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Community Edition - Oct. 10, 2017

Lee Snyder, Char Snyder, Teri Trafton and Charlie Trafton at Folsom Field, where their story began

Buffs helping Buffs: The gift of life

Athletics Campus Community
Needing a kidney transplant, Char Synder was running out of time. Then came the 2016 football season, when the Snyders found that the answer to their problem had been sitting in front of them.

Research in Your Backyard

JILA’s three-dimensional (3-D) quantum gas atomic clock

New JILA atomic clock can outperform all predecessors

Science & Technology News Headlines
Physicists have created an atomic clock that reaches the same level of precision as its predecessors but is more than 20 times faster, promising dramatically improved measurements and more.
A man with tattoos

Gang expert goes behind bars to study who joins, who leaves and why

Health & Society News Headlines
David Pyrooz has interviewed hundreds of gang members, searching for insight into how some manage to avoid or escape what he calls "the snare" of gang life, while others succumb to it.
Researcher works in the lab

Light-activated nanoparticles can supercharge current antibiotics

Health & Society News Headlines
Light-activated nanoparticles, also known as quantum dots, can provide a crucial boost in effectiveness for antibiotic treatments used to combat drug-resistant superbugs such as E. coli and Salmonella.

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Discover What's Here

artist’s impression of a planet early in its history

Experts to discuss time period leading up to a 'habitable solar system' Oct. 12

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits
For millenia, the origin of life has been a topic of fascination, debate and investigation. Leading thinkers in the field will synthesize what we know, don't know and where we're headed.
Illustration of the Front Range

The future of Colorado's energy explored in upcoming talks

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits
Balancing energy resources, effectively communicating climate science and developing renewable technologies take center stage in this fall lecture series starting Oct. 14.

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Join CPR training event Oct. 21 free of cost

If a cardiac arrest happened to your loved one, would you know how to perform life-saving CPR? Join the American Heart Association on Saturday, Oct. 21, at Mesa Elementary for free CPR training. Sessions are offered hourly from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Attendees will receive a CPR Anytime Kit to take home.

Register Now

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