Faculty-Staff Edition - Jan. 12, 2024

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado. Read from Professor Joanna Lambert on The Conversation, as she discusses the apex predator’s decline and the value of reintroducing them to ecosystems in the West.

A deadly avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls. Read from Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend, a physicist and avid skier, on The Conversation.

The brain produces more of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine when we’re longing for or hanging out with our partner, according to research by CU Boulder neuroscientists. But when we break up, that unique “chemical imprint” fades away.

Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust—the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system.

Robyn Macdonald has landed a $600,000 early-career award from NASA to push the limits of hypersonics research.

Monique LeBourgeois, a pioneering sleep researcher at CU Boulder, helped answer questions about sleep disruptions in children, knowledge that has been helpful to parents.

WorkWell is on tour! Stop by the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building on Jan. 17 for employee wellness on the go: cold care kits to stay healthy this cold and flu season, breakfast burritos and more.

Learn which foods provide optimal energy and which ones drain energy and vitality at this workshop. These tips will help you maximize your day by starting with an energizing breakfast, beating sugar cravings and managing stress through nutrition.