Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine - Quarterly, winter 2024
With help from Nat Geo, CU Boulder alumnus Markos Scheer expands kelp farm to include oysters, and he touts the economic and environmental benefits of the venture.
Your brain remembers what your fingers used to do
New CU Boulder research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.
Could focused breathing be a key to better health?
CU Boulder researchers Daniel Craighead, Douglas Seals and their team are studying the effects of a specialized breathing exercise on older adults’ blood pressure, brain health, cognition and fitness.
How to pen that novel: ‘Put your heart’s blood on the page’
Award-winning author and CU Boulder Professor Stephen Graham Jones shares advice with writers who are reflecting on their 50,000 words from National Novel Writing Month.
The Exorcist maintains its terrifying staying power
The film, which turns 50 this December, continues to leave a mark on Christians and the larger American public as both a horror film and a story about the battle between good and evil.
Grad pondered death by black hole and found a life’s work
College of Arts and Sciences outstanding graduate Abby Hartley embraces the complementary relationship between science and art.
Isn’t it strange? That human is actually an animal
CU Boulder researcher Antje Richter studies early medieval Chinese records of the strange to understand how literature explores what it means to be human.
Using both sides of brain to speak American Sign Language
At a talk Thursday evening, CU Boulder researcher Karen Boyd spoke about two of her studies on American Sign Language (ASL) conducted with colleagues in linguistics and psychology.
Reducing gender inequality, one biodegradable menstrual pad at a time
Through his nonprofit, Ajume Wingo, CU Boulder associate professor of philosophy, is providing sanitary pads and menstrual education in his home country, Cameroon.
CU students follow their noses, disprove math conjecture
Summer Haag and Clyde Kertzer made major news in the math world while working on a summer research project.
Not just angry, but motivated and voting
In new publication, CU Boulder PhD graduate Kimberly Killen highlights how ‘angry feminist claims’ have the power to inform and mobilize.
The Iliad’s ‘alien familiarity’ gets a makeover
In a critically acclaimed new translation of The Iliad, CU Boulder classics Professor Laurialan Reitzammer sees the enduring relevance of Homer.
CU mathematician wins high recognition from peers
Agnès Beaudry is named a fellow of the American Mathematical Society, the sixth CU Boulder faculty member to garner this distinction.
Student undertakes global DIY climate action
CU Boulder senior Runzhe Li will attend major U.N. climate conference as independent scholar.
Want to benefit from yoga? Stick with it
CU Boulder research associate Charleen Gust demonstrates that the physical and psychological benefits of yoga last longer with consistent practice.
Oh, poop! What looks like a rock is filled with clues
In studying dinosaur discards, CU Boulder scientist Karen Chin has gained expertise recently honored with the Bromery Award and detailed in a new children’s book.
Eight decades later, Marine (and distinguished professor) to revisit Iwo Jima
Richard Jessor, CU Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of IBS, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.