A student getting a flul shot

Flu researchers discover new mechanism for battling influenza

Nov. 2, 2017

The influenza A virus kills 12,000 to 56,000 people in the U.S. annually, but a newly discovered mechanism by which the human immune system tries to battle the virus could lead to new treatments.

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Kids uniquely vulnerable to sleep disruption from electronics

Nov. 1, 2017

With their brains, sleep patterns and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time. Watch a short video interview.

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Making your water safer with UV light

Oct. 31, 2017

Engineering PhD student Natalie Hull is researching different wavelengths of ultraviolet radiation that will best kill dangerous pathogens in the water we drink.

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Team set to study evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters'

Oct. 31, 2017

A CU Boulder team will build a tiny orbiting satellite to study the evaporating atmospheres of gigantic "hot Jupiters," gaseous planets orbiting scorchingly close to parent stars. Watch the video.

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Linking climate change to global health

Oct. 30, 2017

A report on critical connections between climate change and human health concludes the delayed response to climate change in the past 25 years has jeopardized human life around the globe.

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Post-Ferguson 'de-policing' more pronounced in nonwhite areas, study finds

Oct. 25, 2017

While traffic stops and arrests have fallen in nonwhite areas of Ferguson, Missouri, crime rates remain steady, suggesting cops previously had been "over-policing" these areas.

A young Hisako Koyama

New study highlights 'hidden figure' of sun-watchers

Oct. 25, 2017

Few have heard of Hisako Koyama, but her work places her among the top solar observers of the past four centuries, alongside names like Galileo, according to new research.

Jenny Nakai

Raton Basin earthquakes linked to oil and gas fluid injections

Oct. 24, 2017

A rash of earthquakes in Colorado and New Mexico between 2008 and 2010 was likely due to fluids pumped deep underground during oil and gas wastewater disposal, says a new study.

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$5.5 million study to probe impact of marijuana legalization on use, behavior, mental health

Oct. 24, 2017

Researchers are studying 5,000 twins to paint a more accurate picture of how marijuana use changes as a result of legalization and how those changes may impact health in the long run.

Illustration of two neutron stars just before colliding

When stars collide: CU Boulder professor explains this week's dense discovery

Oct. 17, 2017

The announcement yesterday that international scientists had discovered the first-ever evidence of the collision of two neutron stars rocked well beyond the science world. Watch the video.

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