Community Edition - Feb. 18, 2020
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SciTalks: Learn about the science of happiness Feb. 19
Join Professor Jennifer Schwartz for an exciting discussion about the pursuit of happiness.
Join Family Engineering Day for hands-on learning, fun
This family-friendly event on Feb. 23 will feature design and build challenges, a coding and robotics zone and more. Participant donations will go to families in need via a summer camp scholarship fund.
CU Boulder Next in NYC next week
If you know a Buff in New York City, be sure to invite them to CU Boulder Next on Feb. 27.
Colorado basketall, lacrosse, tennis all in action
Both Colorado basketball teams have important home games this weekend, and the lacrosse and tennis teams will host matches at home. Read more about this week's athletics events.
Destination Startup to showcase university lab ventures on Feb. 27
Check out this year's event on Feb. 27. It will feature 18 startups from CU Boulder, CU Anschutz, CU Denver, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and NIST.
Research In Your Backyard
Hubble turns lens toward gender bias, yielding lessons for Earthlings
The Hubble Space Telescope is helping find new ways to combat gender bias, which could have implications for other business sectors.
Forests bouncing back from beetles, but elk and deer slowing recovery
New research reveals that even simultaneous bark beetle outbreaks are not a death sentence to the state’s beloved forests.
Business filings slow, indicating job slowdown ahead
Colorado business growth continues to slow down, indicating a continued slowdown in job growth in 2020.
In Focus
Is AI being held back by our own biases? We'll take a look at that, and the rush to connect weapons systems to AI that can’t tell right from wrong, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.