Dalton Trumbo testifying

Remembering Ƶ’s brave one from the Red Scare

July 9, 2024

Caught up in anti-communist hysteria following World War II, former student Dalton Trumbo today is recognized as a fierce proponent of free speech. Ƶ’s Bronson Hilliard discusses why Trumbo’s legacy remains important today.

Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders

60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’

July 2, 2024

Sixty years later, the Civil Rights Act is still considered a landmark of U.S. legislation, but does it mean today what it did in 1964? Ƶ Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the decades since the act was signed into law.

Brooke Neely

Balancing fraught history and modern collaboration in America’s ‘best idea’

June 28, 2024

America’s national parks have a fraught history, being created in part to dispossess Native peoples of their homelands, says Brooke Neely. Her new book explores pathways to uphold Native sovereignty at these sites.

a hummingbird on a fuchsia flower

How to suss cheating hummingbirds? Look at their feet

June 28, 2024

Robert Colwell, a Ƶ Boulder researcher, has analyzed 50 years of data to show the relationship between certain birds’ unorthodox behavior and their traits.

Author Susan Averett and her book cover 'Disparate Measures'

For some women, STEM may not be the great equalizer

June 18, 2024

In a newly published book, “Disparate Measures,” Ƶ economics alumna Susan Averett analyzes whether STEM fields offer an equal path to prosperity for all women.

Old Main building

Brian Catlos, Emily Yeh recognized for career achievements, exceptional promise

June 18, 2024

Two Ƶ Boulder scholars have been named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows, recognizing not only their prior career achievements but also their exceptional promise.

Assistant Professor William Taylor and a horse

Horsepower: Professor unveils a new history of horses

June 13, 2024

In his upcoming book, “Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History,” William Taylor writes that today’s world has been molded by humans’ relationship to horses.

Screenshot of an Instagram post that says 'Unappetizing but still edible: Settle for Biden'

Making the case for ‘President Average Joe’

June 12, 2024

A Ƶ Boulder doctoral student examined how an unconventional social media campaign worked in 2020 to make Joe Biden more appealing—or at least less unappealing—to progressive voters.

researcher in a white lab coat working in lab

Scientists help students vanquish a catch-22

June 10, 2024

It’s an unfortunate truth of higher education that you need research experience to gain research experience. In a new publication, Ƶ Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.

Amber Duffy

Honors student produces prize-winning research on loneliness

June 6, 2024

In her honors thesis, recent graduate Amber Duffy describes how loneliness influences a person’s ability to respond to stress.

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