Mosaic in San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna, Italy

What are the origins of cathedrals and chapels?

July 27, 2020

Cathedrals and chapels have played vital roles in the development of Christian culture, and their history offers important insight into Christianity. Bible scholar and professor Samuel L. Boyd shares on The Conversation.

People wearing masks and social distancing at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes

Online Christian pilgrimage: How a virtual tour to Lourdes follows a tradition of innovation

July 23, 2020

Coronavirus is causing religious communities to rethink ways of expressing their faith. In the spirit of finding innovative ways to continue rituals, the pilgrimage to Lourdes was conducted online. Assistant Professor Samuel L. Boyd shares on The Conversation.

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New study shows brands advertising with more moral reasoning

July 22, 2020

Consumers are demanding that companies act more ethically. The good news: a new study shows moral reasoning is on the rise among advertising pros.

A researchers holds up a COVID-19 test

New COVID-19 test returns results in 45 minutes, without nasal swab

July 22, 2020

Researchers from the BioFrontiers Institute at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä have developed a saliva-based COVID-19 test capable of returning results in as little as 45 minutes—no nasal swabs or fancy laboratory equipment required. It could potentially be used for mass, inexpensive screening in community settings like schools and factories.

sign that reads 'essential car traffic only'

With fewer cars on US streets, now is the time to reinvent roadways and how we use them

July 21, 2020

City streets were built to accommodate cars, but the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled our transport needs. Many cities are moving to make streets more people-friendly and less car-centric. Professor Kevin J. Krizek shares on The Conversation.

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Containing contagion in the sky

July 20, 2020

A ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researcher has received National Science Foundation funding to study COVID-19 spread in airplane cabins.

floating duckweed plant in a bowl of water

Duckweed is an incredible,Ìýradiation-fightingÌýastronaut food—and by changing how it is grown, we made itÌýbetter

July 17, 2020

Duckweed is the perfect space food: small, fast-growing and nutritious. By studying how light levels changed the production of radiation-fighting antioxidants, researchers made it even better. Professor Barbara Demmig-Adams shares on The Conversation.

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Bringing Jewish history and culture to Colorado communities

July 15, 2020

Holocaust memory, social justice, food and American legal history take center stage this summer as part of a newly reimagined Peak to Peak series.

The assembled Hope spacecraft sitting in a clean room.

Emirates Mars Mission to begin journey to the red planet

July 15, 2020

Researchers from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) worked side-by-side with teams from the United Arab Emirates to help them make this history-making mission a reality.

A component in an extreme ultraviolet laser.

Scientists open new window into the nanoworld

July 15, 2020

Physicists at JILA achieve new feats of wafer-thinness in a study published this week.

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