CU Theatre and Dance Department’s New York City showcase group (2015). Back row: Sergio King, Devon Johnson, Eddie Jordan, Sydney Bogatz, Megan Maltabano, Jesse Pacheco, Stephanie Spector. On box: Brianna Provda, Keilani Fuqua. Kneeling: Tait Petersen, Nathan Ellgren. Photo courtesy of CU Theatre and Dance.

Theater students prepare to bite the Big Apple

Dec. 15, 2014

A dozen senior CU-Boulder performance majors auditioned before casting agents through the Actors Connection in New York City this year. The trip was so successful, another group of CU-Boulder seniors returns next year.

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Brain imaging might help predict risky behavior

Dec. 15, 2014

A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder has used neuroimaging techniques to understand associations between brain function and risky behavior in adolescents, moving one step closer to definitively diagnosing dangerous predispositions to risk-taking.

Screenshot of the Mindful Mood Balance online web training program.

Web-based mindfulness therapy shows promise in treating depression

Nov. 25, 2014

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, which has been shown to help people avoid recurring bouts of depression, can be delivered effectively online and could be more effective than traditional forms of therapy, a team of researchers led by CU-Boulder psychologists has found.

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Stealth Gender-Based Abuse eludes college radar

Oct. 6, 2014

While numerous studies published since the 1970s have documented gender-based violence against college women, much nonviolent gender-based abuse goes unreported by victims and unaccounted for by experts, University of Colorado Boulder researchers report.

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From the American heartland, CU-Boulder eyes the EU

Oct. 6, 2014

The Colorado European Union Center of Excellence (CEUCE) is a CU-Boulder organization that promotes understanding of the European Union (EU) and transatlantic relations between the United States and the EU.

Many school districts, particularly in rural areas, lack qualified professionals to address children’s speech, language and hearing needs via therapy (shown above) or other measures. Photo: iStophoto.

CU helps rural schoolkids with hearing, speech issues

Oct. 6, 2014

In some areas of Colorado, the need for qualified speech-language pathologists outstrips the demand, but CU-Boulder is helping to fill the gap.

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Depressed but decisive, anxious and paralyzed

Oct. 6, 2014

While anxiety reduces the ability to choose words, depression is associated with better performance in word selection, CU-Boulder-led study finds.

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How much earthquake risk does fracking pose?

March 1, 2014

U.S. geologists have noted greater frequency of earthquakes in the last four years, in some cases where wastewater is injected deep underground after hydrologic fracturing, but a prominent geologist at CU-Boulder at CU-Boulder says scientists don’t yet know enough to predict when wastewater injected underground after “fracking” might cause major earthquakes.

Julie Carr, associate professor of English at CU Boulder, carries her passion for the written word beyond the classroom and into the community. Photo courtesy of Julie Carr.

Prof’s collaborative event space, Counterpath Press, provides platform for culture and diversity in Denver

March 1, 2014

Julie Carr, associate professor of English at CU Boulder, carries her passion for the written word beyond the classroom and into the community. Photo courtesy of Julie Carr. For Julie Carr, poetry is a practice, a profession and a public service. Not only does she use her expertise as a...

Linguistics Professor Andy Cowell discusses fieldwork with Jonnia Torres, a first-year graduate student in linguistics at CU-Boulder. She is among a team of students who are studying speakers of languages indigenous to Central America.

Linguistic graduate students document languages indigenous to Central America at CU’s front door

March 1, 2014

Linguistics Professor Andy Cowell discusses fieldwork with Jonnia Torres, a first-year graduate student in linguistics at CU-Boulder. She is among a team of students who are studying speakers of languages indigenous to Central America. Funded in part by a private donor, University of Colorado Boulder linguistics graduate students are documenting...

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