Vol de Zombis (1946) by Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Nov. 1, 2023

In a recently published article, Ƶ Boulder researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

math equations on a computer screen

Researchers strive to help models learn from ‘noisy’ data

Oct. 31, 2023

Ƶ Boulder’s Bortz group, in applied math, has won a $1.88 million National Institutes of Health grant to study methods for learning models directly from data.

Constance and Don Juan

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 31, 2023

Time and the popular imagination have been kind to Don Juan—perhaps too kind. In a newly published paper, Ƶ Boulder’s Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Panelists speak about book censorship

Rise of book banning stems from ‘culture war,’ experts say

Oct. 30, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Ƶ Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children’s access to literature.

Vice Chancellor Massimo Ruzzene

Massimo Ruzzene delivers State of the Research & Innovation Enterprise presentation

Oct. 30, 2023

At the kickoff event for Research & Innovation Week, the vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes outlined key activities, insights and aspirations from the university’s research and innovation enterprise.

Pastoralist in Tibet

‘Choosing’ to leave high-altitude Tibetan homes?

Oct. 25, 2023

Recent research by Ƶ Boulder geographer Emily Yeh studies the difference between consent and coercion in the “voluntary” resettlement of pastoralists in Tibet’s Nagchu region.

Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow

Why Disneyland on the mountain never happened

Oct. 25, 2023

A duo with Ƶ Boulder ties discuss their research and co-authored book about the little-known story of Disney’s plan build a mountain ski resort in California.

an illustration of mitochondria

Not just the powerhouse of a cell

Oct. 25, 2023

Newly published Ƶ Boulder research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function.

Prison bars

Colorado prisons vulnerable to natural disasters but may be ill-prepared

Oct. 24, 2023

Seventy-five percent of incarceration facilities in the state are vulnerable to wildfires, extreme heat, floods or landslides, and many are ill-equipped to handle them, new research suggests.

Sen. Michael Bennet visits with Jun Ye, professor adjoint and fellow, while visiting JILA

Ƶ and Sen. Michael Bennet celebrate quantum hub news, hear from students

Oct. 23, 2023

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet visited campus Oct. 20, and the trip to campus became an unexpected cause for celebration about Colorado’s place in the nation’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem.

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