Xenna, a service dog, in her lab approve protective gear.

Xenna the service dog helps Navy vet do laboratory research

Dec. 9, 2019

Along the way, both of them, with help from CU Boulder, pave the way for greater accessibility in laboratory research

Cassandra in the Antarctic

CU Boulder prof and 100 women set sail for Antarctica

Nov. 25, 2019

With the motto ‘Mother Nature needs her daughters,’ group aims to support women working in STEMM in the hope of better sustaining Earth and its people.

A type of mint plant in bloom

Hawaii’s mysterious mints, discovered then ignored, get a fresh look

Nov. 16, 2019

CU Boulder grad student’s work deepens understanding of evolution and extinction, and augments work of iconic but once dismissed botanist.

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Hip-hop dance class lets engineering students turn tables

Nov. 12, 2019

‘Learning hip-hop can give engineering students an opportunity to get out of the lab and use a different part of their brain,’ instructor says.

People

With empathy in decline, program builds scholarly community through difference

Nov. 5, 2019

The Miramontes Arts and Sciences Program teaches students to listen to, understand and connect with one another across backgrounds, values and experiences.

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Students root down to rise up

Oct. 14, 2019

"I make it a point to spend time with students outside of class. I love developing those relationships and yoga is one of the ways to do that.”

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Instructors improve the accessibility of geology

Oct. 10, 2019

CU Boulder geologists are addressing one of their field’s big struggles, accommodating people with physical limitations.

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CU Boulder research to focus on often-overlooked rural America

Oct. 4, 2019

Rural America the focus of two new projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Mountain art residency attracts participants like moths to a flame

Aug. 31, 2019

Grad student is first recipient of a residency program launched this summer to promote cross-disciplinary research between art and science.

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Getting beyond quick fixes on big social problems

Aug. 19, 2019

Map the System competition encourages CU Boulder students to deeply understand social challenges before pitching solutions.

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