Vice Chancellor Massimo Ruzzene

Massimo Ruzzene delivers State of the Research & Innovation Enterprise presentation

Oct. 30, 2023

At the kickoff event for Research & Innovation Week, the vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes outlined key activities, insights and aspirations from the university’s research and innovation enterprise.

Pastoralist in Tibet

‘Choosing’ to leave high-altitude Tibetan homes?

Oct. 25, 2023

Recent research by Boulder geographer Emily Yeh studies the difference between consent and coercion in the “voluntary” resettlement of pastoralists in Tibet’s Nagchu region.

Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow

Why Disneyland on the mountain never happened

Oct. 25, 2023

A duo with Boulder ties discuss their research and co-authored book about the little-known story of Disney’s plan build a mountain ski resort in California.

an illustration of mitochondria

Not just the powerhouse of a cell

Oct. 25, 2023

Newly published Boulder research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function.

Prison bars

Colorado prisons vulnerable to natural disasters but may be ill-prepared

Oct. 24, 2023

Seventy-five percent of incarceration facilities in the state are vulnerable to wildfires, extreme heat, floods or landslides, and many are ill-equipped to handle them, new research suggests.

Sen. Michael Bennet visits with Jun Ye, professor adjoint and fellow, while visiting JILA

and Sen. Michael Bennet celebrate quantum hub news, hear from students

Oct. 23, 2023

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet visited campus Oct. 20, and the trip to campus became an unexpected cause for celebration about Colorado’s place in the nation’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem.

Researchers walk the streets of New York City taking air quality readings from a backpack

Video: CIRES researchers tackle air quality from the streets of New York

Oct. 20, 2023

Follow CIRES scientist Audrey Gaudel and her collaborators as they walk the streets of New York City taking detailed readings of air pollutants from a simple backpack.

A woman writing notes

Harsh workplace climate is pushing women out of academia

Oct. 20, 2023

In the largest-ever review of faculty retention in the U.S., Boulder researchers reveal how harassment, a sense of not belonging and other factors contribute to a lack of gender diversity among senior faculty.

Aerial view of  and Boulder

Boulder powers $4.3B in state economic impact

Oct. 19, 2023

A new report from the Leeds School of Business shows that Boulder’s statewide economic contribution increased by $1 billion over the previous fiscal year.

Four faculty members at a table, one holding a microphone, discuss the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel-Hamas war an ongoing catastrophe, faculty say

Oct. 18, 2023

At a panel event on Oct. 11, Boulder experts on the modern Middle East noted the current war differs from previous conflicts. The faculty members discussed historical components leading to the latest Israel-Hamas war and more.

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