Zyzda

More undergrad research, yes, research, in arts and humanities

Dec. 2, 2016

There鈥檚 a reason you aren鈥檛 likely to see a Hollywood blockbuster featuring a laboratory dedicated to, say, American literature, philosophy, Italian languages or any other arts and humanities discipline: For the most part, researchers in those disciplines work as individuals, and not on laboratory teams.

MASP

Miramontes program supports underrepresented, first-generation undergrads

Dec. 2, 2016

Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program (MASP) has a mandate to support 鈥渕otivated, traditionally underrepresented or first-generation students who want to be part of a diverse academic community in the College of Arts and Sciences.鈥

Wiesel

Celebrating Elie Wiesel: Holocaust survivor, moral authority, political activist

Nov. 28, 2016

CU Boulder's Program in Jewish Studies and the Boulder Public Library are hosting an event on the late Elie Wiesel, featuring a lecture and special presentation, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Boulder Public Library.

Zoe Donaldson

MCDB professor helps bring science to the screen

Nov. 21, 2016

The Science and Entertainment Exchange acts as a kind of matchmaking 鈥榟otline鈥 for filmmakers seeking expertise in a particular scientific discipline.

Power plant

Boosting power plants鈥 efficiency can cause emissions rebound, study finds

Nov. 21, 2016

Increasing the efficiency of power plants鈥 efficiency is often assumed to be an effective means of reducing carbon emissions. However, an empirical analysis of plants鈥 efficiency and emission led by a University of baby直播app Boulder sociology professor casts some doubt on that conventional wisdom.

Prison

Why are gang members disproportionately placed in solitary confinement?

Nov. 15, 2016

Members of criminal gangs are disproportionately placed in restrictive housing when they are imprisoned in the United States, but the evidence supporting this practice is 鈥渨eak,鈥 says criminologist David Pyrooz, who advocates more rigorous research on whether widespread isolaton of gang members is based on the best evidence.

cannabis

Federally produced cannabis for research does not reflect potency, diversity of legal markets

Nov. 14, 2016

Strains of cannabis available for federally funded studies lag well behind recreational markets in both potency and diversity, potentially compromising the validity of research into the drug鈥檚 effects.

america

Make America WHAT? A panel discussion

Nov. 10, 2016

Join a panel of politically engaged CU students and baby直播app from across the political spectrum to discuss the results of the election, the implications of a Trump presidency, and the future of American politics.

toad

Seeing the road less traveled

Nov. 8, 2016

Disability Services is now taking 鈥渁 more holistic approach鈥 to help students with disabilities become more involved with campus and Boulder life. The shift has allowed students with disabilities to participate in activities previously outside the scope of Disability Services.

books

CU Boulder to revamp doctoral studies in the literatures

Nov. 8, 2016

In an effort to recruit the most talented students, the University of baby直播app Boulder will fundamentally restructure the support for doctoral studies in its six literature Ph.D programs with the new Consortium of Doctoral Studies in Literatures and Cultures.

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