Community Edition - March 24, 2020
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Escape to the Central Arctic: Join the MOSAiC expedition virtually with new immersive online learning experience
Your computer is now a portal to the North Pole. Explore one of the most remote, mysterious regions on Earth from the comfort of your home with a new massive open online course: short lectures, stunning footage and more.
In Focus
CU Boulder students urge peers to #FlattenTheCurve
As Americans brace for the full effects of COVID-19, one group seems to be missing the message: college-aged students. So students in CU’s Public Relations Student Society of America are taking action with an Instagram campaign on @boulderprssa.
Get spring break reading and media recommendations
Spring break is a great time to explore your interests and passions by enjoying the University Libraries’ ebook selections, listening to an audiobook during a bike ride, or finding solace in a podcast, film or game. Let the Libraries help you.
Research in Your Backyard
Autism rates declining among wealthy whites, escalating among poor
Wealthy, white California counties—once considered the nation’s hotbeds for autism spectrum disorder—have seen prevalence flatten or fall in the last two decades, while rates among poor whites and minorities keep ticking up, according to new research.
New science centers will explore the complex relationship between the Earth and sun
How can winds at Earth's surface influence the orbits of satellites in space? What makes a planet habitable? These are some of the questions two new NASA-funded efforts will tackle at CU Boulder.
Even single-celled organisms need their space: Squished bacteria may shut down photosynthesis
Introverts take heart: When cells, like some people, get too squished, they can go into defense mode, even shutting down photosynthesis.