grizzly bear in a field

Advocating for more conservation than the bear minimum

May 21, 2024

CU researcher argues that setting minimum targets for wildlife conservation inevitably excludes other worthwhile goals, including restoration and ecosystem management.

Jesse Stommel and Undoing the Grade book cover

English alum flunks grades in new book

May 15, 2024

Jesse Stommel compiles two decades of eyebrow-raising in Undoing the Grade: Why We Grade, and How to Stop.

Erika Randall dancing

How ‘dance like nobody’s watching’ does and doesn’t describe dancers

April 29, 2024

On International Dance Day, Erika Randall, a CU Boulder professor of dance, reflects on the popular advice that can apply to both dance and life.

Earthrise over moon captured by Apolo 11

Why the first Earth Day went viral (pre-social media)

April 18, 2024

CU Boulder professors explain Earth Day’s history, impact, what it’s become and if it’s still relevant.

Top half of Ramses II stone statue

Archaeologists unearth top half of Ramesses II

April 17, 2024

Team co-led by CU Boulder classics researcher unearths the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramessess II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly’s ‘Ozymandias.'

Cosmic cliffs of Carina Nebula

Is there life out there? Scientists and philosophers aim to find out

April 10, 2024

CU Boulder is one of five ‘spokes’ of the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe, charged with exploring the nature and extent of life in the universe.

Ann Schmiesing giving Brothers Grimm presentation

Understanding the Brothers Grimm beyond princesses and magic

April 7, 2024

In her Arts and Sciences Honors Program Distinguished Lecture, CU Boulder Professor Ann Schmiesing offers a detailed look at the famous fairy tales and their collectors.

Students work on climate change comedy sketch

But seriously, folks, climate change is a laughing matter

April 5, 2024

‘Stand Up for Climate Comedy’ unites CU Boulder student performers and professional comedians in a show that encourages the audience to laugh together and then work together.

Humphrey Bogart in a scene from "The Big Sleep"

A guy, a gun and a dangerous blonde … and why we like them

March 28, 2024

Remembering writer Raymond Chandler at the 65th anniversary of his death, a CU Boulder English scholar reflects on the hard-boiled investigator and why this character still appeals.

Stephen Graham Jones and cover of The Angel of Indian Lake

Writing a final girl’s last stand

March 25, 2024

The Angel of Indian Lake, book three of CU Boulder Professor Stephen Graham Jones’ Indian Lake Trilogy, comes out Tuesday.

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