illustration of oxygen molecules

Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find

June 27, 2024

In newly published study, CU Boulder chemist Wei Zhang details a new porous material that is less expensive and more sustainable.

Green hummingbird feeding at orange flower

How to ID thieving hummingbirds? Look at their feet

June 25, 2024

CU Boulder researcher analyzes 50 years of data to show the relationship between certain birds’ unorthodox behavior and their traits.

3D pie chart on numbers graph

When economies falter, governors respond similarly, regardless of party

June 20, 2024

Political scientists find that partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.

Emily Yeh and Brian Catlos

CU Boulder scholars honored as 2024 Guggenheim Fellows

June 13, 2024

Researchers Emily Yeh and Brian Catlos are recognized for prior career achievements and exceptional promise.

Images from the Settle for Biden social media campaign

Making the case for President Average Joe

June 10, 2024

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

people working in science laboratory

Scientists help students vanquish research-experience Catch-22

June 5, 2024

In new publication, CU Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.

Amber Duffy poster session

Honors student produces prize-winning research on loneliness

June 4, 2024

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

Bruce, Sandy, Rick on log Camp Hale 1963-64

Six decades later, scholar locates site of secret CIA-Tibet training camp

June 3, 2024

Carole McGranahan, a CU Boulder anthropology professor who has long studied the Tibetan perspective of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet, joins the Tibetan community to commemorate the location on June 9 at Camp Hale, Colorado.

Claudia Scheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez

In historic first, Mexico is poised to elect female president

May 31, 2024

However, CU Boulder scholar Lorraine Bayard de Volo notes that electing a female president may not guarantee a more feminist mode of governing.

Gail Nelson in Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghanistan did not have to be Vietnam 2.0, says former intelligence advisor

May 30, 2024

Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and CU Boulder alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.

Pages