Roberts

'Afropuff Lederhosen' explores race in context of Germany

Feb. 13, 2018

Vanessa Roberts will perform her workshop and satirical lecture “Afropuff Lederhosen: Experience the Difference Humor Makes” on Tuesday, Feb. 20, from 5-6:30 p.m., in the British & Irish Studies Room on the fifth floor of Norlin Library.

mexico

Does a changing climate affect when healthy people migrate?

Feb. 8, 2018

A first look at the intersection of climate change and the relatively good health of new migrants—or “healthy migrant effect”— suggests that the changing climate might propel less-healthy people to migrate from Mexico to the United States.

ciplet

Global climate-change pacts moving toward market-based approaches, scholar finds

Nov. 29, 2017

The U.S. decision to leave the Paris climate agreement provided some interesting data for scholars who study trends in the negotiations. One of those researchers is David Ciplet at CU Boulder.

Police Car

Post-Ferguson ‘de-policing’ more pronounced in nonwhite areas, study finds

Oct. 20, 2017

Pushing for stronger policing instead of smarter policing might encourage unethical law enforcement tactics, CU Boulder scholar contends.

Prisoner

Behind the Bars

Sept. 20, 2017

David Pyrooz has interviewed hundreds of gang members, searching for insight into how some manage to avoid or escape what he calls "the snare" of gang life, while others succumb to it.

Disaster

CU Boulder experts discuss disaster preparedness

Sept. 13, 2017

Disaster preparedness is the focus of the next Social Sciences Today Forum at CUBoulder. The event, titled “Disasters: Can We Be Prepared?” features three experts and is scheduled for Sept. 26, at noon in Old Main Chapel.

solutions

Two new certificate options launched at CU Boulder

Sept. 5, 2017

Certificates in social innovation and care, health and resilience aim to help students help others.

Genetics

CU Boulder lands funding for advanced study of gene-environment interactions

Aug. 29, 2017

Postdoctoral researchers and doctoral students to increase their knowledge of demography and genetics in one of the first programs of its kind.

Aaron

Biking bad

Aug. 4, 2017

A CU Boulder doctoral candidate is studying ‘scofflaw bicycling’ and the sociological explanations of the cultural divide on the road.

Ade

PhD candidate studies fertility, maternal health in Tanzania

June 9, 2017

CU Boulder doctoral candidate Adenife Modile, who studies fertility and maternal health worldwide, travels to Tanzania this month as a Population Reference Bureau fellow.

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