Winter 2016 Edition

 


New core curriculum to serve today’s students, tomorrow’s world

 

 

Features

Al Bartlett

Physics prof’s home, like the man himself, is now an icon

Albert A. Bartlett, the iconic physics professor, helped preserve the city he called home, and now the city has moved to preserve his home. In November, the Boulder City Council designated the longtime home of the University of Colorado Boulder professor as an historic landmark. The city’s move reflects the impact Bartlett had on both the university and Boulder.

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Locally grown food

Thinking globally, eating locally

For decades in the post-World War II era, it’s fair to say that the diet of most Americans became less and less local. With innovations ranging from the interstate highway system to affordable home refrigeration and freezing systems, it simply became easier to eat food that came from a state — or even a country — far, far away.

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Prison

Why are gang members disproportionately placed in solitary confinement?

Members of criminal gangs are disproportionately placed in restrictive housing when they are imprisoned in the United States, but the evidence supporting this practice is “weak,” says criminologist David Pyrooz, who advocates more rigorous research on whether widespread isolaton of gang members is based on the best evidence.

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Cardio health

Diet-mimicking pill could reverse cardiovascular aging

CU Boulder researchers have successfully reversed vascular dysfunction in aging mice with a dietary supplement. The findings have implications for preventing cardiovascular dysfunction and disease during aging in humans.

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Donors

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Bison

Alumni

John Warner at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge (USPCC) Time Trial Awards. Photo by Jenise Jensen.
Italian alumna, lifelong learner experiences la dolce vita
Alexis Martin Woodall
Dave Woodall and Alexis Martin Woodalll

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