Le Khac Quyet discovered a population of the endangered Tonkin snub-nosed monkey in 2002 and has since worked to conserve the species. Photo courtesy Le Khac Quyet.

CU alumnus wins Sabin Prize for primate conservation

Dec. 15, 2014

A «Ƶ alumnus who found a previously undiscovered population of critically endangered monkeys in Vietnam has won the 2014 Sabin Prize for Excellence in Primate Conservation.

Screenshot of the Mindful Mood Balance online web training program.

Web-based mindfulness therapy shows promise in treating depression

Nov. 25, 2014

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, which has been shown to help people avoid recurring bouts of depression, can be delivered effectively online and could be more effective than traditional forms of therapy, a team of researchers led by CU-«Ƶ psychologists has found.

How old are your arteries?

How old are your arteries?

Oct. 6, 2014

Your chronological age might not yield the answer. CU-«Ƶ researchers are studying ways to reverse arterial aging, linked to the leading cause of mortality in America. I spent 12 weeks in a clinical study of a carbohydrate that might reverse arterial aging. Here’s what I learned… (This story includes a video report.)

Tumuli at Gordion

Archaeologist digs into her research, teaching

Oct. 6, 2014

At Gordion, one of the most important archaeological sites in the Near East, remains of antiquity’s dead breathe more life into professor’s scholarship and classrooms.

Mathis Habich, a graduate student in physics (standing in front of screen), gives a presentation to a full house on the top floor of the Gamow Tower as part of the CU-Prime Talks series, which introduce undergraduate students to the day-to-day lives of researchers.

Grad students mentor under-represented students

Oct. 6, 2014

Graduate students at the «Ƶ have launched a program designed to promote inclusion among under-represented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics—or STEM—majors.

Laptop screen of Greek course

The language of Homer soars into cyberspace

Oct. 6, 2014

For the past two summers, the «Ƶ has offered a concentrated online course that immerses students in ancient Greek, allowing them to take two semesters of Greek—and study an entire Greek textbook—in 10 weeks.

Sarah Diver, the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2013, holds degrees in chemistry plus studio art and art history.

Here’s how honors students are like ‘extinct’ bugs

March 1, 2014

Sarah Diver, the outstanding graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences for fall 2013, holds degrees in chemistry plus studio art and art history. (And also like the scientists who study them) To Sarah Diver, honors students at the «Ƶ resemble an ugly, large bug that...

Professor Jack O. Burns

Prof elected VP of American Astronomical Society

March 1, 2014

A CU-«Ƶ astrophysicist who aims to probe the origins of the universe from the far side of the moon has been elected vice president of the American Astronomical Society, the group has announced. Jack O. Burns, a «Ƶ professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences, is one of...

David Shneer, CU-«Ƶ professor and Jewish Studies program director, displays some of the more than  500,000 pieces of the Mazal Holocaust collection–considered the world’s largest privately held Holocaust archive. The archive collection been donated to CU-«Ƶ.  The book in the lower left, Auschitz: Technique and operation of the gas chambers, is one of only five in print is two are part of the collection.  It was compiled after the war to help document the systemic killing. Photo by Glenn Asakawa/Un

Holocaust collection shows path from 'darkness to light'

March 1, 2014

In his «Ƶ office, David Shneer gestured to material on his table. A rare book there documents the sketches of the building of Auschwitz. Only five copies exist, and the Mazal Holocaust Collection, recently donated to the university, has two.

Questions marks around a chasm

How much earthquake risk does fracking pose?

March 1, 2014

U.S. geologists have noted greater frequency of earthquakes in the last four years, in some cases where wastewater is injected deep underground after hydrologic fracturing, but a prominent geologist at CU-«Ƶ at CU-«Ƶ says scientists don’t yet know enough to predict when wastewater injected underground after “fracking” might cause major earthquakes.

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