Society, Law & Politics
Harvey Weinstein’s overturned conviction has #MeToo back in the headlines. The dean of Colorado Law explains why #MeToo still matters as a social movement. She contrasts it with another contemporary social movement, Black Lives Matter, and considers how the two relate.
A researcher’s experience in advertising, marketing and public relations gives her a unique angle to study organizational communications and policy around climate impact and awareness.
If you were at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ in April 1970, you were likely aware―very aware―of the first Earth Day. Two CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ professors explain Earth Day’s history, impact, what it’s become and if it’s still relevant.
CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is one of five spokes of the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe, charged with exploring the nature and extent of life in the universe.
On the eve of the 25th remembrance of the Columbine High School shooting, the director of CU’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence reflects on what we’ve learned and what we can do better to stem the nation’s tide of mass shootings.
Research from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ sociology professor David Pyrooz shows for many prisoners, gang affiliation tends to drop off once they are released back into their communities.
Fifty years after Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ scholar Jared Bahir Browsh reflects on the legacy of an athlete who began his career in a segregated league.
Political scientist Regina Bateson spent years in Guatemala following a devastating civil war. Her research has revealed how vigilantism and other forms of political violence can emerge and spread around the world—including, perhaps, at home in the United States.
For the last decade, Colorado Law students have supported the legal needs of acequia communities in Colorado’s San Luis Valley through the Acequia Assistance Project.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over access and regulations on mifepristone—a drug used in medical abortions. Colorado Law professor Jennifer Hendricks studies constitutional family law and gives her take on the upcoming case.