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What America鈥檚 voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights

Feb. 7, 2022

Digging deeply into the nation鈥檚 past can help illuminate the racial setbacks facing the U.S. today. Anthony Siracusa, senior director of inclusive culture and initiatives, shares on The Conversation.

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When will the听pandemic end? 4 essential reads on past pandemics, what the future could听bring

Jan. 27, 2022

When鈥攊f ever鈥攊s it realistic to expect SARS-CoV-2 will recede from the headlines and daily life? Read four essential stories from The Conversation archive.

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From odor to action鈥攈ow smells are processed in the brain, influence behavior

Jan. 25, 2022

Understanding how the brain translates smells into behavior change can help advance search and rescue technology and treatments for neurological conditions. Professor John Crimaldi and colleagues share on The Conversation.

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Alpha then delta and now omicron鈥�6 questions answered as COVID听cases surge again

Jan. 24, 2022

People are buzzing with questions about the omicron variant and whether it could help usher in herd immunity. A team of CU Boulder virologists deciphers the latest findings on The Conversation.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders

How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home

Jan. 13, 2022

Martin Luther King Jr.鈥檚 vision for nonviolence included abolishing what he called triple evils鈥攔acism, poverty and militarism. CU expert Anthony Siracusa shares on The Conversation.

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A 21st-century reinvention of the electric grid is crucial for solving the climate change crisis

Jan. 12, 2022

Renewable energy is expanding at a record pace, but still not fast enough. CU experts Charles Kutscher and Jeffrey Logan share the key areas to watch for progress in bringing more wind and solar into the power grid in 2022. Read it on The Conversation.

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Here鈥檚 where (and how) you are most likely to catch COVID鈥攏ew听study

Jan. 11, 2022

Two years into the pandemic, most of us are fed up. We鈥檇 like to ride on a bus, sing in a choir, get back to the gym or dance in a nightclub without fear of catching COVID-19. Which of these activities are safe? And how safe exactly? Three CU experts share on The Conversation.

Contracting heart cells

Mechanical forces in a beating heart affect cells鈥� DNA, with implications for development and disease

Jan. 3, 2022

Contracting heart cells exert forces on their genetic material that affect how they develop. Mechanical and biomedical engineering expert Corey Neu shares on The Conversation.

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To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the 鈥楧ecember dilemma鈥�

Dec. 15, 2021

Figuring out whether to celebrate holidays, and how, is tricky for lots of interfaith families鈥攂ut thoughtful communication makes a difference. Assistant Professor Samira Mehta shares on The Conversation.

Community members from Utqiagvik, Alaska, look to open water from the edge of shorefast sea ice

Arctic report card reveals cascading disruptions, extreme events, global connections

Dec. 14, 2021

Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic. NSIDC and CIRES scientists share on The Conversation.

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