Common Stork

Stork's bill seeds plant themselves

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Common stork's bill or redstem filaree, Erodium circutarium, is flowering now on the plains and in the foothills. Its blooms are small, just 10 to 15 mm across, but such a striking shade of deep lavender that they catch the eye

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Flattening the mental health curve is the next big coronavirus challenge
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Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks
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Dean's Letters

Old Main then and now
In praise of today’s and tomorrow’s heroes

May 26, 2020

Let us meet this moment, embrace the challenge, and show the world, and ourselves, just what Buffs can do James W.C. White, interim dean of the college, soaks up the scenery in the foothills above Boulder. At the top of the page, students in MASP's summer bridge program find a...

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Teaching well in trying times

April 1, 2020

As students resume classes after spring break, we want to help them succeed in this tumultuous semester.

Old Main then and now
This is not CU’s first pandemic

March 20, 2020

This is not the first time the University of Colorado Boulder has weathered a pandemic caused by a virus.

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Flattening the mental health curve is the next big coronavirus challenge

May 29, 2020

We know the virus has a deadly impact on the human body. But its impact on our mental health may be deadly too.

Clouds
What would it feel like to touch a cloud?

May 28, 2020

What would it feel like to touch a cloud? – Violet V., age 6, Somerville, Massachusetts You might already know how it feels to touch a cloud without realizing it. Water vapor in your bathroom can fog up the mirror. Water evaporates and rises up into the sky, condensing to...

Lasers
Pairing lasers with microwaves makes mind-bogglingly accurate electronic clocks

May 28, 2020

Armed with this level of performance, a new generation of microwave timekeeping opens the door for many scientific and technological advances Time and frequency standards are a key part of technologies we have come to rely on in our daily lives, from GPS navigation and cellphone networks to the electrical...

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