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Can artificial intelligence detect Alzheimer’s earlier? Ƶ researchers aim to find out

Sept. 28, 2022

Researchers from Ƶ Anschutz and Ƶ Boulder are developing an artificial intelligence tool to diagnose dementia at earlier stages in an effort to curb its progress and plan more effective treatment options.

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4 easy ways to reduce your risk of severe COVID-19

Sept. 28, 2022

New research highlights how taming chronic, low-level inflammation through diet, exercise, rest and stress management could help fend off serious and lasting impacts of the virus.

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How strong is Putin’s grip on power? Political scientist weighs in

Sept. 26, 2022

Amid surprising losses in Ukraine, “Putin appears to be determined to take down as many people with him as he can,” says Ƶ Boulder’s Sarah Wilson Sokhey.

Chemistry chair Wei Zhang (Right) and Graduate Research Assistant Zepeng Lei study plastic materials in the Zhang Lab.

Plastics of the future will live many past lives, thanks to chemical recycling

Sept. 26, 2022

A new Ƶ Boulder-led study documents how a durable plastic can be perpetually broken down and remade, without sacrificing its desired physical properties.

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Global climate summit launches worldwide education coalition—find out how to join

Sept. 26, 2022

Ƶ Boulder is proud to announce the launch of a worldwide education coalition in support of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit with the goal to broaden understanding of the human rights impacts of a changing global climate and galvanize people to take action.

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How tiny seeds might reduce our huge dependence on fossil fuels

Sept. 23, 2022

The Fox Group, led by Jerome Fox, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, was awarded $1.1 million of a five-year, $12.8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant that involves seven universities and institutions and paves the way for broader use of non-food oilseed crops in the chemical industry.

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Studying the Marshall Fire recovery to help communities rebuild

Sept. 23, 2022

Ƶ Boulder has received a major grant to research recovery from the Marshall Fire to help communities rebuild from future disasters.

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NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid. This engineer watched it happen

Sept. 22, 2022

On Monday, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test slammed into an asteroid called Dimorphos at speeds of more than 14,000 miles per hour. Ƶ Boulder aerospace engineer Jay McMahon breaks down how this test could one day help to protect life on Earth.

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New Colorado space instrument part of flagship mission to Europa

Sept. 21, 2022

In two years, a dust analyzer designed and built at Ƶ Boulder will launch aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, aiding in its mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon Europa has conditions that could support life.

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A handful of universities may control flow of ideas, people in academia

Sept. 21, 2022

In the United States, 80% of university faculty were trained at just 20% of the nation’s schools, according to new research from computer scientists at Ƶ Boulder.

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