Ensign Mary F. Waters and Lt. Wm. J. Sweeny check a 20 mm canon at Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard in Massachusetts in 1944.

‘Making Waves’: Documentary follows women at war

Nov. 11, 2019

As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches and airwaves begin to fill with stories of distant battles won and the brave men who fought them, Kathleen M. Ryan, a documentary filmmaker and associate professor of journalism, is focused on the veteran women who helped make those victories possible.

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A new kind of MBA for a new stage of the startup boom

Nov. 8, 2019

How does the startup boom keep growing? With the help of a new type of MBA designed for the next phase of business.

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Shifting political sands: What we can learn from swing states, history and a diverse candidate field

Nov. 6, 2019

What do changing demographics look like for swing states in 2020? How about candidate demographics? We’ll take a look at that, and a look back at the history of impeachment, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

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Financially stressed families save more with Medicaid, study shows

Nov. 6, 2019

Financially burdened families’ savings get a shot in the arm with access to Medicaid, according to a new study from ŷڱƵ Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

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Video activism: How a picture really is worth 1,000 words

Nov. 5, 2019

Smartphone cameras and social media are fueling a new era of video activism, but how can journalists—and the public—be sure those images are real?

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For better US foreign policy, report looks to ŷڱƵ’s middle class

Nov. 5, 2019

U.S. foreign policy professionals should pay more attention to income inequality and rising costs for housing and childcare in states like ŷڱƵ, according to a new Carnegie Endowment for International Peace report prepared in part by the Leeds School of Business.

Postdoctoral researcher Emily Fusco researching invasive grasses and their effect on ŷڱƵ

Study finds invasive grasses promote ŷڱƵ

Nov. 4, 2019

CIRES and ŷڱƵ Boulder Earth Lab research finds that in places across the country, cheatgrass and at least seven other non-native grasses can increase wildfire risk as much as climate change does.

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Flagrant fouls: What Reddit’s basketball fans can tell us about online discourse

Nov. 4, 2019

New research dives deep into Reddit’s r/nba discussion platform, providing a new window on an enduring sports tradition: trash talk.

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ŷڱƵ voters signal support for sports betting, impeachment, ŷڱƵ Boulder survey finds

Nov. 3, 2019

You can expect sports betting to become legal and taxable in ŷڱƵ, but the jury is still out on a push at the ballot box this week to overturn the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TרOR) Amendment, according to this year's ŷڱƵ Political Climate Survey.

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Mold in space: NASA grant to study space station fungus

Nov. 1, 2019

The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and mold—and BioServe Space Technologies at ŷڱƵ Boulder is investigating potential fixes thanks to a new grant from NASA.

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