Women, Life, Freedom signs held by protestors

What Iranian protests mean in the fight for global women’s bodily autonomy

Nov. 21, 2022

Protests in Iran have sent shockwaves through the country as thousands across the globe have joined in solidarity. Marie Ranjbar explains the history of women-led protests in Iran, what's different this time and what the global community can do to support women's bodily autonomy there.

Researchers holding lab samples

Top 4 promising solutions by sector to fight rising emissions

Nov. 21, 2022

Mitigating climate change by significantly reducing carbon emissions this decade will require big transitions in all sectors, from energy and transportation to construction and industry. But significant reductions in global emissions are possible, experts say.

Brad Werner, Sharon Fireman and Erick Mueller at the Weizmann workshop

Deming Center offers dose of innovation for ‘startup nation’

Nov. 21, 2022

A team of entrepreneurship experts visited Israel to help scientists and researchers recognize breakthrough ideas.

smoke stacks

Is the future of carbon-capture technology electrochemistry?

Nov. 21, 2022

Electrically activating chemicals could help remove carbon dioxide from the air, CU Boulder researchers have found.

Sleep researchers in the home of two young children acting as test subjects.

‘Sleep Fairies’ complete a successful summer fellowship

Nov. 21, 2022

CU Boulder’s Sleep and Development Lab’s summer fellowship provides hands-on training for undergrads while furthering research for the university.

Clint Carroll in his backyard

Through research and gardening, this CU professor cultivates Indigenous cultural and climate resilience

Nov. 18, 2022

Clint Carroll, associate professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies, studies Cherokee access to gathering wild plants and land use management, and tends to the land in his own backyard.

Summit panelist Constance Okollet near her home Asinget village in Uganda

Technology may prevent the worst climate scenarios, but how do we adapt now?

Nov. 18, 2022

With the planet already warming, technical fixes to addressing a changing climate are important, experts say, but they can only get us so far. We need social fixes, too.

Panel of Polaris crew members and CU Boulder researchers talk at a campus event

Before the crew of Polaris Dawn heads to space, they came to campus

Nov. 17, 2022

Ahead of the historic space mission, crew members joined CU Boulder researchers Allie Anderson and Torin Clark to talk about how the eye changes in space, experiencing "space motion sickness" and more.

Katherin Lininger guides participants in collecting data from a fire-impacted stream

CU Science Discovery receives statewide recognition for excellence

Nov. 17, 2022

CU Science Discovery, a K–12 education outreach organization, recently received two statewide awards in recognition of its efforts and achievements in STEM and environmental education.

Swarm of fireflies in the woods

Fireflies’ blinking lightsÌýembody in nature what mathematics predicted

Nov. 16, 2022

Synchrony is ubiquitous throughout the universe. But physicists’ equations predicted there could also be erratic exceptions marching to their own beat—now they’ve been spotted in firefly swarms. CU expert Raphael Sarfati shares on The Conversation.

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