Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine - Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine summer 2020

When husbands work in fields that require longer work hours, their spouses’ careers falter, but the converse does not seem to happen, CU Boulder economist finds
Graduation 2020
Outstanding grad looks to trapdoors and emergency exits
Aaron LaMaskin, the college’s spring 2020 outstanding grad, documented the curation process of a groundbreaking exhibition in Santa Fe
Got (sustainable) milk? Student’s research points a way
CU Boulder undergrad’s honors thesis sheds light on sustainability of milk alternatives
News
Cancer survivors are facing fear with flexibility
CU Boulder study finds Acceptance and Commitment Therapy reduces symptoms of anxiety in cancer survivors
A first-hand account of China’s drive to detain Uighurs
'I still have nightmares about it ... I lost a lot of friends who I’ll probably never see again. I don’t even know if they’re alive or dead.'
PhET simulations keep students engaged while learning science remotely
CU Boulder’s PhET Interactive Simulations are providing critical support to teachers, students and parents during the COVID-19 pandemic
CU Boulder scientist to join the National Space Council Users’ Advisory Group
'I’m delighted to be able to provide science input on the exploration and utilization of space, representing not only my own interests but those of science across all disciplines'
Addison Scholarship winner says award comes at just the right time
For Raven Hopgood, an incoming art practices major, the award validates her dedication to pursuing the arts.
Key coronavirus testing technology has CU Boulder tie
Alumnus worked in lab of Distinguished Professor Marvin Caruthers assisting in the development of pioneering technology
Nobel winner sparks senior’s love of space medicine
‘I fell in love with space that day. I didn’t even know I liked space,’ student Maureen McNamara notes
Learning how to go remote
CU Boulder prof wins grant funded by the CARES Act to study the impact of physics labs going remote
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This is not CU’s first pandemic
This is not the first time the University of Colorado Boulder has weathered a pandemic caused by a virus.