Marvin Caruthers

Marvin Caruthers wins inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

July 6, 2023

A $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impact of Marvin Caruthers’ development in the early 1980s of an efficient and fast method to synthesize nucleic acids. Caruthers is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at ŷڱƵ Boulder.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladmir Putin

What’s next for Putin’s Russia?

July 5, 2023

An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to ŷڱƵ Boulder Russia expert and political science professor.

Ancient Mayan ruins

Ghosts, global warming and hunter-gatherers

June 20, 2023

A recently published paper co-authored by ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Fernando Villanea offers new insights into what happened to the populations of Central Mexico a millennium ago.

Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Letters from Panduranga (2015), video still

Eyeing environmental issues through a camera lens

June 19, 2023

In her latest research, Brianne Cohen, a contemporary art history professor, examines the intersection of art and environmental activism.

Benjamin Hale

Why must we protect nature? Because we can, philosopher says

June 14, 2023

In the book “The Wild and the Wicked,” philosophy professor Benjamin Hale argues that because people have the unique capacity to care for the environment, they have a moral obligation to do so.

ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Mountain Research Station researchers pose for a group photo

‘Classroom in the sky’ inspires generations of researchers, students

June 9, 2023

Just north of Nederland, about 26 miles from Boulder, is ŷڱƵ Boulder’s Mountain Research Station. It is the university’s highest research facility and is home to some of the world’s longest-running alpine research on everything from how trees respond to increasing ŷڱƵ to charismatic little pikas and more.

Nancy Fisher Wilhelms

Career maestro offers tips for the next generation

June 9, 2023

ŷڱƵ Boulder alumna and businesswoman Nancy Fisher Wilhelms shares her secrets for a successful, fulfilling career with her book, “Yes! You Can Do It! The Young Woman’s Guide to Starting a Fulfilling Career.”

Karen Bailey in the field

Social Ecologist Karen Bailey wins prestigious Early Career Fellowship

May 26, 2023

Karen Bailey will present her work on the fraught relationship between elephant and human communities in Thailand when she receives her award at the Ecological Society of America annual meeting.

Rose in the Shakespeare Gardens on campus

Reducing violence with help from The Bard

May 26, 2023

ŷڱƵ Shakespeare Festival staffers shared the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program with scholars and practitioners in England, including at Shakespeare’s Globe theater.

Karen Gebhardt

Karen Gebhardt wins national kudos for online teaching

May 24, 2023

A ŷڱƵ Boulder faculty member has been recognized with a national excellence in teaching award from a leading group for professional, continuing and online education.

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