Richard Jessor

8 decades later, Marine (and distinguished professor) to revisit Iwo Jima

Nov. 1, 2023

Richard Jessor, ŷڱƵ Boulder distinguished professor of behavioral science and co-founder of the Institute of Behavioral Science, records an oral history with the National World War II Museum and will return to the island in March, on the 79th anniversary of the battle.

Vol de Zombis (1946) by Haitian artist Hector Hyppolite

Pirates and zombies are not so different

Nov. 1, 2023

In a recently published article, ŷڱƵ Boulder researcher Kieran Murphy traces the concurrent paths and points of intersection between pirate and zombie lore in Haiti and popular culture.

math equations on a computer screen

Researchers strive to help models learn from ‘noisy’ data

Oct. 31, 2023

ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Bortz group, in applied math, has won a $1.88 million National Institutes of Health grant to study methods for learning models directly from data.

Constance and Don Juan

Haunting Don Juan through the centuries

Oct. 31, 2023

Time and the popular imagination have been kind to Don Juan—perhaps too kind. In a newly published paper, ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Emmy Herland explores how the very old story of Don Juan remains relevant through its ghosts.

Panelists speak about book censorship

Rise of book banning stems from ‘culture war,’ experts say

Oct. 30, 2023

At a panel discussion co-sponsored by the ŷڱƵ Boulder Center for Humanities and the Arts, literacy experts championed children’s access to literature.

Mikayla Huffman in the studio with D&D figurines

Dragons, the universe and everything: Finding self through science and fantasy

Oct. 30, 2023

ŷڱƵ Boulder doctoral student Mikayla Huffman joins host Erika Randall on “The Ampersand” podcast. Tune in for a discussion about science gatekeeping, lunar discoveries and finding identity.

Pastoralist in Tibet

‘Choosing’ to leave high-altitude Tibetan homes?

Oct. 25, 2023

Recent research by ŷڱƵ Boulder geographer Emily Yeh studies the difference between consent and coercion in the “voluntary” resettlement of pastoralists in Tibet’s Nagchu region.

Kathryn Mayer and Greg Glasgow

Why Disneyland on the mountain never happened

Oct. 25, 2023

A duo with ŷڱƵ Boulder ties discuss their research and co-authored book about the little-known story of Disney’s plan build a mountain ski resort in California.

an illustration of mitochondria

Not just the powerhouse of a cell

Oct. 25, 2023

Newly published ŷڱƵ Boulder research reveals previously unknown qualities of a gene vital to a cell’s mitochondrial structure and function.

Noah and Valerie

Science, education experts recognized for groundbreaking work

Oct. 19, 2023

ŷڱƵ Boulder professors Noah Finkelstein of physics and Valerie Otero of education have won the 2023 Svend Pedersen Award and Lecture from Stockholm University.

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