Icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland

Warming has more impact than cooling on Greenland's ‘firn’

July 26, 2024

A new CU Boulder study has found disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier layer.

A research assistant at the the German National Metrology Institute studies an atomic clock

Unequal access to quantum education may limit progress in this emerging field

July 24, 2024

Universities are beginning to investigate quantum information science education to develop a workforce ready for the technology, and now is the time to improve access. Read from CU experts Bethany Wilcox and Josephine Meyer on The Conversation.

iron ore deposits in Australia

Australia’s largest iron ore deposits 1 billion years younger than previously thought

July 24, 2024

How did Australia end up with so much iron ore? What researchers discovered in Western Australia redefines how we think about iron deposits—and provides clues on how we might find more. Read from CU expert Liam Courtney-Davies on The Conversation.

A man and two women stick post-it notes on white sheets of paper hanging from the wall

Student curiosity drives new open-source science curricula

July 24, 2024

A coalition of educators from 10 states and led by CU Boulder has released a new series of free science curricula for high school students—touching on issues critical to the lives of young people, from wildfires to rising sea levels and cancer biology.

Eurogang Program of Research team outside the the Institute of Behavioral Science

Institute of Behavioral Science hosts workshop on gang research

July 24, 2024

Last month, the Eurogang Program of Research held their 22nd annual workshop at the Institute of Behavioral Science in Boulder for the first time. Nearly 50 researchers from 11 countries attended.

Power lines against the sky

Weather-related power outages are on the rise. Here’s why, what to expect in the future

July 23, 2024

Extreme weather is straining the country’s aging power grid from Texas to babyÖ±²¥app and California. Kyri Baker, who studies infrastructure, offers her perspective on what the grid of the future could look like.

Pont Neuf bridge and Cite island over Seine river at night in Paris

As it has for centuries, Paris beguiles and beckons

July 23, 2024

With the 2024 Olympics set to open, a CU Boulder professor ponders Americans’ long love affair with the City of Light.

ATLAS student presented with an award

Public-private partnership drives attention for ATLAS research

July 23, 2024

ACME Lab members built relationships with industry players through the Pervasive Personalized Intelligence Center by collaborating on solutions to challenges in building Internet of Things systems.

illustration of employees climbing a mountain with a leader at the top

Soft skills are the new power skills

July 23, 2024

Soft skills are getting a rebrand. Studies show today’s business leaders need increasing levels of empathy, humility and emotional intelligence to navigate a rapidly changing world.

illustration of Black Death

We fear them like the plague

July 23, 2024

After a human case of bubonic plague was recently confirmed in Pueblo County, CU Boulder scholar Thora Brylowe explores why it and all plagues inspire such terror.

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