native sovereignty in U.S. national parks.

Dark rain clouds in the desert

The timing of rainfall could help predict floods

June 28, 2024

CIRES researchers have authored a new study that measures the time between storms to better understand soil moisture and how this relates to floods.

a hummingbird on a fuchsia flower

How to ID 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.

Colorado River

CU Boulder secures $750K to improve drought preparedness in Western US

June 28, 2024

CU Boulder has earned a major grant to boost drought monitoring and prediction on the Colorado River.

Nhi Tran gives context before beginning the reading to a third grade class

Promoting cultural understanding one storybook at a time

June 26, 2024

Through a Program for Teaching East Asia outreach project, CU students bring connections and representation to K-12 classrooms through storybook readings that bridge natural science and East Asian cultures.

Shopping bag.

Why simple products aren’t always the best purchases

June 26, 2024

Consumers often put a premium on simplicity, but that strategy can backfire, found a new study co-authored by Professor Philip Fernbach.

pie chart

When economies falter, governors respond similarly, regardless of party

June 26, 2024

A new paper, coauthored by Associate Professor Andrew Philips, suggests partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.

An emoji is squeezed by an industrial press in a still from Apple's controversial new ad

Crushing creativity? That’s one way to think different

June 26, 2024

Creator and scholar Steven Frost says a much-hated Apple ad is standing in for a larger conversation about how tech companies build and deploy artificial intelligence.

illustration depicting Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling

CU Boulder, Johns Hopkins team advances in space weather competition

June 26, 2024

A joint proposal of CU Boulder and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has earned a $2 million award for a NASA mission concept study.

Abhi Doddi

Atmospheric research in the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica

June 25, 2024

Postdoctoral researcher Abhi Doddi is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 mph whiteout blizzard. It is just another day of life in Antarctica.

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