Cirque De Soleil performers

A day at the circus: A quest for a remote-controlled glove

Aug. 4, 2023

²ÊÃñ±¦µä theater instructor Jordan Feeler learned how to troubleshoot sparkly homages to Michael Jackson and illuminated magician props while working with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Older person holding a cane

Bad news: There’s no magic cure for aging

Aug. 4, 2023

²ÊÃñ±¦µä researcher Jesse Kurland shows in a new study that aging is a complex process affecting genetic networks, and altering one gene won’t stop it.

Katherine Clifford diagramming process on white board

²ÊÃñ±¦µä geographer among inaugural group of public scholars

Aug. 1, 2023

Katherine Clifford, a scientist at the Western Water Assessment, has been named to American Association of Geographers’ Elevate the Discipline cohort.

Students walk past Hellems on their way to classes with the majestic Flatirons in the background

Arts and sciences dean appoints new division deans

Aug. 1, 2023

In a significant milestone in the reorganization of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Glen Krutz has appointed two deans of division and one interim dean of division: Irene Blair, Sarah Jackson and John-Michael Rivera.

stars shine in a pink and purple sky above the mountains

²ÊÃñ±¦µä, Fort Lewis College support Native American astrophysics students

July 25, 2023

A new program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is helping Native American undergraduate students at Fort Lewis College delve into astrophysics and more fully participate in scientific research that frequently happens on Indigenous lands.

Amy Palmer researching in the lab

The right zinc levels are key to human health, researchers find

July 25, 2023

Using innovative fluorescent sensors and computational modeling, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä biochemistry researcher Amy Palmer tracked naturally cycling cells to better understand an essential micronutrient.

Sunflower in front of the Flatirons

Are sunflowers Colorado’s best hedge against climate change?

July 21, 2023

During a Colorado summer, you’ll likely spot vibrant yellow sunflowers growing wherever they can. In the state’s dry, nutrient-deficient soil, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers and others aim to learn if the crop can survive and even thrive in a hotter, drier future.

Maciej Walczak and his lab group

Chemist to study molecular inner workings of Alzheimer’s disease

July 6, 2023

Maciej Walczak, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä associate professor of chemistry, won a $2 million NIH grant to investigate how certain sugars modify a brain protein associated with neurodegeneration.

Marvin Caruthers

Marvin Caruthers wins inaugural Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology

July 6, 2023

A $400,000 award recognizes the far-reaching medical impact of Marvin Caruthers’ development in the early 1980s of an efficient and fast method to synthesize nucleic acids. Caruthers is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä.

Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Vladmir Putin

What’s next for Putin’s Russia?

July 5, 2023

An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Russia expert and political science professor.

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