Undergrad works with a mannequin for the project

Recent doctoral student, undergrads create drag-friendly garment that changes in real time

June 2, 2022

Sarah Aguasvivas Manzano and her team are working on a wearable item for drag queens that could also help address common problems in wearable technology.

Cassandra Brooks

Fish ear bones hold clues to Antarctic Ocean health

June 2, 2022

Cassandra Brooks has received an NSF CAREER Award to examine whether the Ross Sea's protection status is working. Part of what she'll look at is a large time series of ear bones from the Antarctic toothfish species—a health record of sorts.

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A tale of two tails: Dog actors make debut at Colorado Shakespeare Festival

June 2, 2022

Two unlikely actors will make an appearance in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare in the 2022 summer season. Watch the video to see what it’s like mixing barks with the Bard.

Alteryx co-founder Libby Duane

Businesses need graduates who aren’t intimidated by data, says co-founder

June 2, 2022

The people at Alteryx, a software company, believe scholarships are their responsibility to help aspiring leaders develop skills for changing workplaces—which increasingly require data analysis across the board.

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After a mass shooting: Examining the role of media coverage

May 31, 2022

Is news coverage inspiring more mass shootings? Not necessarily, but with each incident comes complicated questions for journalists, says ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Professor Elizabeth Skewes.

illustration of a genetic mutation

Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous—new identification methodÌýcould lead to better treatments

May 26, 2022

Finding one cancer-driving mutation in a tumor is like finding a needle in a stack of needles, but the use of public DNA databases could lead to more targeted cancer treatments. ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä computer scientist Ryan Layer shares on The Conversation.

Beverly Kingston

Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how

May 26, 2022

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researcher Beverly Kingston discusses the recent uptick in school shootings, perpetrator indicators and behaviors, what we can do to stop such violence in schools and public spaces, and more.

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Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream

May 24, 2022

Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place. ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä expert Samira Mehta shares on The Conversation.

Dome show at Fiske Planetarium

Fiske Planetarium, emeritus professor awarded $2 million NASA grant

May 24, 2022

A new grant award will be used to produce full-dome videos that will help educate the public on NASA’s latest scientific endeavors, including two upcoming solar eclipses.

Anna Hermes (lead author of the study) and Monica Cooper (of the University of California Cooperative Extension Office) collect samples next to a vineyard.

Toward more sustainable wine: Scientists can now track sulfur from grapes to streams

May 24, 2022

New research could help California farmers fine-tune their use and application of agricultural sulfur to sustain the wine industry and minimize unintended environmental impacts.

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