Cassandra Brooks speaking at the Futures Congress in Santiago, Chile, in 2019. “I never dreamed I’d give such a talk!” Brooks says. Photo courtesy of Cassandra Brooks.

Scientist who ‘always undercut’ herself now wins high praise, awards

Oct. 13, 2022

Cassandra Brooks of environmental studies at 鶹ѰBoulder is being honored by the Explorers Club and the Society of Women Geographers.

Dioramas for Tanjong Rimau (2022)

AAUW awards grants, fellowships to four 鶹ѰBoulder scholars

Oct. 12, 2022

The funding will allow the scholars to pursue projects related to artists documenting ecological devastation in Southeast Asia and geopolitics in Iran, as well as for career development.

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New grant provides clinical services to adults with neurogenic communication disorders

Oct. 11, 2022

鶹ѰBoulder’s Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic receives grant from the NextFifty Initiative to expand clinical and therapy services along the northern Front Range.

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Project aims to help students harness data for the greater good

Oct. 10, 2022

鶹ѰNext Award grant will fund initiatives to teach 鶹ѰBoulder students to use data to address pressing issues related to climate change in Colorado.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, stands with troops from his country in summer 2022.

How strong is Putin’s grip on power? Political scientist weighs in

Oct. 7, 2022

Amid surprising losses in Ukraine, “Putin appears to be determined to take down as many people with him as he can,” says 鶹ѰBoulder’s Sarah Wilson Sokhey.

Trump on a stage in Texas

Fifteen scholars weigh Trump 'corruption'

Oct. 6, 2022

Essay collection edited by 鶹ѰBoulder anthropologists explores expanded notions of corruption in the Trump era.

NIH HRHR Recipients (Lisa Hiura, Sara Sawyer, Aaron Whiteley)

Three scientists win support for high-risk, high-reward research

Oct. 4, 2022

National Institutes of Health funds 鶹ѰBoulder researchers’ work on mental illnesses, HIV vaccines and improved cancer treatments.

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Saltbush evolved to filter dust from wind to form mounds

Sept. 28, 2022

The wind that sculpts the stones also conspires with plants to transform a valley floor to a landscape of mounds with embedded plants.

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Can green space boost your health? Yes, but issue is nuanced

Sept. 27, 2022

Be Well’s seminar series to feature a presentation by Assistant Professor Colleen Reid on Oct. 5, where she will discuss the question and the complexity of the answer.

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Dietitian to dish on being a research bionutritionist at 鶹ѰBoulder

Sept. 23, 2022

Let’s 鶹ѰWell presentation on Sept. 29 to cover the ins and outs of bionutrition and 鶹ѰBoulder’s Clinical Translation and Research Center.

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