A new study reveals that bacteria and people share the same core machinery for fighting off viruses and sheds light on how that ancient machinery works. The discovery could lead to novel treatments for human diseases, much like the gene-editing tool CRISPR—also modeled after a bacterial weapon—has.
Super Bowl ads have become almost bigger than the big game itself. Alix Barasch, associate professor of marketing, shares how big brands are engaging with you, the consumer—and how, sometimes, you’re helping them make their content.
The universe's carbon atoms complete a journey that spans eons—forming in the hearts of dying stars, then becoming a part of planets and even living organisms. Now, a team led by ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder scientist Jordy Bouwman has uncovered the chemistry behind one tiny, but critical, step in this process.
The U.S. military shot down what officials have called a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Feb. 4, 2023. Professor Iain Boyd explains how such balloons work and what they can see. Read it on The Conversation.
More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans. ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä experts Jennifer Balch, Maxwell Cook and Natasha Stavros share on The Conversation.
Through the Niwot Ridge Long Term Ecological Research Project, housed at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's Mountain Research Station, scientists will continue to examine the impacts of a warming world on the university's highest campus.
A collaborative study, including ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder associate professor Andrew McAdam, investigates how the risks and rewards of red squirrel reproduction are a microcosm of evolutionary patterns.
From the spread of misinformation and hate speech to significant gaps in access, freedom of connectivity and information on the internet is plagued by real and mounting challenges. So, how do we address those challenges, and who is responsible?
Alumnus, entrepreneur and ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder donor Tandean Rustandy has given $5 million to create the Tandean Rustandy Endowed Deanship at the Leeds School of Business—the first named deanship on campus.
