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CU Boulder students campaign to advocate for libraries
Daily Camera | Feb. 22, 2025
Students at CU Boulder are teaming up to promote libraries and create awareness about their importance throughout the Boulder community. Buffs for Books that has developed a public relations campaign for EveryLibrary, a nonprofit that engages in politics and policy to advocate for public libraries and school libraries at local, state and federal levels. The Buffs for Books team is part of a national competition where teams of students from 60 universities are creating a public relations campaign promoting EveryLibrary.
Parents and kids navigate talks of loss and tragedy as they return home after LA area fires
Associated Press | Feb. 21, 2025
Kids are navigating the grief of losing everything in the LA wildfires, while their parents are learning how to help them cope. Children thrive on routine, and reestablishing one as quickly as possible is key to helping kids cope, said Lori Peek, a sociology professor at CU Boulder who studies the impact of natural disasters. It’s essential for kids to stay connected with their friends, and for parents to have honest conversations with them about the difficulty of what they are facing, she said.
Mass layoffs of federal workers could hurt families and local economies — but may not dent the overall economy
CNN | Feb. 25, 2025
Elon Musk’s rapid shrinking of the nation’s federal government employees could spell concern for places in Colorado, specifically Boulder County where federal labs have operated for decades and contributed to a high-tech ecosystem. “Not only are we concerned about the jobs themselves and that they’re high-wage jobs, but (also) the research function that they play and the downstream impacts that these jobs actually have,” said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business.
One Colorado family’s long Marshall fire journey told in 17-minute documentary screening in Golden
Colorado Sun | Feb. 21, 2025
In a paper published in November 2023, researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of Wisconsin analyzed 475 GoFundMe campaigns set up by individuals as a direct result of the Marshall fire. But the researchers found a disparity in how money was dispersed based on a homeowners’ overall wealth. Higher income households received more donations, while lower income households received less.
Protesters gather in Boulder to support federal workers, oppose layoffs
Daily Camera | Feb. 20, 2025
Dozens of protestors gathered in front of the U.S. Department of Commerce building in Boulder on Wednesday to support the city’s federal workers amid layoffs and funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration. A 2017 economic impact report developed by CO-LABS and CU Boulder showed that federally funded labs in Colorado contributed about $2.6 billion to the state’s economy and directly employed nearly 7,800 people.
Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns
Higher Ed Dive | Feb. 13, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education abruptly canceled about $881 million in multiyear research contracts on Monday, sparking a storm of protest from groups concerned about a loss of data accuracy and the dissemination of evidence-based practices.
CU economists: Slow growth but no recession most likely 2025 scenario
BizWest | January 22, 2025
CU Law Prof Violeta Chapin talks about Trump’s immigration executive orders
KOA Radio | January 21, 2025
CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs set for April 7-10
Daily Camera | January 20, 2025
This program is helping preserve the digital lives of lost loved ones
Scripps News | January 6, 2025
Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered
The Conversation | January 2, 2025
CU Boulder chancellor selects four employees of the year
Daily Camera | January 2, 2025
Colorado’s pro-transgender laws — and scientific studies — can’t solve the sports controversy
Colorado Sun | December 17, 2024
Colorado has big dreams of storing millions of acre-feet of water — but will planned reservoirs ever be built?
The Aspen Times | December 17, 2024
CU Boulder clinic helping people preserve their digital presence before they die
KOAA News5 | December 13, 2024
Colorado’s economic growth fell from 5th in the nation to 41st, according to new report
KOAA News5 | December 13, 2024
The long-term effects of hurricanes and major disasters on children’s mental health
PBS | November 25, 2024
CU Boulder launches free digital clinic
9News | November 20, 2024
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History needs help making its bee collection digital
KOAA News5 | November 13, 2024
Op-Ed: How public universities are magnifying their public impact
Orlando Sentinel | November 12, 2024
Why wildfires started by humans, cars and power lines can be more destructive and harder to contain
The Conversation | November 11, 2024
A lesson of Election 2024: There is no ‘climate voter
Christian Science Monitor | November 11, 2024
CU Election Law Professor Doug Spencer talks about the election outcome,
KOA Radio | November 7, 2024
Boulder Public Library to host children’s book festival
Daily Camera | November 7, 2024
During a natural disaster, not everyone can evacuate. A CU researcher wants to understand why
KUNC | November 1, 2024
Colorado middle of the pack for job growth in second quarter
Biz West | October 29, 2024
Pronouns, bathrooms and field trips: on gender identity, some CO parents and schools are split
KUNC | October 29, 2024
Wildfires are becoming faster and more furious in the US West
The Hill | October 25, 2024
Other parts of the world remove salt from water to make it drinkable. Is that possible in Colorado?
