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News Briefs from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
Heard Around Campus

“Coach Mac was an incredible man who taught me about the importance of faith, family and being a good husband, father and grandfather.â€
– Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Athletic DirectorÌý on Jan.10, 2025. Coach Mac was among the most successful head coaches in all sports in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s 135-year athletic history.Ìý
Incarcerated at Risk in Climate Disasters
U.S. prisons are unprepared to safeguard the incarcerated from extreme heat, floods and other climate-related threats, according to aÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØstudy with accounts from nearly three dozen formerly incarcerated people. Researchers found that vulnerabilities in infrastructure, insufficient emergency protocols and lack of oversight leave inmates at heightened risk during disasters. The team hopes their study will inspire more research around climate change adaptation, mitigation and prevention while also considering the voices of incarcerated people.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBuys Shuttered Louisville Movie Theater
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder that housed the Regal Cinebarre movie theater, which closed last May. The site, purchased for $10 million, is intended for a mixed-use, transit-oriented development that includes university housing. The property is seven miles from campus.
New Quantum Facility in Boulder
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder is spearheading and providing leadership and resources to a new 13,000-square-footÌýquantum facility in east Boulder. The effort is in partnership withÌý,ÌýandÌý, a tech hub with a coalition of 120 organizations. The facility will include collaborative office space for early-stage quantum companies and state-of-the-art scientific equipment.Ìý
Digits: Europa InstrumentÌý
The Surface Dust Analyzer, designed and built by theÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics team, launched to Jupiter’s Europa moon aboardspacecraft to collect data that may determine whether the moon has conditions that could support life.
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Years to get to Europa
35 pounds
Weight of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØapparatus
$53 million
Instrument’s cost
16 miles
How close Europa Clipper will be to the moon’s surface
~1.9B
Number of miles Europa Clipper will travel across the solar systemÌý
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