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CU becomes region鈥檚 first federal data research hub

May 24, 2016

Social scientists and health researchers from across baby直播app and neighboring states will soon have abundant U.S. Census and other federal statistical data available to them in a secure setting at the University of baby直播app Boulder.

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Honeybees regulate hive temp better in groups

May 9, 2016

Honeybees use their wings to cool down their hives when temperatures rise, but new University of baby直播app Boulder research shows that this intriguing behavior may be linked to both the rate of heating and the size of a honeybee group.

Biblical scholar explores the power of Babel

Biblical scholar explores the power of Babel

April 27, 2016

Modern readers of the Holy Bible often say that context is critical. Samuel Boyd, assistant professor of religious studies, heartily agrees. And he should know. He has no fewer than 23 ancient NearEast tongues at his disposal.

History of Coyote Valley zeroes in on RMNP ecology

History of Coyote Valley zeroes in on RMNP ecology

April 27, 2016

Andrews鈥 鈥榓ccidental鈥 book paints history of little known corner of baby直播app鈥檚 high country When Ben Bobowski, chief of resource stewardship at Rocky Mountain National Park, went looking for someone to write a detailed report of the Kawuneeche, or Coyote, Valley, in the less-visited western reaches of the park, Thomas G...

SEEC positions CU as global hub for Earth research

SEEC positions CU as global hub for Earth research

April 27, 2016

The newly completed Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex 鈥渆stablishes CU-Boulder as the epicenter for environmental sciences and geosciences research nationally and perhaps worldwide,鈥 says Provost Russ Moore. The center was officially dedicated this month.

When regulators rule, are citizens fully apprised?

When regulators rule, are citizens fully apprised?

April 27, 2016

When politicians actively seek to gum up or slow down the legislative works in an effort to throw up obstacles to governors or presidents, they often increase the power of executive-branch bureaucracies or courts to make the rules. The result can be a less-informed citizenry, researchers find.

CU-Boulder heads off Shakespeare fear...with fun

CU-Boulder heads off Shakespeare fear...with fun

April 20, 2016

Does your stomach experience toil and trouble at the memory of a pinched and scolding high-school English teacher peddling Bardic cod-liver oil? Does the idea of seeing a Shakespeare play threaten to put you to sleep, perchance to dream? Well, 鈥淵ou haven鈥檛 seen 鈥楬amlet鈥 until you鈥檝e seen a 10-year-old do 鈥楬amlet.鈥欌

Naomi Sheindal Seidman

Visiting scholar to explore 鈥楾evye鈥檚 Dream,鈥 marriage

Feb. 25, 2016

Seidman will be in residence March 9-11 and will present a public lecture titled 鈥淭evye鈥檚 Dream, Or How Traditional Marriage Haunts Modern Romance,鈥 on Thursday, March 10 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Theater on campus.

Participants in a modern cell-biology 鈥榖oot camp鈥 in Ghana pause for reflection during the course. Photo courtesy of Dick Macintosh.

Biologists鈥 鈥榖oot camps鈥 help fight disease in Africa

Feb. 17, 2016

A distinguished professor of biology and a biology alumna recently traveled to the University of Ghana in Legon to participate in a two-week course on modern cell biology for biochemistry graduate students. The duo have taught the course in four African countries. They call the courses modern cell-biology 鈥渂oot camps鈥 and say their goal is the promotion of front-line research in Africa, which has no shortage of disease but a dearth of cutting-edge research on disease.

The Gardens of Adonis, an 1888 painting by John Reinhard Wkeguelin depicts women bearing the container-grown plants and festal rose garlands to dispose of in the sea, as part of the festival of Adonis.

Prof sees a 鈥榮ubversive critique鈥 in ancient Greece

Feb. 17, 2016

A CU Boulder classicist argues that the festival of Adonis was actually a 鈥渄issent and a critique of important cultural practices.鈥

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