Flowers and Kobe Bryant memorabilia are placed in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

What do we owe the dead? Truth, philosopher says

Feb. 24, 2022

²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s Iskra Fileva wins Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest for 2020 essay about dustup surrounding Kobe Bryant’s death and life.

Shane the therapy dog.

Wanted: Dogs with arthritis to help test a novel pain therapy

Feb. 23, 2022

New study looks to second generation of novel gene therapy as a way to help dogs with joint pain.

Stock image of stacked rocks for meditation

Mindful Mood Balance helps major depression

Feb. 22, 2022

Self-guided, online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy tool reduces depression symptoms, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers find.

Ooid Sand of Salt Lake, Utah

Sedimentologist wins prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Feb. 17, 2022

Lizzy Trower, who studies modern environments to better understand past environments, is the first from the earth sciences to be recognized

Putin and Biden headshots

As tensions in Ukraine increase, researcher worries for its people

Feb. 10, 2022

The risks of an armed conflict are growing in Eastern Europe as Russia, the United States and others engage in a tug of war over the future of Ukraine.

Menken during her time in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh miracle

Feb. 9, 2022

Decades-long ²ÊÃñ±¦µä-led study shows access to family planning shapes lives for generations.

Illustration of quantum mechanics

Two physicists win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

Feb. 7, 2022

²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s Bethany Wilcox and Andrew Lucas will use support to improve physics education, expand our knowledge of fluids

A young study participant tries to get some sleep. New research shows that even dim light exposure in the hour before bedtime can disrupt slumber in young children.

Even minor exposure to light before bedtime may disrupt a preschooler’s sleep

Feb. 4, 2022

A new study shows when preschoolers are exposed to even dim light in the hour before bedtime it can significantly lower levels of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, potentially disrupting sleep. The research serves as a reminder to parents to turn off electronics and dim the lights to promote healthy sleep in children.

Cold Molecular Collisions

Physics professor wins CU President’s Teaching Scholars Award

Feb. 3, 2022

Heather Lewandowski recognized for her work researching how college students learn physics

Still from the new 'West Side Story'

Viva! West Side Story, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä cinephile says

Jan. 31, 2022

Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz, cinema studies chair—and man who’s ‘morally opposed’ to remakes—gives thumbs-up to Spielberg’s version.

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