Community Edition - Oct. 3, 2021

Scientist James Mason will discuss preparations for three small satellite and sounding rocket launches, presenting an exciting launch video. Smaller missions are a fast-growing and flexible segment that represents a return to an abundance of diverse and exciting science.

Kevin Roose, a New York Times technology writer and the author of three best-selling books, will speak in a virtual keynote sponsored by ASSETT and the President’s Fund for the Humanities.

A new, CU Boulder-led study provides strong evidence that a psychological treatment can provide effective and lasting relief for chronic pain, which affects one in five Americans. The treatment also appears to quiet regions of the brain that generate chronic pain.

Politicians have long used the process of redistricting to cut their opponents out of power, or even disenfranchise nonwhite voters. Jeanne Clelland says math can help.

Colorado business leaders have curbed their optimism about the state economy, but still remain confident in its recovery. This is according to the latest edition of the Leeds Business Confidence Index.

Charter school enrollment grew during the pandemic. But behind these schools’ rising popularity is a history of harsh discipline, inaccessibility and targeted marketing. Professor Kevin Welner shares on The Conversation.

America’s public schools, which are more than 40 years old on average, are not equipped to handle rising temperatures due to climate change, a new study reveals. Professor Paul Chinowsky shares on The Conversation.

Her work centers around a campus treasure, Ralphie. Health and safety are her top priorities. And while she cherishes quiet sunrise moments at Folsom Field, the extrovert tends to seek out office visits and chats. Learn more about Taylor Stratton.

CU Boulder’s internationally renowned Takács Quartet won a 2021 Gramophone Classical Music Award in the Chamber category for their 2019 recording of two complementary piano quintets with pianist Garrick Ohlsson.

This will be the last COVID-19 weekly update for the fall semester unless circumstances warrant a return to the series. For up-to-date details, the campus COVID-19 information page will continue to be available.