Student performing 'Edges' on stage

New Musical Theatre program opens with ‘Edges’

Sept. 27, 2019

The inaugural production of the College of Music’s new Musical Theatre program is a few weeks away, setting the stage for what will be a very different kind of academic area at the century-old institution.

A graphic representing a lattice of trefoil knots tied in a solution of liquid crystals. (Credit: Smalyukh lab)

How to tie microscopic knots

Sept. 26, 2019

Physicists have built on the "beautiful history" of humanity's obsession with knots to tie tiny structures within a solution of liquid crystals.

Water

Engineers join partnership to address critical U.S. water security issues

Sept. 25, 2019

CU Boulder is part of a new $100 million interdisciplinary partnership to address critical water security issues in the United States over the next five years, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday.

icebreaker

How to park a ship in ice

Sept. 25, 2019

Loaded with research equipment and CU Boulder scientists, the RV Polarstern icebreaker is steaming towards the central Arctic, searching for the perfect parking spot next to an ice floe.

Map of America

Race in America: How lawyers are defining racism, new maps tracking slavery in America and the legacy of slave music

Sept. 24, 2019

How do you define racism? How can new research help descendants of slaves better understand their family origins? We ask these questions and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.

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Anyone can look up school data with new online tool

Sept. 23, 2019

For the first time ever, a new online resource will give anyone the opportunity to search through data on the academic performance of school kids across the country.

Sea ice Andy Mahoney

Arctic sea ice reaches second lowest minimum in satellite record

Sept. 23, 2019

The National Snow and Ice Data Center announced Monday that Arctic sea ice reached its likely minimum extent on Sept. 18, 2019.

Sea stars huddle together under Antarctic ice

Antarctic marine protection treaty offers lessons for global conservation

Sept. 20, 2019

Researchers reflect on the lessons learned from a landmark multinational agreement protecting Antarctica's Ross Sea.

CIRES researcher Matthew Shupe talks Thomas Krumpen from the Alfred Wegener Institute

Epic climate science mission begins

Sept. 20, 2019

Hundreds of researchers from 19 countries are launching a yearlong journey to study Arctic climate.

Aftermath of 2014 tornado in Vilonia, Arkansas

When natural disaster strikes, men and women respond differently

Sept. 19, 2019

Women take cover or prepare to evacuate more quickly but often have trouble convincing the men in their lives to do so, according to a study on how gender influences response to disaster. It also found traditional gender roles and power dynamics resurface, and female voices often go unheard.

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