Li-ion battery coin cells

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Sept. 12, 2024

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ researcher and team have discovered why lithium-ion batteries, which power most electronic devices, lose capacity over time. The findings could enable the development of electric vehicles that go far longer without needing a charge.

Zach Sunberg

Zach Sunberg earns grants to advance AI for autonomous systems

Sept. 12, 2024

Zach Sunberg’s research developing better artificial intelligence systems is getting a major boost from two federal grant awards.

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Stephen Graham Jones slashes his way into Texas literary history

Sept. 12, 2024

Stephen Graham Jones, author of multiple bestselling horror novels among other award-winning works, has been inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame.

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Wildfire smoke exposure boosts risk of mental illness in youth

Sept. 11, 2024

A new study of 10,000 youth ages 9 to 11 found that the more days youth are exposed to high levels of particulate air pollution, the more likely they are to experience depression, anxiety and other symptoms of mental illness acutely and up to a year later.

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New grant to increase Coloradans’ access to trauma-informed, evidence-based services

Sept. 11, 2024

The Center for Resilience and Well-Being with several community partners was recently awarded a $3 million grant, which will fund a five-year project.

Orit Peleg with bees

Orit Peleg selected as a 2024 Schmidt Science Polymath

Sept. 11, 2024

Orit Peleg will receive a total of up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue the origins of animal communication and how it influences the group cognition of social animals.

A white-shouldered bumblebee visits the flowers of a goldenbanner.

Examining plant-pollinator interactions in a Rocky Mountain subalpine

Sept. 11, 2024

CU expert Julian Resasco visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers—here's what he learned. Read on The Conversation.

A blue whale

Increased krill fishing threatens whale comeback

Sept. 11, 2024

New research reveals that current krill populations in the Southern Ocean may be insufficient to support the full recovery of whale species if krill harvesting continues at current rates.

countryside in Mongolia

Bridging Colorado and Mongolia through science, cultural exchange

Sept. 10, 2024

This year, a multi-year partnership between SCENIC’s program lead and co-founder Daniel Knight and two organizations in Mongolia allowed SCENIC to spread its wings.

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Lemur CSI: Researchers ID predators threatening Madagascar’s iconic primates

Sept. 10, 2024

Predators not native to Madagascar, such as feral dogs and cats, may pose a serious threat to lemur species—many of which are already facing extinction on this African island.

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