Bradley Cheetham with a model of the successful CAPSTONE satellite.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder grads launch startups to change future of aerospace

Oct. 17, 2023

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder aerospace graduates are building the economy and future of the industry with aviation and space startup businesses.

Tibetan prayer flags and snowy Himalayas

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ culture by learning an endangered language

Oct. 17, 2023

An online beginning Tibetan language course offered at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder allows learners worldwide to access contemporary resources for a less-frequently taught language.

Rocky Mountain forests

The future of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ in the West

Oct. 17, 2023

What do the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020—and 2,500 years of forest history—tell us about the future of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ in the West? Read from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ expert Kyra Clark-Wolf on The Conversation.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Anschutz and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder campuses

ר Nexus transforming intercampus research collaboration after just 3 years

Oct. 16, 2023

ר Nexus is spurring more collaborations across the Boulder and Anschutz campuses, and the outcomes of those projects will eventually translate into life-changing solutions to improve human health and well-being.

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7 reasons to get excited about Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder in space

Oct. 13, 2023

From rockets that reach the edge of Earth’s atmosphere to a historic journey to the moon’s South Pole, a landmark year for space exploration is coming for Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.

A closeup of a map showing the word Gaza. (Unsplash/CHUTTERSNAP)

The how and what of the latest Israel-Hamas war

Oct. 13, 2023

Longstanding conflicts and the latest Israel-Hamas war have recent and deep historical roots. Hilary Falb Kalisman gives her take on how things escalated, political and regional contexts, policy implications and more.

Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system launches interceptor missiles

How Hamas got around Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system

Oct. 13, 2023

How did so many Hamas missiles penetrate Israel’s state-of-the-art air defense system? Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder aerospace engineer Iain Boyd explains on The Conversation.

People in protective suits place a plaque on a space instrument in a clean room

Ralphie in space! One mascot and her adventures across the solar system

Oct. 12, 2023

For more than 30 years, teams at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder have emblazoned the image of the university's beloved buffalo mascot onto instruments destined for space. Follow Ralphie as she journeys from orbit around Earth to the rings of Saturn and beyond.

solar eclipse

Saturday’s solar eclipse will shift the weather

Oct. 10, 2023

Scientists from NOAA, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder and Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ State University have now included the effects of solar eclipses in a key weather model, benefiting the energy industry.

A view of a burned neighborhood in Superior, CO

Air quality analysis ongoing 2 years after Marshall Fire

Oct. 10, 2023

Atmospheric scientist Joost de Gouw tackles the public’s ‘need to know’ following the Marshall Fire with scientific evidence related to air quality in a talk at ScienceWriters 2023 at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.

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