Pump Jack

Costs of oil and gas setbacks minimal but increase beyond 1,500 feet

Sept. 16, 2020

Requiring 1,500 feet between oil and gas operations and buildings or waterways would have minimal impacts on oil and gas availability, according to a new study from CU Boulder and Colorado School of Mines.

Vote yard sign

The Upside of Yard Signs

Sept. 16, 2020

New research suggests these simple, century-old campaign tools matter — often in a good way.

A small creek running by

New grant supports interdisciplinary research on "the critical zone” and the future of Western water

Sept. 2, 2020

Three CU Boulder faculty are principal investigators on a new five-year, $6.9 million National Science Foundation grant to study the “critical zone”—from Earth’s bedrock to tree canopy top—in the American West.

A girl studying on a computer

Helping students boost individual, community wellness in a pandemic

Sept. 2, 2020

New course designed in part by students delves into the interrelationship between COVID-19 and systemic racism; Anthony Fauci to be special guest.

Mask Photo

Expert explains why face coverings are so important – even outside

Aug. 31, 2020

CU Boulder Today chatted with Jose-Luis Jimenez, chemistry professor and CIRES fellow, about why it’s so important to wear a face covering—even when you’re outdoors.

JILA

New $115 million quantum systems accelerator to pioneer quantum technologies for discovery science

Aug. 27, 2020

The Department of Energy has awarded $115 million over five years to the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), a new research center that will include CU Boulder.

Forrest fire

Forests scorched by wildfire unlikely to recover, may convert to grasslands

Aug. 26, 2020

A new study of 22 burn areas across 710 square miles found that forests are not recovering from fires as well as they used to, and many regions will be unsuitable for ponderosa pine and Douglas fir in the coming decades.

Colorado Mural

Street art portrays Denver’s Chicana/o culture

Aug. 26, 2020

Allyson Burbeck has long been interested in graffiti and street art.

Rob Roy engraving

Literature as malware

Aug. 24, 2020

New book from CU Boulder professor explores the impact of literature about privilege and victimhood on our era

Fall languages

Travel virtually with languages this fall

Aug. 14, 2020

ALTEC announces fall language offerings and a chance to win a free class

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