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1 in 5 Colorado bumblebee species are at risk, new report says

Jan. 24, 2024

With climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and non-native insects hurting the state鈥檚 pollinators, a 彩民宝典 entomologist is calling for action.

Dan Doak in the field

50 years on, Endangered Species Act a noted success

Jan. 24, 2024

Dan Doak, 彩民宝典 professor of environmental studies who has studied threatened and endangered species for decades, reflects on a half century of species protection.

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Climate change opinions swing elections

Jan. 23, 2024

A new 彩民宝典 analysis found that, with U.S. voters, climate concerns likely gave Democrats the White House in 2020.

Author Kelly Sears and cover art for her new animated short

Filmmaker sees familiar images in unfamiliar ways

Jan. 18, 2024

彩民宝典 Associate Professor Kelly Sears is premiering her short animated feature 鈥淭he Lost Season鈥 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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A tale of two clocks: Advancing the precision of timekeeping

Jan. 18, 2024

Professor Jun Ye鈥檚 team, in collaboration with JILA and NIST Fellow James Thompson, has used a specific process known as spin squeezing to generate quantum entanglement, resulting in an enhancement in clock performance.

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What鈥檚 stopping US climate policies from working effectively?

Jan. 17, 2024

彩民宝典 researchers discussed the challenges that could compromise the potential of some of the country鈥檚 most ambitious climate policies including the Inflation Reduction Act.

People react to the newly installed plaster cast of a life-size Triceratops in the lobby of the SEEC building

5 things to know about the Triceratops, an iconic western dinosaur

Jan. 16, 2024

A new, full-scale skeleton of a Triceratops dinosaur has arrived on campus, shining a light on Colorado鈥檚 ancient past鈥攁 time when creatures like this three-horned dinosaur tromped through landscapes with palm trees, and flying reptiles with 20-foot wingspans called pterosaurs soared through the sky.

Artist's interpretation of the U.S. capitol building with a crack own the middle

As election season approaches, journalism needs a look in the mirror

Jan. 16, 2024

Mike McDevitt, a professor of journalism at the College of Media, Communication and Information, shares ideas for reporters looking to stop authoritarianism and advocate for democracy.

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New instrument to capture stardust as part of NASA mission

Jan. 11, 2024

Scientists and engineers at the 彩民宝典 will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust鈥攖he tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system.

Skiers on the slopes at Palisades Tahoe ski resort

Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse?

Jan. 11, 2024

A deadly avalanche at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new snow falls. Read from Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend, a physicist and avid skier, on The Conversation.

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