A picture of a spotty yellow fish.

How animals get their stripes and spots

Nov. 8, 2023

New CU Boulder research helps explain how sharp patterns form on zebras, leopards, tropical fish and other creatures. Their findings could inform the development of new high-tech materials and drugs.

Hands typing on a laptop keyboard

Should AI read your college essay? It’s complicated

Nov. 8, 2023

Artificial intelligence tools should never replace human admissions officers, says CU Boulder scientist Sidney D’Mello. But new research suggests these platforms could help colleges and universities identify promising students amid mountains of applications.

The majestic Flatirons above Boulder framed in fall colors.

CU Boulder logs another record-breaking year in research funding

Nov. 2, 2023

CU Boulder researchers attracted a record $684.2 million in fiscal year 2022–23 for studies that, among other things, elevate quantum science in Colorado, solve mysteries about the sun and provide even better data on sea ice, ice sheets, glaciers and more.

hand holds a smartphone while the other hand scrolls through a facebook profile on a laptop

Social media is a lot like junk food. Here’s how to make healthy choices

Nov. 1, 2023

In the wake of a historic lawsuit filed against the social media giant Meta by more than 30 states, the ATLAS Institute’s Annie Margaret shares her take on how apps like Facebook and Instagram are affecting the mental health of young people. It’s not too late, she says, for people of all ages to build a healthier relationship with their smartphones.

Prison bars

Colorado prisons vulnerable to natural disasters but may be ill-prepared

Oct. 24, 2023

Seventy-five percent of incarceration facilities in the state are vulnerable to wildfires, extreme heat, floods or landslides, and many are ill-equipped to handle them, new research suggests.

A woman writing notes

Harsh workplace climate is pushing women out of academia

Oct. 20, 2023

In the largest-ever review of faculty retention in the U.S., CU Boulder researchers reveal how harassment, a sense of not belonging and other factors contribute to a lack of gender diversity among senior faculty.

lllustration of small spacecraft orbiting Earth

7 reasons to get excited about CU Boulder in space

Oct. 13, 2023

From rockets that reach the edge of Earth’s atmosphere to a historic journey to the moon’s South Pole, a landmark year for space exploration is coming for CU Boulder.

People in protective suits place a plaque on a space instrument in a clean room

Ralphie in space! One mascot and her adventures across the solar system

Oct. 12, 2023

For more than 30 years, teams at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at CU Boulder have emblazoned the image of the university's beloved buffalo mascot onto instruments destined for space. Follow Ralphie as she journeys from orbit around Earth to the rings of Saturn and beyond.

Greenland ice sheet

What 25-million-year-old ocean sediment can teach us about our planet’s future

Oct. 9, 2023

CU Boulder scientist Anne Jennings has spent the last two months on a ship off the coast of Greenland drilling samples deep below the ocean floor. Here’s what she hopes to learn.

Illustration of five planets with a star in the background

New observations of flares from distant star could help in search for habitable planets

Oct. 9, 2023

The star TRAPPIST-1 sits roughly 40 light-years from Earth. It's barely bigger than the planet Jupiter, but it shoots out giant flares several times a day. New observations of these eruptions could help scientists detect atmospheres around a host of far-away planets.

Pages