Overlooking the town of Bailey, Colorado (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)

Mountain residents underestimate wildfire risk, overestimate preparedness

June 11, 2021

Hannah Brenkert-Smith has studied the role of residents' choices in wildfire risk for two decades, with one goal being to improve mitigation programs. Her most recent work near Bailey, Colorado, concludes residents often overestimate their preparation and underestimate their risk.

The Greenwood district of Tulsa in ruins after the Tulsa Race Massacre

100 years later: Colorado Law professor reflects on Tulsa Race Massacre

May 27, 2021

Professor Suzette Malveaux spoke with ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder Today about her experience working with massacre survivors, why it took so long for them to seek justice and their continued fight.

A mural at a memorial site for George Floyd. Photo by munshots on Unsplash

One year later: How George Floyd’s death changed us

May 24, 2021

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researchers share their expertise, examining four areas in which the U.S. has––and hasn’t––changed this past year, and what it could mean for the future of social and political movements, education, policing and justice in America.

Stacey Abrams giving a TED Talk in 2018

Stacey Abrams shares lessons in life, law with Colorado Law class of 2021

May 11, 2021

Stacey Abrams charged the graduates with three calls to action: have ambition, embrace fear and prepare for failure as they prepare for life after graduation.

Students celebrate high school graduation

Greater access to birth control boosts high school graduation rates

May 5, 2021

In 2009, Colorado launched an ambitious initiative that enabled federally-funded Title X clinics to provide a broad array of birth control options for free or at a low cost. A new study shows the program significantly boosted graduation rates in the state, enabling 3,800 more women to get a diploma.

Denver Post protesters

Why news matters: Film spotlights instructor's fight to save local journalism

April 28, 2021

A new documentary debuting this week on PBS centers around the efforts of Chuck Plunkett, now director of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ News Corps, to push back against newsroom layoffs around the country and save local journalism.

Student volunteers in masks on the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder campus

Student-led spring study shows high mask compliance on campus

April 28, 2021

A new study of mask compliance across 53 campuses, including ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder, suggests that while there's some room for improvement, college students are listening to public health advice and wearing face coverings.

Lolita Buckner Inniss

Lolita Buckner Inniss to become dean of Colorado Law

April 23, 2021

Provost Russell Moore named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School. Buckner Inniss will become Colorado Law’s first African American dean and second female to lead the school.

A police officer

Making the decision to shoot

April 23, 2021

A ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder researcher has found that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.

George Floyd mural outside of Cup Foods at Chicago Avenue and E 38th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota

After Chauvin’s guilty verdict: What will change?

April 22, 2021

What made Tuesday’s verdict so unique, and will it lead to lasting change? In this Q&A, three ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder experts in law; sociology, crime trends and policing; and Africana studies and criminology give their takes.

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