Cassandra Brooks posing for a photo in Antarctica with penguins behind her.

Fish ear bones hold clues to Antarctic Ocean health

May 26, 2022

Assistant professor Cassandra Brooks has received an NSF CAREER award, the organization recently announced.

Erika Randall

At a new conjunction, dancer turned dean heralds the ampersand

May 25, 2022

Erika Randall, new associate dean for student success, wants CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ to be a university in which students feel that their authentic selves are woven into the campus community.

Wilted primroses' petals turn pink and then red when temperatures rise in the morning.

Evening primroses show the complexities of floral fragrance

May 24, 2022

Some varieties have a citrus fragrance with a hint of spice, reminiscent of lavender, bergamot and lily of the valley; pollinators seem to like it.

Anti-abortion protesters gathering outside the Supreme Court.

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, there’s no guarantee that people can get abortions in liberal states, either

May 23, 2022

25 states aren’t expected to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. But limits on abortion in these places, too, make it an uncertain refuge for people seeking abortions elsewhere.

Structure of γ-graphyne layers

Long-hypothesized ‘next generation wonder material’ created for first time

May 19, 2022

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ scientists have successfully synthesized graphyne, which has been theorized for decades but never successfully produced.

Image of a protestor holding a sign that says, "Abortion is a right"

How the end of Roe v. Wade could shape women’s futures

May 12, 2022

In the wake of this week's leak about a private Supreme Court vote to strike down Roe v. Wade, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ sociologist Amanda Stevenson discusses how such a ruling could impact women's mortality and the way they live their lives.

Illustration of people learning English.

Linguist to help guide global English language learning body

May 10, 2022

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Rai Farrelly hopes to use the board of directors position for TESOL International Organization to make English a more all-encompassing, all-inclusive language

Qing Yang use the saliva test he developed in a lab

As pandemic spread, ‘I couldn’t just sit around’

May 4, 2022

After getting stuck in China, graduating PhD student pivoted research to help test for the COVID-19 virus without nasal swab.

An image of a series of book covers authored by Linda Hogan

Celebrated poet, prof emerita to win honorary degree

April 29, 2022

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ professor emerita and poet Linda Hogan will be given an honorary Doctor of Letters for her record of achievement, commitment and compassion.

A nearby, young megamaser as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope

Discovery of cosmic ‘spotlight’ could reveal clues about evolution of galaxies

April 28, 2022

Astrophysicists have discovered a 5.4 billion-year-old megamaser—a beam of laser-like light that emerged when two galaxies crashed into each other

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