Community Edition - June 13, 2021
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CU Boulder professor to discuss 'Liberatory love and freedom: Radical reenvisionings' June 16
Danielle Hodge of the College of Media, Communication and Information will discuss what it means to love Blackness in a white supremacist and anti-Black society. Building on African American intellectual traditions, Hodge will re-envision the relationship between freedom and love in the struggle for liberation.
Research in Your Backyard
How studying UFOs could lead to new scientific breakthroughs
This month, a Pentagon task force will release a long-awaited report digging into a topic typically relegated to science fiction movies and tabloids: unidentified flying objects. Professor Carol Cleland talks about the report and why scientists should take weird and mysterious observations seriously.
CU the site of one of the last government-commissioned reports on UFOs. What does it say?
A 53-year-old government-commissioned report on UFOs was collected at CU Boulder and resides in the University Libraries archives. Heather Bowden, head of Rare and Distinctive Collections, shares her insights.
Air pollution exposure during pregnancy may boost babies’ obesity risk
New research shows pregnant women exposed to higher levels of air pollution have babies who grow unusually fast in the first months after birth, putting on excess fat that puts them at risk of obesity and related diseases later in life.
Researchers develop tool to aid in development, efficiency of hydrogen-powered cars
Widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles requires fuel cells that can convert hydrogen and oxygen safely into water—a serious implementation problem. Researchers at CU Boulder are addressing one aspect of that roadblock.
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Bringing tech innovation to wildfires: 4 recommendations for smarter firefighting as megafires menace the US
Satellites can already spot a new fire within minutes, but the information they beam back to Earth isn't getting to everyone who needs it or being used as well as it could be. Natasha Stavros, CU Earth Lab Analytics Hub director, shares on The Conversation.
As more climate migrants cross borders seeking refuge, laws will need to adapt
Climate migrants don’t fit neatly into the legal definitions of refugee or migrant, and that can leave them in limbo. The Biden administration is debating how to identify and help them. Associate Professor Amanda Carrico and colleagues share on The Conversation.