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A new interactive tool exposes the fragile, interconnected web of global food trade—and how climate change could disrupt it.
Sanghamitra Neogi in CU Boulder’s aerospace engineering department will use $200,000 in grant funding to launch a startup in which she will offer software that uses quantum physics to model microchip designs.
On the 100-year anniversary of the Scopes Evolution Trial, CU Boulder scientist Andrew Martin reflects on science education and on "same issues, different players."
In a recent study, CU Boulder scientists have estimated the heritability of opioid use disorder—an ongoing global health crisis.
When natural disasters strike, people across the United States often depend on timely warnings to get to safety. But in Colorado and many parts of the country, these alerts are a patchwork that vary from county to county.
CU Boulder's Renée Crown Wellness Institute offers support to new mothers that is community-rooted, evidence-based and scalable. Read from experts Sona Dimidjian and Anahi Collado on The Conversation.
The tiny lizards can climb glass and cling to ceilings thanks to their sticky toes. Now those toes have inspired a new material that could deliver targeted chemotherapy with minimal side effects.
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a bill that would claw back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to NPR, PBS and affiliate stations. Read from CU expert Josh Shepperd and colleague Allison Perlman on The Conversation.
Nearly 80% of stroke survivors experience walking issues and many turn to ankle braces for support, but the functionality of these braces is still very limited. Assistant Professor Cara Welker is leading a new, collaborative research project that aims to transform the way these assistive devices are designed.
Doctoral student Krithik Ranjan analyzed 33 student learning tools and developed a “spectrum of tinkerability” that offers designers new ways to think about teaching computational skills.