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Diet, exercise can improve teens’ mental health

Nov. 10, 2021

In a wide-ranging, international, multi-disciplinary project to improve mental health in teens, researchers found diet, nutrition and exercise are among the most accessible and effective interventions to reduce depression in young people.

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Scientists win $4 million for efficient battery development

Nov. 3, 2021

A Department of Energy award will help accelerate research into flow batteries, which will help make the electricity grid more reliable and sustainable.

Reiland Rabaka

²ÊÃñ±¦µä race scholar reframes Du Bois’ scholarly legacy

Nov. 1, 2021

A new book by Professor Reiland Rabaka on W.E.B Du Bois explores the contribution the scholar had on the origins and evolution of intersectionality.

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Runoff, sediment flux in High Mountain Asia could limit food, energy for millions

Nov. 1, 2021

Average temperatures in high-altitude areas have risen twice as fast as the global average, causing more river runoff and sediment flux, and the trend could get worse, scientists have found.

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The ‘collective nightmares’: Exploring the sociology of horror films

Oct. 28, 2021

²ÊÃñ±¦µä sociologists Marshall Smith and Laura Patterson answer questions about their podcast, the sociology of horror films and “Squid Game," as well as share their top-10 horror picks just in time for Halloween.

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Researchers find optimal way to pay off student loans

June 17, 2021

²ÊÃñ±¦µä mathematicians created a novel mathematical model and found that a mixture of repayment strategies might be best––depending on how much is borrowed and how much income the borrower has.

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Tragedy fails to keep student from finishing strong

Dec. 7, 2020

Alana Horwitz, the College of Arts and Science's fall 2020 outstanding graduate, says she has her late father to thank for her success.

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From Amsterdam to Boulder by rail, boat, bus and bike

July 16, 2019

An INSTAAR climate researcher eschews air travel on an 8,000-mile ‘commute’ to take up his new position at the university.

Claire Lamman

Class of 2019: Claire Lamman

May 8, 2019

The College of Arts and Sciences outstanding graduate turned out to be much better at science than she’d thought possible. With physics and astronomy degrees in hand, she heads to Harvard this fall.

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A 200-year glimpse into changing human settlement

Sept. 5, 2018

Geographers have created an unprecedented way to track where people have lived in the U.S. since 1810.

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