Community Edition - July 4, 2021
As a small group gathered for a tree dedication ceremony on June 26, Chancellor Philip DiStefano described the defining qualities of Peggy Coppom and her late twin sister Betty Hoover as Forever Buffs for whom the trees are appropriate—symbolic of their dedication to CU Boulder.
Discover What’s Here
Fiske Planetarium shows are back
Fiske Planetarium is open to the public with shows on Fridays and Saturdays, offering full-dome films, talks, laser and liquid sky shows, concerts and more. See what’s coming up.
Panel to discuss recent U.S. Supreme Court cases July 15
A distinguished panel of former U.S. Supreme Court clerks and legal scholars will discuss the notable cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2020-21 term, as well as the impact of those decisions on practitioners. Learn more about this discussion.
Research in Your Backyard
Over 100 fire scientists urge the US West: Skip the fireworks this record-dry 4th of July
Every year, the number of wildfires caused by humans spikes on Independence Day. There are safer ways to celebrate amid the heat and drought. Associate Professor Jennifer Balch and colleagues share on The Conversation.
5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
Strength training for your breathing muscles? Daily High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training lowers blood pressure and improves vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU Boulder research shows.
Speedy nanorobots could someday clean up soil and water, deliver drugs
CU Boulder researchers have discovered that minuscule, self-propelled particles called “nanoswimmers” can escape from mazes as much as 20 times faster than other passive particles, paving the way for their use in everything from industrial clean-ups to medication delivery.
In Focus
Newest frontier in national security—space—gets boost at CU Boulder
The United States Space Force's vice chief of space operations visited campus on June 24, learning about new research on autonomous vehicles, satellites smaller than toaster ovens and more.
Technology company gifts $250K for fellowship endowment
Raytheon Intelligence & Space and CU Boulder announced this week the creation of the Raytheon Technologies Endowed Graduate Fellowship Fund to support top graduate students at the university’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.