A volunteer blowing into a breathalyzer

New laser-based breathalyzer sniffs out COVID, other diseases in real-time

April 10, 2023

A new “digital nose” created with Nobel Prize-winning CU technology can provide COVID-19 test results in less than one hour with excellent accuracy. It could ultimately be used for on-the-go virus testing, diagnosis of cancer and lung diseases and more.

The shadows of visitors seen on the wall of the Columbine Memorial

Student teachers feeling the toll of school violence, educator says

April 7, 2023

Deena Gumina, an assistant teaching professor at CU Boulder, takes hope from college and high school students who are taking action to try to prevent violence in schools. Now, adults need to "show up" in support.

An astronaut working with one of the experiments aboard the International Space Station.

Heart experiments to help astronauts live better in space

April 7, 2023

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are hard at work on research guided by students and researchers from CU Boulder.

Music score from the opera Dido and Aeneas

Confronting the ‘Dido’ dilemma

April 7, 2023

For Professor of Musicology Robert Shay, the many mysteries of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas are too important to ignore. His critical edition of the English composer’s score provides fresh answers to a number of questions.

Image of the sun fringed in white light as seen during an eclipse

Scientists heading to tip of Australia to observe rare eclipse

April 6, 2023

CU Boulder astrophysicists Kevin Reardon and Sarah Bruce are traveling across the globe to the fringes of Australia to witness a rare event—a total solar eclipse that will last just one minute but could help scientists answer a burning mystery about the sun.

LASP researchers over the last 75 years

LASP: 75 years of innovation in space science

April 5, 2023

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics—CU’s oldest and highest-budget research institute and the only academic research institute in the world to have sent scientific instruments to all eight planets in the solar system, plus Pluto, the Sun and a host of moons—is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Person reading from the Haggadah while preparing to dip parsley into salt water

Why is Passover different from all other nights? 3 essential reads on the Jewish holiday

April 5, 2023

The Passover Seder has tradition and remembrance at its core, but that doesn't mean it's unchanging. The holiday has been evolving from the start—right up to Zoom Seders during the pandemic. Look back on The Conversation archives, featuring CU's Sam Boyd.

panel discussion on opportunities for the industry as it shifts out of the pandemic

Forum’s move a reminder that in real estate, location is tops

April 5, 2023

The CU Real Estate Center’s showcase attracted top industry players to discuss pandemic recovery, new projects and policy challenges.​ For the first time, the annual forum moved from the skyscrapers of Denver to the foothills of Boulder.

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Far-off radio signal hints rocky exoplanet may have magnetic field

April 3, 2023

Astrophysicists may have detected the first Earth-sized planet outside our solar system with a magnetic field—a potentially key feature for making planets habitable.

Man stands on an arctic glacier

$68M NASA contract awarded to National Snow and Ice Data Center

March 30, 2023

Under a contract valued at $68 million, the NSIDC will provide data management services focused on preserving, documenting and providing access to cryospheric data and related geophysical data. This is the seventh time the NSIDC has been selected for the work.

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