Hanukkah creates opportunities for families to celebrate their heritage – especially in the kitchen.

‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color

Dec. 19, 2022

Multicultural Jewish families and Jews of color are innovating food-centered holidays to bring their whole selves to the table.

Model of a human brain

What stress does to your brain, and what future remedies could look like

Dec. 15, 2022

Neuroscientists at CU Boulder have discovered that a specific type of brain cell could be a key player in making you feel the negative impacts of stress.

Hands behind a barbed wire fence

Wealthy democracies have looser immigration policies, researchers find

Dec. 14, 2022

Political scientist Adrian Shin and UCLA colleague find that rising levels of inequality have opposite effects on immigration policies in wealthy vs. developing economies.

Karen rain collection

CU Boulder ecologist recognized for innovative work

Dec. 13, 2022

The Ecological Society of America has honored Karen Bailey for her work as an interdisciplinary ecologist.

aspen

Mysterious lumps and swollen bands on aspen

Dec. 9, 2022

One puzzle leads to another question, as yet unanswered, about the cause.

Dancers on stage

Dancers move for social change

Dec. 9, 2022

CU Boulder, Old Dominion dance professors to discuss dance’s role in social change on Dec. 15.

T.D.A. Cockerell side profile

Undergrad uncovers evidence suggesting that CU pioneer favored eugenics

Dec. 7, 2022

CU Boulder undergraduate finds documents indicating eugenics sympathy by museum founder T.D.A. Cockerell.

Fizzy soda with straw in a glass

Economist finds sweet success with soda taxes

Dec. 6, 2022

CU Boulder researcher finds soda taxes aren’t as regressive as previously feared and do decrease body mass index among non-white youth.

Women holding signs in Iran

What Iranian protests mean in the fight for global women’s bodily autonomy

Dec. 2, 2022

Protests in Iran have sent shockwaves through the country as thousands across the globe have joined in solidarity. Marie Ranjbar explains the history of women-led protests in Iran, what's different this time and what the global community can do to support women's bodily autonomy there.

Floods that cuts the Raya Bintara Rd. on 1st January, 2020

Human-caused global warming, natural climate variability in vicious cycle

Dec. 2, 2022

Scientists show how the two factors combined to cause extreme ocean events in Indonesia.

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