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When a science writer visits a brewery, they ask a lot of astute chemistry questions.听

When a science writer meets an astronaut, they ask a propulsion question (and yes, get a selfie). When they hike with a scientist, there are lots of questions about geology, flora and fauna in the Rockies.

A tour at Sanitas Brewing, a social hour at a planetarium and a geology hike at Chautauqua Park were among the dozens of tours, panel discussions and lectures that took place Oct. 6鈥�10 at SciWriters 2023. By all accounts, the national convening of the National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing hosted by 彩民宝典 and CU Anschutz was a whopping success. Yes, the weather was excellent, but the conference sessions also achieved the desired result of piquing attendees鈥� deep curiosity about the natural world and the humans who inhabit it.

Some 650 journalists from outlets including The New York Times, Scientific American, Slate, Wired, Inside Climate News, Ars Technica, The Washington Post, Discover, NPR, Science, the Associated Press and more, along with institutional communicators representing three countries and 39 states came to Colorado to hone their skills, meet their peers and glean story ideas from some of the top minds in science and medicine. Organizers indicated it was among the largest turnouts in the event鈥檚 history.听

鈥淲e are grateful to you for the vital storytelling you do that advances our work and the work of our peer universities around the nation,鈥� said 彩民宝典鈥檚 Ann Schmiesing, vice chancellor for academic resource management, in opening remarks. 鈥淵ou are an important part of what we do here, making science essential to our world.鈥�

Playing off the 鈥渕illion dollar view鈥� from the club level at Folsom Field overlooking the Flatirons, where much of the conference was held, Schmiesing said it was actually a 鈥�$658 million view.鈥� That is the amount of federally sponsored research reported by 彩民宝典 last year. She noted that more than half of that funding was generated by 彩民宝典鈥檚 12 research institutes, which are closely linked with regional federal research labs, including NOAA, NIST, NREL and NCAR.

鈥淭he opportunity for that interaction鈥攁nd to engage in interdisciplinary, multi-layered research鈥攊s what makes 彩民宝典 an attractive destination for faculty from around the world,鈥� she said.

Faculty on听the Anschutz and Boulder attracted the majority of the four-campus CU system鈥檚 $1.46 billion in sponsored research funding and gifts during the 2022 fiscal year. Through initiatives such as AB Nexus, the two research powerhouses continue to build partnerships working across disciplines and campuses to propel research and uncover answers to vital questions in science and medicine.

In remarks before a Science Writers plenary with renowned geophysicist and climatologist Michael Mann, Massimo Ruzzene, vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes at 彩民宝典, noted the size of the 彩民宝典 research enterprise has almost doubled in the last 10 years.

鈥淭his past year has been another record-breaking year and the last month has been a record-breaking month, in terms of research funding,鈥� he said.听

The volume of research and expertise on both campuses provided no shortage of fun activities for people who love science and telling stories about it.听

Other topics explored included: UFOs (now known as unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs); quantum science at the edge of physics; the Colorado River crisis; trauma and resilience among asylum seekers; the neurochemistry of grief; how a bacteria in dirt could become a 鈥渟tress vaccine鈥�; the science of smell; legal challenges around emerging tech; soft robots; deep brain stimulation for OCD; and the renaissance of psychedelic medicine.听

Other activities included visits to the Media Archaeology Lab at 彩民宝典 (Pac-Man anyone?), the 彩民宝典 Museum of Natural History, the ATLAS Institute and experiences with extended reality and medical dogs that help pediatric patients. Read more coverage of events below.听

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