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Vanderford Glacier reflection

Unlocking the secrets of the East Antarctic ice sheet

Aug. 11, 2022

Climate change may soon cause the sleepy giant to evolve, new research finds.

image of galaxies

Putting the theory of special relativity into practice, by counting galaxies

May 31, 2022

‘I love the idea that this basic principle that Einstein told us about a long time ago is something you can see,’ CU Boulder astrophysicist says.

Shane the therapy dog.

Wanted: Dogs with arthritis to help test a novel pain therapy

Feb. 23, 2022

New study looks to second generation of novel gene therapy as a way to help dogs with joint pain.

grid

Scientists win $4 million for efficient battery development

Oct. 25, 2021

The DOE award will help accelerate research into flow batteries, which will help make the electricity grid more reliable and sustainable.

Polar Sea Ice

Scientists studying polar ice melt receive $13 million from NSF

Sept. 30, 2021

CU Boulder joins interdisciplinary team of researchers aiming to understand the future of these imperiled regions of the world.

Dripping Honey Stock Photo

Scientist calculates the ‘stickiness’ of strongly bonded particles

Sept. 9, 2021

Understanding viscosity of strongly bonded particles may hold the key for quantum computing, clean energy

A corona mass ejection erupts from our sun on August 31, 2012

Scientists inch closer to cracking mysteries of space weather

Aug. 10, 2021

New research from CU Boulder could help scientists better understand the phenomena behind ‘sunspots’.

Grad hats

Researchers find optimal way to pay off student loans

June 4, 2021

CU Boulder mathematicians created a novel mathematical model and found that a mixture of repayment strategies might be best—depending on how much is borrowed and how much income the borrower has.

landscape cover of Claude McKays book.

Researchers unravel secrets of long-lost novel

April 27, 2021

CU Boulder journal English Language Notes helps unpack the mystery of Harlem Renaissance writer and poet Claude McKay’s novel, which was unknown for 87 years.

Police officer

Psychologists explore cops’ decision to shoot

April 19, 2021

CU Boulder researcher finds that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.

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