Thomas Cech

It could cure the incurable, revolutionize vaccines and immortalize cells: RNA explained

June 10, 2024

In “The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets,” Nobel Laureate Tom Cech explores how DNA’s long-overlooked sibling could revolutionize medicine.

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In new experiment, scientists record Earth’s radio waves from the moon

June 10, 2024

Odysseus, a tenacious lander built by the company Intuitive Machines, almost didn't make it to the moon. But an experiment aboard the spacecraft managed to capture an image of Earth as it might look to observers on a planet far from our own.

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Scientists help students vanquish a catch-22

June 10, 2024

It’s an unfortunate truth of higher education that you need research experience to gain research experience. In a new publication, ŷڱƵ Boulder scientists detail how the SkillsCenter allows students to gain credentials in basic to advanced research skills.

Professor Edith Zagona

Modern water management approaches on tap during USAID visit

June 10, 2024

Professor Edith Zagona provided technical and advisory services during a U.S. Agency for International Development-sponsored visit to Armenia, where rural communities are running out of water due to uncontrolled use by fish farms and pollution caused by untreated mining tailings.

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Inside the rise and fall of one of the world’s most powerful writing groups

June 6, 2024

In its bankruptcy filing, the Romance Writers of America blamed “disputes concerning diversity, equity and inclusion” for its membership declining by an astounding 80%. Read from ŷڱƵ expert Christine Larson on The Conversation.

Amber Duffy

Honors student produces prize-winning research on loneliness

June 6, 2024

In her honors thesis, recent graduate Amber Duffy describes how loneliness influences a person’s ability to respond to stress.

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Framing the climate conversation through art, science, community collaborations

June 5, 2024

The ŷڱƵ Arts Science Environment Program’s main goal is to address critical environmental and social issues across ŷڱƵ. The program’s new exhibition brings together ŷڱƵ Boulder scientists and artists from various parts of the state.

Soldiers training at Camp Hale in 1963-64

6 decades later, scholar locates site of secret CIA-Tibet training camp

June 4, 2024

Professor Carole McGranahan has long studied the Tibetan perspective of China’s invasion and occupation of Tibet, and with dogged research pinpointed the exact location of the CIA’s training of Tibetan soldiers to fight Chinese invaders—once a state secret. A commemoration will be held on June 9 at Camp Hale, ŷڱƵ.

Hanspeter Schaub

ŷڱƵ Boulder partners on space docking and satellite AI research

June 4, 2024

A team of industry partners and ŷڱƵ Boulder researchers, including the lab of Hanspeter Schaub, is trying to make it easier to dock with satellites orbiting Earth.

Pueblo East High School chemistry students

SCENIC and Pueblo’s East High School: A new approach to science class

June 4, 2024

What is a regular Tuesday for many students at Pueblo East High School is a special day for students in Ms. Turner’s chemistry class. They’ve worked for the entire semester with ŷڱƵ Boulder graduate students on projects about air quality and now get to present their work at a symposium.

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