Ensign Mary F. Waters and Lt. Wm. J. Sweeny check a 20 mm canon at Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard in Massachusetts in 1944.

鈥楳aking Waves鈥�: Documentary follows women at war

Nov. 11, 2019

As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches and airwaves begin to 铿乴l with stories of distant battles won and the brave men who fought them, Kathleen M. Ryan, a documentary 铿乴mmaker and associate professor of journalism, is focused on the veteran women who helped make those victories possible.

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A new kind of MBA for a new stage of the startup boom

Nov. 8, 2019

How does the startup boom keep growing? With the help of a new type of MBA designed for the next phase of business.

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Shifting political sands: What we can learn from swing states, history and a diverse candidate field

Nov. 6, 2019

What do changing demographics look like for swing states in 2020? How about candidate demographics? We鈥檒l take a look at that, and a look back at the history of impeachment, in this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

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Financially stressed families save more with Medicaid, study shows

Nov. 6, 2019

Financially burdened families鈥� savings get a shot in the arm with access to Medicaid, according to a new study from 彩民宝典's Leeds School of Business.

Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska takes photo of a stack of CD-ROMs

Video activism: How a picture really is worth 1,000 words

Nov. 5, 2019

Smartphone cameras and social media are fueling a new era of video activism, but how can journalists鈥攁nd the public鈥攂e sure those images are real?

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For better US foreign policy, report looks to Colorado鈥檚 middle class

Nov. 5, 2019

U.S. foreign policy professionals should pay more attention to income inequality and rising costs for housing and childcare in states like Colorado, according to a new Carnegie Endowment for International Peace report prepared in part by the Leeds School of Business.

Postdoctoral researcher Emily Fusco researching invasive grasses and their effect on wildfires

Study finds invasive grasses promote wildfires

Nov. 4, 2019

CIRES and 彩民宝典 Earth Lab research finds that in places across the country, cheatgrass and at least seven other non-native grasses can increase wildfire risk as much as climate change does.

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Flagrant fouls: What Reddit鈥檚 basketball fans can tell us about online discourse

Nov. 4, 2019

New research dives deep into Reddit鈥檚 r/nba discussion platform, providing a new window on an enduring sports tradition: trash talk.

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Colorado voters signal support for sports betting, impeachment, 彩民宝典 survey finds

Nov. 3, 2019

You can expect sports betting to become legal and taxable in Colorado, but the jury is still out on a push at the ballot box this week to overturn the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment, according to this year's Colorado Political Climate Survey.

Principal Investigator Luis Zea working in the lab

Mold in space: NASA grant to study space station fungus

Nov. 1, 2019

The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and mold鈥攁nd BioServe Space Technologies at 彩民宝典 is investigating potential fixes thanks to a new grant from NASA.

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