Bible

Why translating ‘God’s law’ to government law isn’t easy

March 17, 2022

The relationship between certain interpretations of the Bible and public life in the U.S. continues to be in the headlines. During the March for Life anti-abortion rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022, the Bible featured prominently, with passages from the books of Jeremiah and Proverbs, among others, on...

Math building

Mathematicians win prestigious NSF CAREER Awards

March 15, 2022

CU Boulder’s Agnès Beaudry and Sean O’Rourke will use the support to advance homotopy theory and random matrix theory.

Dor Abrahamson of the University of California at Berkeley demonstrates the use of the Quad, a device he and colleagues at CU Boulder and elsewhere created to help the blind or visually impaired learn geometry.

Researcher recognized for work to help visually impaired people learn geometry

March 11, 2022

Brett Fiedler and colleagues win 2022 Dr. Arthur I. Karshmer Award for Assistive Technology Research.

Karen Bailey collects data in the field.

Wildlife commissioner strives to listen to all voices

March 10, 2022

CU Boulder ecologist Karen Bailey, who serves on the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission, aims to listen to advocates for predators and also ranchers and farmers.

Tthree different variations of Redpolls shown in the picture are the Hoary Redpoll (left), the Common Redpoll (center), and the Lesser Redpoll (right).

Redpolls reflect continuous variation influenced by supergene in one species

March 9, 2022

As always, unexpected and important discoveries prompt new questions and suggest new lines of research.

Someone playing Wordle with a dog on her lap

What the Wordle trend can teach us about language and technology

March 9, 2022

Computational linguist Alexis Palmer spoke with CU Boulder Today about the popular online word game, strategies to win and how Wordle offshoots could benefit lesser-known languages.

The Moon.

A rocket is going to crash into the Moon–the accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space

March 3, 2022

Scientists will have a rare opportunity to study how natural collisions pummel and scour planetary surfaces.

Mayhoffer Farm

Students help preserve farm as a crucial urban buffer

March 2, 2022

As part of their capstone project for the Master’s of the Environment program, three graduate students worked with local community to create a plan for the Mayhoffer Farm’s ongoing success.

The first shot of the American Civil War was fired on April 12, 1861, in a bombardment of Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor.

Historian harnesses the power of memory

Feb. 28, 2022

Lawrence-Sanders’ research looks at how Black memory exposes the ‘lost cause’ myth

Flowers and Kobe Bryant memorabilia are placed in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.

What do we owe the dead? Truth, philosopher says

Feb. 24, 2022

CU Boulder’s Iskra Fileva wins Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest for 2020 essay about dustup surrounding Kobe Bryant’s death and life.

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