News Headlines
- A CU Boulder-led study measured water vapor in Greenland’s air, collecting data crucial for improving climate models and forecasting Arctic changes.
- Professor Emeritus Keith Maskus explains the economic principle of a tariff and gives his take on what businesses and the average consumer may experience if President Donald Trump fulfills his tariff-related campaign promises.
- The historic Fram2 mission will explore how astronauts get motion sickness and what they can do about it.
- Associate Professor Aun Hasan Ali’s book about Islam’s School of Hillah explores the dynamics and formation of Twelver Shi’ism, arguing that the faith was open to diverse intellectual traditions.
- Death data in the U.S. is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis. Read from CU expert Dylan Doyle on The Conversation.
- March 2025 has been a gusty month for Colorado's Front Range. Meteorologists Andrew Winters and McKenzie Larson break down what makes the region's weather so mercurial.
- Historian Patty Limerick embodied author George Orwell in the summer of 2024 to commemorate her 40th year in Boulder and the 75th anniversary of “1984.”
- Most people have heard of heatwaves: extended periods of abnormally hot weather. But researchers from CIRES and the University of Idaho have coined a new term to describe extended periods of atmospheric thirst. Studying these ”thirstwaves“ can help farmers better manage their water resources and improve crop yields.
- Venture Partners at CU Boulder and its partners across the Intermountain West once again demonstrated the power of university innovations with back-to-back startup showcases for the Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator and Destination Startup.
- The United Nations has declared March 21 the first World Day for Glaciers. Read from CU expert Alton Byers and colleague Suzanne OConnell on The Conversation.