Mount Everest

When Everest Speaks

Dec. 1, 2011

Mountaineer Neal Beidleman survived the 1996 Mount Everest tragedy that left eight climbers dead. Upon his return this year he found some peace.

sona and her daughter

Out of the Shadows

Sept. 1, 2011

Fifteen percent of pregnant women experience depression. A CU professor seeks solutions.

paul ohm

Feeling Insecure?

June 1, 2011

Your best-kept secrets are at the fingertips of nearly anyone who wants to find them, says law professor Paul Ohm, a national expert on internet law.

maria krenz

Surviving the Unthinkable

March 1, 2011

Maria Krenz (MSpanLit'77) lived in crowded basements and a laundry basket to escape notice from Nazi soldiers. But hiding her heritage in post-World War II Hungary presented other problems.

riot

A Change is Gonna Come

Sept. 1, 2010

When JoKatherine Holliman Page began her freshman year at CU Boulder in 1956, the country was still reeling from the murder of Emmett Till, the Mississippi boy whose brutal beating served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.

pattem

Sleuthing for Jane Doe

Sept. 1, 2010

As she pushes open the wrought-iron gate at Boulder’s Columbia Cemetery, Silvia Pettem looks like she is coming home.

laurie mathews

Brushing with Destiny

March 1, 2010

Ask Laurie Mathews how many teeth have been cleaned or filled in her one-room dental clinic on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, and she’ll pull up a spreadsheet and fire off a precise answer — down to the last molar.

al bartlett and lynn wolf

Open Space

Dec. 1, 2009

CU’s role in preserving Boulder’s greenbelt.

prisoner's hands on bars

Walking the Line Between Life and Death

Sept. 1, 2009

Professor Michael Radelet is one of the nation's capital punishment experts.

patty limerick

Hot Reads for the Summer

June 1, 2009

Forget Oprah’s Book Club or The New York Times bestseller list. If you’re looking for diversity — both in subject matter and artistic form — here's your summer reading list.

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