People on ground outside Chilean presidential palace during 1973 coup

‘The dictatorship left a lot of scars’

Sept. 26, 2023

CU Boulder showing of film, and panel discussion including Chileans who grew up in the dictatorship, will address the 50-year legacy of the 1973 military coup and Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year rule.

AI-generated bacteria image

Small but not simple, bacteria compute without thinking

Sept. 1, 2023

New CU Boulder research shows that bacteria harness physical laws to operate at the edge of chaos and use calcium to independently diversify and find a place to settle down.

colorful illustration of DNA strands

Genetic ‘freeloaders’ may play key role in immune system

Aug. 29, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Edward Chuong recently received an international award for his lab’s work studying transposons in the human genome.

Songbird researcher

Building a nest in The Giving Tree

Aug. 16, 2023

New CU Boulder research shows that even with increased physical costs, female barn swallows prioritize the needs of their offspring over their own health.

"Pool" by Sandra Kaplan

CU Art Museum earns first-time accreditation

Aug. 15, 2023

Following a rigorous, five-year process, the museum joins peer institutions with a recognition of its quality and credibility.

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Should I be laughing at this?

Aug. 10, 2023

In a recent defense of strong comic immoralism, CU Boulder philosophy student Connor Kianpour argues for the aesthetic value of immoral humor.

Cirque Kooza

A day at the circus (with a remote-controlled glove)

July 31, 2023

CU Boulder theater instructor Jordan Feeler learned how to troubleshoot sparkly homages to Michael Jackson and illuminated magician props while working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

elderly hands

Bad news for Boomers: There’s no magic cure for aging

July 27, 2023

CU Boulder researcher Jesse Kurland shows in new study that aging is a complex process affecting genetic networks, and altering one gene won’t stop it.

zinc on period table of elements

The right zinc levels are key to human health, researchers find

July 24, 2023

Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, CU Boulder biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential micronutrient.

blue and red light

New material shows potential for better solar cells, more effective medical imaging

July 6, 2023

CU Boulder chemistry researcher Joel Eaves and his co-investigators demonstrated how designing interfaces between organic and inorganic materials can convert low-energy light to high-energy.

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