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Behavior Genetics of Psychopathology

Dec. 20, 2016

The combination of timeliness and depth of coverage make Behavior Genetics of Psychopathology a frontline resource for behavior geneticists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists, and is perfectly suited to graduate students looking to join these fields.

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Researchers receive state grant to study high-potency marijuana effects

Dec. 19, 2016

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder鈥檚 Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS) have been awarded a $839,500 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to study the effects of using high-potency cannabis, informally known as 鈥渄abbing.鈥

Zoe Donaldson

MCDB professor helps bring science to the screen

Nov. 21, 2016

The Science and Entertainment Exchange acts as a kind of matchmaking 鈥榟otline鈥 for filmmakers seeking expertise in a particular scientific discipline.

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Federally produced cannabis for research does not reflect potency, diversity of legal markets

Nov. 14, 2016

Strains of cannabis available for federally funded studies lag well behind recreational markets in both potency and diversity, potentially compromising the validity of research into the drug鈥檚 effects.

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Seeing the road less traveled

Nov. 8, 2016

Disability Services is now taking 鈥渁 more holistic approach鈥 to help students with disabilities become more involved with campus and Boulder life. The shift has allowed students with disabilities to participate in activities previously outside the scope of Disability Services.

Alum wins presidential early career award

Alum wins presidential early career award

Sept. 11, 2016

Tina Goldstein, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and a CU Boulder alumna, has won the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Goldstein is one of a select group of researchers chosen by President Barack Obama to receive this honor.

Building bridges between perilous homes and new horizons

Building bridges between perilous homes and new horizons

Sept. 11, 2016

As part of her graduate studies, CU Boulder alumna Jamie Pledger performed psychological testing and provided counseling for international refugees. Her observations do not fit neatly into popular narratives about refugees from war-torn places like Iraq

Like-minded discourse breeds extremism

Like-minded discourse breeds extremism

Sept. 1, 2016

鈥淭he results of two experiments demonstrate that people underestimate how much a brief group discussion polarizes their partisan attitudes,鈥 Keating said in her study summary. But perhaps worse, people appear to be unaware when this occurs.

Empathy for others鈥 pain rooted in cognition rather than sensation

Empathy for others鈥 pain rooted in cognition rather than sensation

June 14, 2016

The ability to understand and empathize with others鈥 pain is grounded in cognitive neural processes rather than sensory ones, according to the results of a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.

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Narcotic painkillers prolong pain in rats

May 31, 2016

Opioids like morphine have now been shown to paradoxically cause an increase in chronic pain in lab rats, findings that could have far-reaching implications for humans, says a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.

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