Jessor

Eight decades later, Marine (and distinguished professor) to revisit Iwo Jima

Nov. 1, 2023

Richard Jessor, CU Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of IBS, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.

Stone memorial for Boulder shooting victims

Workshop seeks to heal trauma by connecting individuals to their communities

Nov. 18, 2021

Upcoming workshop to address how individuals can heal their trauma, and the role of the community in preventing violence

cannabis and sleep

Sleep deficits linked to chronic cannabis use

Aug. 18, 2021

Recent research from CU Boulder finds that, rather than help, frequent cannabis use could induce further sleep problems.

Gambling

Researchers pinpoint behaviors underlying gambling addiction

Aug. 5, 2021

Before putting $20 down on the table, audit your mental health, researchers from the Institute of Behavioral Science suggest.

Dick Jessor

Shocked by battle of Iwo Jima, young scholar vowed to make a difference

July 30, 2021

Richard Jessor, distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of IBS, retires after 70 years of service to CU Boulder.

Smoke season over indian peaks

Prof seeks avalanche of ideas to help prevent disaster

Dec. 14, 2020

CU Boulder Natural Hazards Center calls for 1,000 letters to inform Biden transition team on how to respond to hazards, disasters.

rural

CU Boulder research to focus on often-overlooked rural America

Oct. 4, 2019

Rural America the focus of two new projects funded by the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Climate

Evidence of climate-driven conflicts is piling up

Sept. 18, 2019

Climate has played a small but important role in fueling civil wars and other conflicts, CU Boulder and other researchers find.

tragedy

The tragedy of the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’

Feb. 19, 2019

On the 50th anniversary of Garrett Hardin’s influential essay, the director of the CU Population Center contends he missed the mark.

Flickr photo of some wildfire practitioners

To confront wildfire risk, experts get social

April 9, 2018

A team of wildfire practitioners and researchers—including some from the University of Colorado Boulder—is working across Colorado to better understand the human role in local wildfire mitigation.

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