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Astrophysicist probes cosmic 'dark matter detector'

Sept. 30, 2020

A CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant, and extremely powerful celestial object, for what may be the most elusive substance in the universe: dark matter.

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Someday, even wet forests could burn due to climate change

Sept. 30, 2020

Millions of years ago, fire swept across the planet, fueled by an oxygen-rich atmosphere in which even wet forests burned, according to new research by CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ scientists

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Professor seeks participants in student mental-health survey

Sept. 29, 2020

‘We need to spend more time on better understanding and tracing mental wellness,’ says CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s June Gruber.

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Nobel laureate Carl Wieman awarded Yidan Prize for Education Research

Sept. 23, 2020

Wieman will use prize and project money to support CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s award-winning PhET Interactive Simulations to advance STEM education globally.

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Humans ignite almost every wildfire that threatens homes

Sept. 22, 2020

Wildfires are a natural disturbance for these regions, but when combined with climate change and housing growth in the wildland-urban interface, they become larger and more destructive.

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With NIH grant, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ to become national center of cryoelectron tomography

Sept. 21, 2020

The grant will also help the university upgrade its electron microscopy and tomography facility.

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Worldwide, 1.6 billion rural people live within 5 km of a forest

Sept. 17, 2020

Study led by CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ researcher is first to tally ‘forest proximate’ humans on earth; numbers, refined terminology may improve focus of conservation and development.

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Scientists identify gene family key to unlocking vertebrate evolution

Sept. 16, 2020

New CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ-led research finds the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were made possible by the emergence of a new set of genes 500 million years ago.

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Volcanic ash may have a bigger impact on the climate than we thought

Sept. 16, 2020

Volcanic ash shuts down air traffic and can sicken people. But a new study suggests it may also be more important for Earth's climate than once thought.

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For many families, the first disaster can be far from the last

Sept. 16, 2020

"In this era of climate change and weather extremes, these families are harbingers of what is to come."

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