NASA Van Allen belt

Shoebox-sized cube satellite to study Earth's inner radiation belt

March 14, 2018

A NASA-funded satellite will study the inner radiation belt of Earth's magnetosphere, providing insight into the energetic particles that can disrupt satellites and threaten spacewalking astronauts.

Deforestation in Madagascar

How cash can promote tropical forest conservation

March 13, 2018

Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments are being made but even after they’re discontinued, according to a new CU Boulder study.

Woman checks Facebook on laptop computer

Life after death on the internet

March 13, 2018

As our lives go digital, Jed Brubaker of the College of Media, Communication and Information is studying what happens to all that data, including our social media presence, after we die.

stock art of nervous person giving speech

Why anxious people take criticism so hard

March 12, 2018

While "healthy" adults have a "positive bias," meaning they internalize positive feedback, people with social anxiety disorder have a "negative bias," which means they take criticism especially hard.

College of Music concert at Macky Auditorium

College of Music launching graduate certificate in arts administration, undergraduate minor in music

March 12, 2018

In fall 2018, the College of Music will begin offering two new programs; both options will be open to non-music students, further broadening the scope of music study at CU Boulder.

Researchers play with child over lighted table

How bright light keeps preschoolers wired at night

March 5, 2018

Exposing preschoolers to an hour of bright light before bedtime almost completely shuts down their production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin and keeps it suppressed for at least 50 minutes after lights out.

Computer physics simulation

Grad student helps science sims break language barriers

March 1, 2018

Doctoral candidate Diana López translates PhET Interactive Simulations into Spanish, making them more accessible to a global audience.

students participating in the boys2MEN leadership summit on the CU Boulder campus.

CU Boulder excited for ongoing partnership with Crowley Foundation

Feb. 28, 2018

ODECE looks ahead to the boys2MEN Leadership Summit offered in partnership with the Crowley Foundation, which supports young men of color in pursuing higher education.

first star formation graphic

Astronomers detect ancient signal from first stars in universe

Feb. 28, 2018

A team that includes a CU Boulder astronomer has detected a signal from stars emerging in the early universe.

Holding hands

Just the two of us: Holding hands can ease pain, sync brainwaves

Feb. 28, 2018

Reach for the hand of a loved one in pain and not only will your breathing and heart rate synchronize with theirs, your brain wave patterns will couple up.

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