Eric Vance and Indonesian university students

Crunching numbers isn’t enough; you also have to explain results

Dec. 19, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Eric Vance recently won the W.J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting, in recognition of his work to help statisticians and data scientists become better communicators.

Abby Hartley

Grad pondered death by black hole and found a life’s work

Dec. 18, 2023

College of Arts and Sciences outstanding graduate Abby Hartley embraces the complementary relationship between science and art.

Horses running in Patagonian field by lake

Anthropologist finds that South American cultures quickly adopted horses

Dec. 14, 2023

Assistant Professor William Taylor’s new study offers a telling glimpse into the lives of humans and horses in South America.

Woman carrying baby walking into corrugated metal home

Legal rights and legal reality diverge for single women in Nepal

Dec. 13, 2023

CU Boulder PhD candidate Tracy Fehr’s research examines the intersecting identities limiting Nepali women’s access to disaster relief funds following the devastating 2015 earthquakes

Ancient Chinese painting of men and horses

Isn’t it strange? That human is actually an animal

Dec. 12, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Antje Richter studies early medieval Chinese records of the strange to understand how literature explores what it means to be human.

girl speaking American Sign Language

Using both sides of brain to speak American Sign Language

Dec. 8, 2023

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.

Coyote

Why do coyotes leave poop in conspicuous places?

Dec. 5, 2023

Like other animals, they are marking their territory, and being subtle about it would not serve their purposes.

Illustration of Viking ship at sea

Treading softly with the soul of a Viking

Dec. 4, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Mathias Nordvig joins The Ampersand podcast to discuss animism, Norse mythology and what it means to live on Earth.

Wood Apollonian circle packing puzzle

CU students follow their noses, disprove math conjecture

Nov. 30, 2023

Summer Haag and Clyde Kertzer made major news in the math world while working on a summer research project.

Protesters at Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings

Not just angry, but motivated and voting

Nov. 29, 2023

In new publication, CU Boulder PhD graduate Kimberly Killen highlights how ‘angry feminist claims’ have the power to inform and mobilize.

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