A family at Disney World in the 1990s

Inside the collapse of Disney’s America, the US history-themed park that almost was

Sept. 24, 2024

Thirty years ago, Disney had grand plans to build a history-themed park in Virginia. But efforts to “Disneyfy” American history met staunch opposition, even in the halcyon 1990s. Read from CU expert Jared Bahir Browsh on The Conversation.

Petroglyph of a horse carved into a rock with grassland in the background

Scientists turn to human skeletons to explore origins of horseback riding

Sept. 20, 2024

A new, wide-ranging exploration of human remains casts doubt on a long-standing theory in archaeology known as the Kurgan hypothesis—which, among other claims, suggests that humans first domesticated horses as early as the fourth millennium B.C.

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Nepal’s revamped truth commissions must go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to victims

Sept. 20, 2024

A newly amended law may push the country beyond what has been a drawn-out and sluggish process to account for the country’s civil war. Read from CU expert Tracy Fehr on The Conversation.

a tribute to some of the casualties of the 30-month conflict in Ukraine

Growing number of Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, survey suggests

Sept. 19, 2024

Just half of survey respondents wanted to continue fighting to regain all Ukrainian territory including Crimea. Read from CU geography expert John O’Loughlin and colleagues on The Conversation.

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Research breakthrough could boost clean energy production

Sept. 19, 2024

Professor Hendrik Heinz and his CU Boulder team, along with collaborators from the University of California, Los Angeles, achieved a breakthrough that could boost clean energy production.

Stressed at the computer.

How to fight ‘technostress’ at work

Sept. 19, 2024

Combating digital, stress-induced burnout requires a multifaceted approach, study says.

The game changers hugging

Denver youth help struggling peers—without involving law enforcement

Sept. 18, 2024

The CU Boulder-based Youth Violence Prevention Center has launched a new app, the Power of One, to help Northeast Denver youth connect struggling friends and loved ones with the support they need. The app grew out of concerns that some marginalized communities may be hesitant to use Safe2Tell.

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River reporting reaps rewards

Sept. 17, 2024

Luke Runyon, co-director of CMCI’s Water Desk, earned a national Murrow Award for an in-depth podcast series on the declining babyֱapp River.

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Protecting data from quantum hackers

Sept. 16, 2024

Assistant Professor Huck Bennett is working to keep data safe from hackers when the quantum revolution comes.

field of sunflowers

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize sun exposure

Sept. 16, 2024

Plants don’t just grow straight up—they can move in loopy and zigzagging ways to get more sunshine. Physicists were able to model a sunflower to predict how they grow. Read from CU expert Chantal Nguyen on The Conversation.

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