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Local government engagement, decentralized policies can help reduce deforestation

Dec. 12, 2016

Empowering local governments with forestry decisions can help combat deforestation, but is most effective when local users are actively engaging with their representatives, according to a new 彩民宝典-led study.

Activists hold up signs that say "Yes We Can with DACA" in English and Spanish

DACA curbs poverty, but lowers school attendance

Dec. 12, 2016

A set of new studies shows the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program reduced poverty by 38 percent and boosted employment by 17 percent among eligible participants. But it also reduced school enrollment by 28 percent. The research is some of the first to quantify the impacts of the controversial immigration policy.

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Just Transition Collaborative aids development of city resolutions on climate justice

Dec. 7, 2016

With a focus on building a green economy that benefits all community members, the city of Boulder's climate plan includes a roadmap to advance social justice in the transition to renewable energy. The focus on social justice emerged from community input into the draft climate plan, facilitated by 彩民宝典's Just Transition Collaborative and partner organizations.

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Sea ice hit record lows in November

Dec. 6, 2016

Arctic autumn, Antarctic spring both see surprisingly little ice extent, new National Snow and Ice Data Center data shows.

A crew builds the roof of a house.

Slight employment uptick in store for Colorado in 2017

Dec. 5, 2016

Though at a slower pace than in recent years, the state is poised to gain 63,400 jobs in 2017. With the exception of the natural resources and mining industry, all the state's sectors are expected to see job growth, with construction expected to see the most gains.

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Boosting power plants鈥� efficiency can cause emissions rebound, study finds

Nov. 29, 2016

Increasing the efficiency of power plants鈥� efficiency is often assumed to be an effective means of reducing carbon emissions. However, an empirical analysis of plants鈥� efficiency and emission led by a 彩民宝典 sociology professor casts some doubt on that conventional wisdom.

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Study: Native advertising raises ethical concerns among journalists, ad execs

Nov. 28, 2016

Native advertisements 鈥� or paid ads that resemble editorial content in print and online publications 鈥� are increasingly common in today's digital media environment. But according to a new study, such ads may deceive consumers and threaten journalistic credibility.

Tin Tin Su

Lab鈥檚 fruit fly work yields patented cancer treatment

Nov. 28, 2016

Professor Tin Tin Su鈥檚 research, conducted with help of undergraduate students, resulted in startup company SuviCa. The company and 彩民宝典 recently received a patent for a promising chemical, SVC112, which helps prevent regrowth of cancer cells following radiation exposure.

Students and professors participate in a table reading of a modernized version of Henry VI.

Theater majors, professors present modern take of Shakespeare's Henry VI

Nov. 28, 2016

The 鈥淧lay On!" project has commissioned playwrights, including women and writers of color, to translate a variety of Shakespeare plays into contemporary modern English. A group of 彩民宝典 students and professors recently got to participate in a reading of two of those plays.

Mark Borden Lab in Mechanical Engineering department at the 彩民宝典.

New 'microbubble' technology could save lives on battlefield, home front

Nov. 22, 2016

A new technology now under development by researchers at the University of Nebraska and 彩民宝典 could result in the creation of a so-called 鈥渢hird lung鈥� for severely injured patients that could keep them alive until arrival at a hospital.

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