Campus News

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.

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.

Leaders from Colorado’s quantum ecosystem convened to begin mapping out a roadmap for workforce development in this new and growing field. Gov. Jared Polis kicked off the event, attended by leaders representing higher education, industry, government and skill-building organizations.

Venus is a distinctly unfriendly planet, with crushing atmospheric pressures at the surface and temperatures that hit 900 degrees Fahrenheit. But new observations from scientists at CU Boulder suggest that frequent lightning strikes may not be one of the planet's hazards.

CU Boulder researchers, funded with $2.2 million from the Centers for Disease Control, are studying whether installing simple air purifiers in Colorado classrooms can keep students from missing school.

CU Boulder has earned a major award to ensure American soldiers, businesses and non-governmental organizations can use 5G cellular networks in foreign countries without hostile network operators being able to extract user information.

New CU Boulder research reveals how a molecular machine known as PRC2 helps determine which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells. The findings shed light on how development occurs and could pave the way for novel cancer treatments.

With the construction of increasingly taller dams, Assistant Professor Yida Zhang is concerned about the potential effects of soil grain breakage caused by pressure. He recently received a prestigious CAREER award to fund his research on the evolution of grain sizes in dams.

As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkien—author of “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy—drew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.

As its name suggests, the newly launched Space Weather Operational Readiness Development (SWORD) center at CU Boulder seeks to offer a little protection for the planet, spurring research into the tumultuous environment several hundred miles above the surface of Earth.