diesel

Diesels pollute more than tests detect; excess emissions kill 38,000 yearly

May 15, 2017

Because of testing inefficiencies, maintenance inadequacies and other factors, diesel cars, trucks and buses worldwide emit 4.6 million tons more harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) than standards allow, according to a new study co-authored by CU Boulder researchers.

Baby

What a baby hears while asleep matters more than previously thought

May 11, 2017

What an infant hears during sleep has an immediate and profound impact on his or her brain activity, potentially shaping language learning later in life, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder study of slumbering babies.

mapping

'Heart Mapping' talk highlights map exhibition

May 11, 2017

A gallery talk and reception for Yazzie will take place May 19 at 3 p.m. in the Earth Sciences and Map Library. Visiting artist Faith McManus, art teacher at Northtec Education Institute in Northland, New Zealand, will be joining Yazzie in discussing “Heart Mapping: Indigenous Perspectives on Land.”

Kocher

Ruth Ellen Kocher appointed divisional dean for arts and humanities

May 3, 2017

Professor Ruth Ellen Kocher, a nationally recognized poet, will become associate dean for arts and humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Carlos

Innovative CU Program trains scholars in the literature of the Sephardic Diaspora

May 3, 2017

The second annual Mediterranean Summer Skills Seminar – an innovative program organized by the CU Mediterranean Studies Group – will be held May 22-26 at the University of Colorado Boulder. Participants in this year’s seminar, titled “Reading Ladino/Judezmo,” will have a crash course in reading manuscripts produced by Spanish-Jewish exiles...

immigrants

Music helped Swedish subculture become nationalist political movement

May 2, 2017

Benjamin Teitelbaum spent seven years researching the rise of the Sweden Democrats and the increased nationalism of the region. Teitelbaum is not a political scientist or geopolitical analyst. He is an ethnomusicologist.

history

Student-centered forum to discuss Trump’s first 100 days

April 26, 2017

The University of Colorado Boulder Department of History will host a forum on the first 100 days of the Trump administration on April 27 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Hale Sciences Room 270.

Wind, rain ruffle migratory birds’ breeding patterns

April 26, 2017

Wind and precipitation play a crucial role in advancing or delaying the breeding cycles of North American tree swallows, according to the results of a new CU Boulder-led study.

cassini

Saturn spacecraft starts its grand finale

April 26, 2017

Toting a $12 million instrument built by CU Boulder, NASA's Cassini spacecraft made the first of 22 dives between the rings of Saturn and the gaseous planet today, the beginning of the end for one of NASA's most successful missions ever.

Arguing

When love hurts, a placebo can help

April 26, 2017

Feeling heartbroken from a recent breakup? Just believing you’re doing something to help yourself get over your ex can influence brain regions associated with emotional regulation and lessen the perception of pain.

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