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Physicist finds loose thread of string theory puzzle

June 20, 2019

New research from a CU Boulder physicist might break open the mathematical puzzle that has stalled string theory research for decades

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Maps of fallen kingdom shed light on Atlantic slave trade

June 13, 2019

New maps of pre-colonial Africa provide context on the slaves who departed from the Bight of Benin

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The CU Scientist Cracking the Love Code

June 13, 2019

Like humans, voles mate for life. Zoe Donaldson, a CU assistant professor of behavioral neuroscience, wants to know why.

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Is climate change fueling civil war?

June 13, 2019

Climate change has played a small but important role in fueling civil wars and other armed conflicts in recent decades and will play an exponentially greater role in the future, according to a new study.

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Anthropologist wins research award to work with young refugees

June 11, 2019

She wants to improve the lives of children living in the world’s second largest refugee camp, which is in Uganda and shelters people fleeing violence and unrest in South Sudan.

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Grant-writing boot camp pays off for social sciences

June 11, 2019

Four workshop participants win big National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

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Large Boulders help shape huge canyons, researchers find

June 4, 2019

CU Boulder geology grad students show how boulders influence canyon formation.

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La fluidité du texte

June 4, 2019

CU Boulder’s Julie Carr wins award for translation of poetry about unrest in 1968 France.

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Coordination improves student concussion care

May 29, 2019

The CU Medical Services Concussion Team at Wardenburg brings an interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of concussions When Dr. Tracy Casault began working at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2013, one thing became quickly apparent: Concussion treatment for students was not where it needed to be. Despite numerous excellent...

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HOV lanes reduce traffic and cut costs, right? Not always, economists find

May 23, 2019

HOV can cause unintended consequences—like drawing more drivers away from alternative transit and to roads that drivers perceive to be less congested.

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