Scott Diddams with his students in the lab

Researchers to test Einstein’s predictions of general relativity atop Rocky Mountains

Nov. 6, 2023

Imagine being able to measure tiny changes in the flow of time caused by Earth’s gravity with atomic clocks atop one of Colorado’s iconic peaks. That could soon be a reality thanks to an NSF grant that will advance geodesy through the use of quantum sensors, some of the most precise in the world.

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Humans and computers work together for tutoring success

Nov. 6, 2023

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder was chosen to join the new Learning Engineering Virtual Institute with the aim of doubling the rate of middle school math learning within five years by building a hybrid human-AI tutoring platform that will reach over 275,000 diverse, low-income students.

Pegboard with 25 holes and small, keyhole-shaped metal pegs

Your brain remembers what your fingers used to do

Nov. 3, 2023

New ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.

1923 Renaissance basketball team, New York City

A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball

Nov. 2, 2023

In 1923, one of the top professional basketball franchises began play in Harlem, challenging the dominance of white sports. Today there are no Black majority owners in any of the four major North American sports leagues. Read from ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä expert Jared Bahir Browsh on The Conversation.

The majestic Flatirons above Boulder framed in fall colors.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder logs another record-breaking year in research funding

Nov. 2, 2023

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researchers attracted a record $684.2 million in fiscal year 2022–23 for studies that, among other things, elevate quantum science in Colorado, solve mysteries about the sun and provide even better data on sea ice, ice sheets, glaciers and more.

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Social media is a lot like junk food. Here’s how to make healthy choices

Nov. 1, 2023

In the wake of a historic lawsuit filed against the social media giant Meta by more than 30 states, the ATLAS Institute’s Annie Margaret shares her take on how apps like Facebook and Instagram are affecting the mental health of young people. It’s not too late, she says, for people of all ages to build a healthier relationship with their smartphones.

Vol de Zombis (1946) by Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Nov. 1, 2023

In a recently published article, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

math equations on a computer screen

Researchers strive to help models learn from ‘noisy’ data

Oct. 31, 2023

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Bortz group, in applied math, has won a $1.88 million National Institutes of Health grant to study methods for learning models directly from data.

Constance and Don Juan

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 31, 2023

Time and the popular imagination have been kind to Don Juan—perhaps too kind. In a newly published paper, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder’s Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Panelists speak about book censorship

Rise of book banning stems from ‘culture war,’ experts say

Oct. 30, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children’s access to literature.

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