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Community Edition - June 20, 2021

Overlooking the town of Bailey, Colorado (Photo by Patrick Campbell/University of Colorado)

Mountain residents underestimate wildfire risk, overestimate preparedness

Climate & Environment Health & Society News Headlines
Hannah Brenkert-Smith has studied the role of residents' choices in wildfire risk for two decades, with one goal being to improve mitigation programs. Her most recent work near Bailey, Colorado, concludes residents often overestimate their preparation and underestimate their risk.

Discover What’s Here

Trailhead at Chataqua

8 Boulder-area hikes to try

CU Boulder Life Campus Community
Good hiking days are here to stay! If you are looking for a quick trip to nature or a stress reliever, check out these hiking spots in and around Boulder County.

Research in Your Backyard

3D renderings of post-natal kidneys

Research paves way for new kidney treatment, potential synthetic transplant options

Science & Technology News Headlines
A new lab at CU Boulder is exploring how the extracellular matrix—a network of proteins that surrounds cells and provides structural and mechanical cues in the body—specifically impacts kidney growth, development and function.
Antarctic krill Euphausia superba. (Credit: Uwe Kils / Wikipedia)

Human-driven climate change only half the picture for krill, key species in the Southern Ocean

Climate & Environment News Headlines
New research about the fate of krill—one of the most abundant species on Earth—during this century has important implications for not only the Antarctic food web, but for the largest commercial fishery in the Southern Ocean.
Graduates in caps and gowns sit facing stage at commencement ceremony

Researchers find optimal way to pay off student loans

Business & Entrepreneurship News Headlines
CU Boulder mathematicians created a novel mathematical model and found that a mixture of repayment strategies might be best––depending on how much is borrowed and how much income the borrower has.

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Tune Into a CU Podcast

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Creative Distillation: Navigating uncertainty and the entrepreneurial hustle

Buff Innovator Insights: Wildfire and data synthesis

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