Alteryx co-founder Libby Duane

Businesses need graduates who aren’t intimidated by data, says co-founder

June 2, 2022

The people at Alteryx, a software company, believe scholarships are their responsibility to help aspiring leaders develop skills for changing workplaces—which increasingly require data analysis across the board.

journalists taking notes

After a mass shooting: Examining the role of media coverage

May 31, 2022

Is news coverage inspiring more mass shootings? Not necessarily, but with each incident comes complicated questions for journalists, says Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Professor Elizabeth Skewes.

illustration of a genetic mutation

Genetic mutations can be benign or cancerous—new identification methodÌýcould lead to better treatments

May 26, 2022

Finding one cancer-driving mutation in a tumor is like finding a needle in a stack of needles, but the use of public DNA databases could lead to more targeted cancer treatments. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ computer scientist Ryan Layer shares on The Conversation.

Beverly Kingston

Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how

May 26, 2022

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researcher Beverly Kingston discusses the recent uptick in school shootings, perpetrator indicators and behaviors, what we can do to stop such violence in schools and public spaces, and more.

black and white photo of woman holding birth control pills

Protestants and the pill: How US Christians helped make birth control mainstream

May 24, 2022

Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ expert Samira Mehta shares on The Conversation.

Dome show at Fiske Planetarium

Fiske Planetarium, emeritus professor awarded $2 million NASA grant

May 24, 2022

A new grant award will be used to produce full-dome videos that will help educate the public on NASA’s latest scientific endeavors, including two upcoming solar eclipses.

Anna Hermes (lead author of the study) and Monica Cooper (of the University of California Cooperative Extension Office) collect samples next to a vineyard.

Toward more sustainable wine: Scientists can now track sulfur from grapes to streams

May 24, 2022

New research could help California farmers fine-tune their use and application of agricultural sulfur to sustain the wine industry and minimize unintended environmental impacts.

Centaurus students designing a new ethnic studies course

Creating an inclusive curriculum at Centaurus High and beyond

May 23, 2022

Students in Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Public Achievement program and Centaurus High School are joining forces to increase ethnic studies offerings for area youth.

Crystal structure of a layer of graphyne

Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time

May 23, 2022

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder scientists have successfully synthesized graphyne, which has been theorized for decades but never successfully produced.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worker surveys grass

Grim drought outlook for western USÌýoffers warnings for the future

May 19, 2022

As climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere, much of the western U.S. has seen record-breaking Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ, intense heat waves, low stream flows and dwindling water supplies. CIRES researcher Imtiaz Rangwala shares on The Conversation.

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