Community Edition - Sept. 24, 2019
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Reporters who broke Harvey Weinstein story to speak on campus Oct. 21
The student-led Distinguished Speakers Board will host Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and authors of The New York Times exposé detailing the Harvey Weinstein allegations.
US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to deliver 8th annual Stevens Lecture Oct. 22
Associate Justice Elena Kagan will visit the CU Boulder campus to give the University of Colorado Law School’s John Paul Stevens Lecture and meet with students during select events.
Turning Point USA hosting ‘Saving the 2nd with Dana Loesch’ Oct. 10
Loesch is an author, commentator and former spokesperson for the National Rifle Association. She will speak at 7 p.m. in Math 100. Tickets are available for free to students and the general public.
Researchers reflect on the lessons learned from a landmark multinational agreement protecting Antarctica's Ross Sea.
Research in Your Backyard
When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently
Women take cover or prepare to evacuate more quickly but often have trouble convincing the men in their lives to do so, according to a study on how gender influences response to disaster. It also found traditional gender roles and power dynamics resurface, and female voices often go unheard.
Arctic sea ice reaches second lowest minimum in satellite record
The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday that Arctic sea ice reached its likely minimum extent on Sept. 18, 2019.
Anyone can look up school data with new online tool
For the first time ever, a new online resource will give anyone the opportunity to search through data on the academic performance of school kids across the country.
In Focus
There’s a new entry on the growing menu of tasty meat alternatives, brought to you by alumni Tyler Huggins and Justin Whiteley. Emergy Foods aims to launch this fast-growing, sustainable protein in local Colorado restaurants in early 2020.