Summer Precollege Bridge Program students

Bridging first-generation students to the university

Aug. 11, 2023

Marking its ninth year, the summer Precollege Bridge Program continues its commendable role in guiding students toward their ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder journey. Since its inception, the program has engaged 172 precollege alumni.

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Tiny ‘ice mouse’ survived Arctic cold in the age of dinosaurs

Aug. 10, 2023

Roughly 73 million years ago, dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs and hadrosaurs lived among conifer trees in northern Alaska. The region was also home to a much smaller creature—a tiny mammal that weathered months of darkness and freezing temperatures in the winter.

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Why Biden’s war on junk fees may not save you money

Aug. 9, 2023

Legislating fees can have unintended consequences, including a redistribution of costs. Get ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ marketing professor Amit Bhattacharjee's take.

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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder water quality expertise goes international in Armenia

Aug. 8, 2023

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researchers are advancing water resource management in Eastern Europe through a partnership with Deloitte Consulting.

Researcher holds a test tube up to Mija Hubler

Project for self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems

Aug. 4, 2023

Associate Professor Mija Hubler and her team of researchers and partners are developing a technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms. The project has landed a $10 million Department of Defense grant.

Cirque De Soleil performers

A day at the circus: A quest for a remote-controlled glove

Aug. 4, 2023

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder theater instructor Jordan Feeler learned how to troubleshoot sparkly homages to Michael Jackson and illuminated magician props while working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

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Bad news: There’s no magic cure for aging

Aug. 4, 2023

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researcher Jesse Kurland shows in a new study that aging is a complex process affecting genetic networks, and altering one gene won’t stop it.

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Ever-larger cars, trucks causing safety crisis—here’s how communities can fight back

Aug. 2, 2023

Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years, but in the U.S., both motor vehicle and pedestrian fatalities are becoming more common. Read more from Professor Kevin Krizek on The Conversation.

Elementary school-aged students

Imagining new ways to teach science

Aug. 1, 2023

An interdisciplinary team of graduate and undergraduate students is innovating with elementary teachers to teach science through music, art and movement.

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3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world

July 31, 2023

Engineers at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder have designed a new, shape-shifting display that can fit on a card table and allows users to draw 3D designs and more.

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