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  • Image of Mycenaean art
    Dimitri Nakassis, classics professor and former ‘genius grant’ winner, lands support from National Endowment for the Humanities to complete paradigm-shifting study of ancient Greece.
  • Image of a novel cover
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder faculty member recognized with Whiting Award in fiction, which aims to ‘empower recipients to fulfill the promise of exceptional literary work to come.’
  • Image of fish eating algae
    Published research co-authored by Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder marine biologist shows that coral reef fish can make dynamic adjustments in their sensitivity to information from other fish to suppress the spread of misinformation.
  • 1875 City of Boulder Reservoir
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder scientist’s 40-year census research finds that climate change has tripled tree mortality and forestalled regeneration.
  • Image of headphones wrapped around a heart
    Researchers believe their findings will help doctors identify and treat the onset of hearing impairment for patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Image of PHT (Putting Husband Through) degrees being awarded to housewives
    A study co-authored by a Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder economist reveals how young wives played a significant role in financially kick-starting their families during the economic prosperity of the 1950s, also opening the door to greater equality for women later in the century.
  • "total cuck move,"
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder graduate student in linguistics applies painstaking analysis to alt-right, white-supremacist groups that popularized a clipped version of an antiquated word.
  • Be Well.
    Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder professor is concerned that the focus on individual responsibility for health and wellness—especially during health crises like the COVID pandemic—overlooks underlying causes as to why minorities generally had worse outcomes than the overall population in the U.S. Ideas to be discussed in next Let’s Âé¶¹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØWell seminar.
  • sage
    That potent aroma prized by humans serves many functions for the plant.
  • snow-covered mountain with trees
    Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are triggering flood warnings as they bring rain higher into the mountains – on top of the snowpack. Professor Keith Musselman, who studies water and climate change at the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, explained the complex risks rain on snow creates and how they might change in a warming climate.
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