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Risk-taking, antisocial teens 5 times more likely to die young

Aug. 9, 2018

Adolescents with serious conduct and substance use problems are five times more likely to die prematurely than their peers, with roughly one in 20 dying by their 30s, according to new research.

Robert Peterson

Microscopic trampoline may help create networks of quantum computers

July 16, 2018

A microscopic trampoline could help engineers to overcome a major hurdle for quantum computers, researchers report.

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Global town hall July 21–23 marks return of EU center to CU Boulder

July 10, 2018

An inaugural event, where citizens can learn and weigh in, marks the return of the Colorado European Union Center of Excellence to campus. The center brings knowledge of the EU to students.

Daniel Youmans and Tom Cech

Researchers peer inside cells to spy on cancer's on-off switch

June 13, 2018

New CU Boulder research uses state-of-the art imaging to study how one specific protein cluster can help fuel cancer.

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Squashing cyberbullying: New approach is fast, accurate

June 11, 2018

Researchers have designed a new technique for spotting nasty personal attacks on social media networks like Instagram.

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The sunflower's rapid evolutionary transformation

June 11, 2018

A new study sheds light on the genetic mechanisms that allowed sunflowers to undergo a relatively rapid evolutionary transition from wild to domesticated in just over 5,000 years.

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CU Boulder awarded $1.1 million to support underrepresented doctoral students

Sept. 29, 2017

Campus has received a McNair grant through the U.S. Department of Education to help increase the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds earning doctoral degrees.

Portrait of Ulyana Horodyskyj in her NASA uniform

Adventurous alum serves as test subject for 30-day NASA isolation project

Dec. 8, 2016

Alumna Ulyana Horodyskyj just spent 30 days in a 636-square-foot pod with three strangers and no internet access as part of NASA's Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) project. Now she's one of 120 finalists, out of 18,300 applicants, under consideration for the real Astronaut Candidate Program.

Marley Hodgson, co-founder of Mad Greens and CU Boulder alumnus

Alumni report high satisfaction with their degrees, above-average salaries

Nov. 11, 2016

A recent survey of nearly 11,000 graduates found that 96 percent are very to somewhat satisfied with their CU Boulder education and related opportunities. Over 80 percent said their work was somewhat or strongly related to their education.

Ann Schmiesing

Academic excellence and student climate shape fall 2016 Graduate School initiatives

Oct. 12, 2016

On behalf of my colleagues in the Graduate School, I am delighted to present an update on CU Boulder graduate education and an introduction to fall 2016 Graduate School initiatives.

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