Empty CU Boulder basketball court

Bringing new meaning to teamwork

Buffs4Life is helping former CU Boulder athletes and coaches in their times of need by focusing on preventing suicide, a national crisis that affects people from all walks of life.

Mice galaxies

‘Missing’ galactic mergers come to light with new technique

Jan. 8, 2019

Galaxy mergers aren’t always easy for astronomers to spot. Now, scientists from CU Boulder have developed a new technique for finding these cosmic couplings.

Ultima Thule

New Horizons goes beyond the known world

Jan. 7, 2019

Scientists from CU Boulder are part of a team exploring an icy minor planet called Ultima Thule—the farthest object that any spacecraft has ever visited.

Young student touches an animal fossil

Natural history comes to life for students statewide

CU Museum of Natural History educator Jim Hakala is on a mission to bring fossils and ancient artifacts to every Colorado fourth grader, especially those with limited access to educational resources.

Koelbel Building, home of Leeds School of Business

Business confidence turns downward going into 2019

Jan. 2, 2019

Colorado business leaders are lowering their expectations going into the new year, according to a new survey out from the Leeds School of Business.

app-connected rings that users wear on their fingers that turn color into sound

The beat goes on with rings that turn color into music

Dec. 10, 2018

CU Boulder students developed rings that turn colors into musical notes, and in the process turn an idea into a business.

CMCI's Leysia Palen and team work to improve crisis communications

Tweet storm: Using social media to improve crisis communication

Nov. 26, 2018

CU Boulder researchers in the College of Media, Communication and Information analyze social media crisis informatics to help improve emergency communications before major weather events.

Kristi Anseth, right, and team member discuss research

Personalized biomaterials tailor made to fix what ails you

Nov. 26, 2018

There's no one in the world quite like you. CU Boulder researchers are working to develop novel biomaterials perfectly tailored to each person's needs.

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