Recent Stories
60 years after the Civil Rights Act, ‘the activism continues’
Sixty years later, the Civil Rights Act is still considered a landmark of U.S. legislation, but does it mean today what it did in 1964? CU Boulder scholar Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders reflects on what has and hasn’t changed in the decades since the act was signed into law. Read more
Women of color disproportionately targeted by book bans, study finds
The first comprehensive analysis of recent book bans in the U.S. reveals that characters and authors of color are more likely to be targeted by book bans than their white counterparts. Read more
The hidden degree powering the internet
In an era of increased tech market turbulence, the network engineering field—the backbone of the internet—can’t fill jobs fast enough. Read more
New approach to aerial ground penetrating radar for Mars research
Sean Peters is leading a $2.45 million initiative to develop power efficient passive radar systems that could peek under the surface of Mars. Read more
LASP team attends launch of space weather instrument
On June 25, more than 50 LASP employees, family and friends attended the Kennedy Space Center launch of NOAA’s GOES-U satellite carrying the fourth and final Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors instrument aboard. Read more
Separating gases is hard but might get easier, researchers find
In a newly published study, CU Boulder chemist Wei Zhang details a new porous material that is less expensive and more sustainable. Read more