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International research team cracks chemical code on how iodine helps form clouds

Nov. 14, 2022

This molecular link within iodine’s atmospheric interactions can be added to global atmospheric and climate models to help scientists better understand its environmental impacts.

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Interdisciplinary team receives $1.8M for audacious robot-building project

Nov. 11, 2022

Robots help build cars, fly planes, fight wars and provide health care; they play a role in countless industries, but for the most part, they don't work in chemistry labs. A team of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder scientists plans to change that.

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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ researchers rethink mental illness

Nov. 11, 2022

In the dream clinic of the future, patients struggling with mental illness might—in addition to sharing their feelings with a therapist—have their brains scanned to pinpoint regions that may be misfiring.

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What is Mastodon? Social media expert explains

Nov. 11, 2022

The turmoil at Twitter has many people turning to an alternative, Mastodon. ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ expert Brian Keegan explains how the platform works and why it won't be the new Twitter. Read on The Conversation.

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¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder educators to bring climate, human rights content into classrooms

Nov. 10, 2022

At the global climate summit next month, teachers and aspiring teachers will be in the audience and working with an educator's guide created at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder to help their students understand how climate change is impacting people and communities and how they can help. Participating teachers may apply for graduate credit and a stipend—deadline Nov. 16.

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$1.3M investment latest milestone for ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder startup

Nov. 10, 2022

Vitro3D, a startup founded by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder doctoral students, just closed its first investment round of $1.3 million. The venture involves novel, high-speed volumetric 3D printing technology with potential applications in industries such as dental, medical and drug development.

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Is affirmative action in college admissions on its way out? Expert weighs in

Nov. 10, 2022

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researcher Michele Moses talks about the future of affirmative action in higher education and how arguments around college admissions point to deeper divisions in U.S. society.

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From COP27 stage, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, climate alliance, UN Human Rights announce development of commitments

Nov. 8, 2022

At the COP27 climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance—an international initiative supported by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder and others—announced the Human Rights Climate Commitments. The first draft of the commitments will be an outcome of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on campus Dec. 1–4.

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New wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired by Trump

Nov. 8, 2022

GOP candidates Kari Lake, Herschel Walker and Dr. Mehmet Oz have caught people’s attention for outlandish stunts and false statements that are increasingly accepted in politics. ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ experts Donna Goldstein and Kristen Drybread discuss on The Conversation.

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With school shootings at record high, new grant aims to curb violence in Colorado schools

Nov. 7, 2022

School shootings have already reached a record high in 2022, with 40 so far killing 34 people and injuring 88. With a new $2 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence seeks to help 40 Colorado schools tackle the social and cultural roots of violence.

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