Community Edition - Dec. 5, 2017

A new robotic small intestine under development at CU Boulder has broad-reaching implications for the treatment of gastrointestinal ailments and improved medical training.
Research in Your Backyard
CHANGE Lab puts cannabis under the microscope
Two ongoing research studies conducted by CU Boulder’s CHANGE Lab are looking into how cannabis affects public health.
Rapid, cost-effective genetic screening within reach
Researchers are developing new techniques for faster, lower cost single-molecule DNA sequencing that could have transformative impacts on genetic screening.
Discover What's Here
Help honor the Wallace Stegner, Fools for a Day award recipients
Attend a free event Dec. 7 honoring the Simpson family, which is receiving recognition from the Center of the American West for contributions to the cultural identity of the West and humor.
Dance students to perform fall concert Dec. 8, 9
At the CU dance concert "FRESH," enjoy a mix of hip-hop, aerial, fusion forms and improvised offerings crafted by undergraduate and graduate dance students.
CU on the Weekend: How renewable technologies can transform energy
The Dec. 9 lecture will focus on how turbulence impacts the future of wind energy in the U.S., a new class of devices based on soft and variable capacitors, and developments in battery materials.
In Focus

A new technology developed in the Joel Kralj Lab at CU Boulder is driving the field of bacterial electrophysiology in new directions and enabling researchers to study electrical activity in live bacteria.
Newsletter Block Title5 Boulder traffic laws you may not know you're breaking
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5 Boulder traffic laws you may not know you're breaking
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Every day, people break traffic laws without even realizing it. The CU Boulder Police Department shares some of the lesser known offenses to help keep folks on the right side of the law.