Colorado Sun | October 7, 2024
How artists are helping US communities prepare for environmental emergencies
Art Newspaper | October 4, 2024
Colorado among states with the biggest decline in marijuana tax revenue as more states legalize
Aspen Times | September 30, 2024
Diverse investments: How Boulder is pursuing equity through art
Boulder Weekly | September 17, 2024
Scientists identify key Antarctic conservation sites
Cosmos Magazine, August 20, 2024
CU Boulder to host ‘Observe the Moon Night’
Daily Camera | August 19, 2024
Researchers at CU Boulder test classroom air purification devices
9News | August 16, 2024
Conservation Data Science Project Team
Left Hand Courier | August 8, 2024
Urban fires do more than burn structures. They leave a mark in our waterways
KUNC | August 8, 2024
Midyear report: Colorado economy resilient
Grand Valley Business Times | August 8, 2024
New, open-source science curriculum out of CU has high school students learning through real-world situations and puzzles
Colorado Public Radio | July 25, 2024
Can viruses help clean wastewater from fracking? It’s a “yes, but” from researchers
Colorado Sun | July 25, 2024
CU Boulder, Boulder Emergency Squad evaluate the use of AI-enabled drones in search and rescue
Daily Camera | July 5, 2024
CU Boulder to investigate improving water quality infrastructure in Colorado
Daily Camera | June 10, 2024
Colorado River states clash over management, future of reservoirs
Colorado Politics | June 7, 2024
Report: Colorado economy shows strength in new year
Colorado Springs Gazette | May 24, 2024
Climate change causing increase in metals concentrations in streams — including Lincoln Creek above Aspen, study finds
The Aspen Times | May 22, 2024
CU event commemorates Los Seis de Boulder through memorabilia
Daily Camera | May 21, 2024
From crisis to action: CU’s climate health champions in focus
CU Connections | May 16, 2024
Boulder County elementary students perform ‘Macbeth’ at CU Boulder’s Will Power Festival
Daily Camera | May 13, 2024
CU Denver Community Collaborative Research Center Empowers Communities
CU Denver News | May 2, 2024
Tackling the No. 1 issue in Colorado: Immigration
Denver Gazette | April 28, 2024
Worship of the written word – dismantling white supremacy culture
KGNU | April 27, 2024
CU Boulder event to recreate Grateful Dead concert light show
Daily Camera | April 24, 2024
CU Boulder to host two-day sustainability summit
Daily Camera | April 23, 2024
Meet the Author of the #1 Most Banned Book in America, Maia Kobabe
KGNU | April 15, 2024
TEDxCU: In discussions of race and culture, CU professor suggests we “fumble forward”
CU Independent | March 20, 2024
How important is climate change to voters?
KALW | March 18, 2024
Nathan Schneider’s book took root in talks about his mom’s garden club
Colorado Sun | March 13, 2024
CU Wizards presents free STEM show, “Plastics! The Past Present & Future of Plastic Sustainability”
Denver Post: Your Hub | March 11, 2024
Co-founder of The Onion to give opening keynote at CU Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs
Daily Camera | March 8, 2024
After Marshall fire, wealthy households made more on GoFundMe than low-income families, CU research shows
Denver Post | March 6, 2024
Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium to host astronomy day
Daily Camera | March 5, 2024
Boulder County survey looks at area mobile home parks
Daily Camera | March 5, 2024
Colorado’s economy on solid footing going into 2024, economists say
Denver Gazette | March 3, 2024
The Marshall Fire didn’t leave behind dangerous levels of soil contamination, new study finds
Colorado Public Radio | March 1, 2024
Climate comedy works − here’s why, and how it can help lighten up a politically heavy year in 2024
The Conversation | February 29, 2024
CU Boulder partners with Pixar to create app based on movie ‘Inside Out’
Daily Camera | February 22, 2024
Metro Denver air pollutants hit minority areas hardest in a new form of redlining, study shows
The Colorado Sun | February 21, 2024
Colleges counteract a lack of public confidence in higher education with outreach
NPR | February 20, 2024
Climate change could sway the upcoming presidential election
9News | February 14, 2024
How Civics Can Remedy Higher Education’s Decline
National Review | February 13, 2024
CU students share economic impacts of outdoor recreation in Cañon City
Canon City Daily Record | February 8, 2024
Wyoming ranchers fear wolves released into wild by Colorado government to boost endangered species are on verge of crossing state line
Daily Mail | February 6, 2024
Research finds that Marshall Fire donations went mostly to wealthy homes
Fox31 | February 2, 2024
To process your climate anxiety, be the butterfly
Colorado Public Radio | January 24, 2024