Denver Post protesters

Why news matters: Film spotlights instructor's fight to save local journalism

April 28, 2021

A new documentary debuting this week on PBS centers around the efforts of Chuck Plunkett, now director of CU News Corps, to push back against newsroom layoffs around the country and save local journalism.

Student volunteers in masks on the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä campus

Student-led spring study shows high mask compliance on campus

April 28, 2021

A new study of mask compliance across 53 campuses, including ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, suggests that while there's some room for improvement, college students are listening to public health advice and wearing face coverings.

A robot that monitors lightning conditions for wind turbines

Explore the mechanical engineering projects showcase

April 27, 2021

Showcase Week celebrates the hard work and many achievements of over 200 students as they close out their undergraduate careers. Since August 2020, these students have been working through the design process from start to finish and have engineered solutions to real-world problems.

Associate Professor Anushree Chatterjee and grad student in a lab

Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials

April 27, 2021

Researchers have created a platform that can develop effective and highly specific peptide nucleic acid therapies for use against any bacteria within just one week—work could change the way we respond to pandemics and how we approach increasing cases of antibiotic resistance globally.

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Lolita Buckner Inniss to become dean of Colorado Law

April 23, 2021

Provost Russell Moore named Lolita Buckner Inniss dean of the University of Colorado Law School. Buckner Inniss will become Colorado Law’s first African American dean and second female to lead the school.

A police officer

Making the decision to shoot

April 23, 2021

A ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researcher has found that practice reduces racial bias in a first-person shooter simulation—but the benefits only go so far.

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Building planetary defenses for killer asteroids

April 23, 2021

Assistant Professor Jay McMahon is joining a groundbreaking NASA mission to test asteroid deflection technology.

George Floyd mural outside of Cup Foods at Chicago Avenue and E 38th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota

After Chauvin’s guilty verdict: What will change?

April 22, 2021

What made Tuesday’s verdict so unique, and will it lead to lasting change? In this Q&A, three ²ÊÃñ±¦µä experts in law; sociology, crime trends and policing; and Africana studies and criminology give their takes.

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Humongous flare from sun’s nearest neighbor breaks records

April 21, 2021

On May 1, 2019, researchers observed a record-setting flare from the star Proxima Centauri—a burst of energy roughly 100 times more powerful than any similar event seen from Earth's sun.

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10 reasons to be optimistic this Earth Day

April 20, 2021

In celebration of Earth Day’s 51st anniversary, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Today explores 10 research-related discoveries that have the potential to positively change the way we live and soften humanity’s imprint on our precious planet.

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