Two people holding hands

Budding philosopher makes a (qualified) defense of monogamy

Sept. 28, 2023

In a recently published paper, CU Boulder doctoral student Kyle York highlights some of the benefits of being in a monogamous relationship, for those who are so inclined.

Financial planning.

Lack of financial planning tied to increased risk of death

Sept. 28, 2023

People who fail to plan for their financial futures have a greater mortality risk, according to a new study. Get Assistant Professor Joe Gladstoneā€™s take.

Students in classroom

Can air purifiers help keep kids in school? New study seeks to find out

Sept. 27, 2023

CU Boulder researchers, funded with $2.2 million from the Centers for Disease Control, are studying whether installing simple air purifiers in Colorado classrooms can keep students from missing school.

Team GHOST in front of the Boulder flatirons

CU Boulder earns $5M award for 5G cellular security research

Sept. 27, 2023

CU Boulder has earned a major award to ensure American soldiers, businesses and non-governmental organizations can use 5G cellular networks in foreign countries without hostile network operators being able to extract user information.

The top of an outdoor structure called a sukkah, made of palm fonds, tree branches and reeds

On Jewish ā€˜festival of booths,ā€™ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it

Sept. 27, 2023

There are myriad ways to be Jewish, and home-based holidays such as Sukkot help Jewish families honor all the parts of their identities. Read from CU expert Samira Mehta on The Conversation.

Attendees network at the second annual Sandia Day at CU Boulder

Sandia Day underscores benefits of national lab partnerships

Sept. 26, 2023

CU Boulderā€™s Sandia Day drew over 160 attendees for an agenda highlighting the partnership between the university and Sandia National Laboratories; potential future avenues for collaborative, globally impactful research; and job and internship opportunities.

DNA

How silencing a gene-silencer could lead to new cancer drugs

Sept. 25, 2023

New CU Boulder research reveals how a molecular machine known as PRC2 helps determine which cells become heart cells, versus brain or muscle or skin cells. The findings shed light on how development occurs and could pave the way for novel cancer treatments.

Robots

CU Boulder offers new graduate program in robotics

Sept. 25, 2023

The new engineering program, offering both master's and doctoral degree options, will fill a growing need in an in-demand fieldā€”merging hardware and software engineering, mathematics and artificial intelligence into a single program.

Phone with apps.

The appeal of an almighty ā€˜super appā€™ to rule your phone

Sept. 21, 2023

Among Americaā€™s tech giants, the race is on to create apps that do everything for consumers. But will they be able to replicate the success of Asiaā€™s super apps? Get Professor Tony Tongā€™s take.

The One Ring lying on a map of Mordor, part of J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional Middle Earth

An English authorā€™s Nordic sources

Sept. 21, 2023

As a philologist, J.R.R. Tolkienā€”author of ā€œThe Hobbitā€ and the ā€œLord of the Ringsā€ trilogyā€”drew extensively from Nordic language and mythology when creating the world of Middle Earth, notes CU expert Avedan Raggio, who teaches a popular course on the topic.

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