interactive exhibit at NCAR

Students collaborate on NCAR exhibit highlighting surprising climate science

Oct. 9, 2024

An interdisciplinary team transforms complex research into an interactive museum exhibit on how ice sheets influenced weather millennia ago.

Harvard Yard

Can buildings be racist? A 彩民宝典 architect explores

Oct. 9, 2024

Shawhin Roudbari, an associate professor of environmental design, studies how the built environment can perpetuate racial inequality. He offers his take on what designers can do to create more inclusive spaces.

Two children kneel in the grass, scooping piles of dirt into plastic pots

CUriosity: Why does playing in the dirt feel so good?

Oct. 9, 2024

From his home garden, 彩民宝典鈥檚 Chris Lowry explains why humans get so much enjoyment out of sinking their hands into dirt鈥攊t may have something to do with the friendly microbes that live in the soil.

Pedro DiNezio

Climate change is transforming how scientists think about their roles

Oct. 9, 2024

彩民宝典 researcher Pedro DiNezio emphasizes solving the problems of climate change in the here and now.

Two men seen from behind lean over a lab table that's covered in machinery, lenses and wires

New quantum timekeeper packs several clocks into one

Oct. 9, 2024

Quantum physicists at 彩民宝典 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology are paving the way for new kinds of optical atomic clocks, devices that track the passage of time by measuring the natural 鈥渢icking鈥� of atoms.

Damage from Hurricane Ike in Texas

鈥楨vacuating is a privilege.鈥� Why some stay behind when hurricanes strike

Oct. 9, 2024

A risk communication researcher at 彩民宝典 sheds light on what motivates people to stay put when natural disasters like hurricanes Helene and Milton threaten.

Mitochondria

You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why

Oct. 8, 2024

Scientists have long wondered why animals get the DNA inside their mitochondria, the cell鈥檚 energy center, only from their mothers. New research explains why and offers hope for treating mitochondrial disorders.

firefighters working near wildfire

Why wildfires started by humans can be more destructive, harder to contain

Oct. 8, 2024

The U.S. has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity. Read from CU expert Virginia Iglesias on The Conversation.

RAAVEN uncrewed aerial vehicle

彩民宝典 to share atmospheric science tech, expertise through new grant

Oct. 8, 2024

Drone technology and atmospheric science instruments developed by 彩民宝典 will be available to researchers nationwide through a new NSF grant.

Abbie Liel

彩民宝典 partners with Notre Dame to improve housing resilience

Oct. 8, 2024

Two longtime friends, 彩民宝典鈥檚 Abbie Liel and Notre Dame鈥檚 Susan Ostermann, are leading a study on resilient housing in disaster-prone areas including Maui, Alaska and Puerto Rico. Their research combines Liel鈥檚 expertise in structural engineering with Ostermann鈥檚 background in political science and law.

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