Josef Michl hiking in mountains

Josef Michl, chemist who loved mountains, passes away

May 15, 2024

CU Boulder professor of chemistry recalled as great scientist, teacher, colleague, friend, mentor and lover of the outdoors.

alcohol bottles and empty glasses on a shelf

If you have a mind to drink less, mindfulness can help

May 15, 2024

CU Boulder researchers find that body-scanning and ‘urge surfing’ appear to help people cut down how much alcohol they drink.

William Wood

William B. Wood, pioneering scientist, passes away at 86

May 13, 2024

A distinguished professor emeritus of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, Wood helped transform CU Boulder into a nationally ranked hub of biomedical science, improved science education and appeared on the debut album of folk legend Joan Baez.

Seema Sohi

CU Boulder scholar wins support for research on political polarization

May 7, 2024

Carnegie Corporation of New York commits $18 million over three years to help 28 scholars find solutions to a national problem.

Ed Miller passes away at 87

CU Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, prolific writer and theology expert passes away at 87

May 6, 2024

Ed Miller passed away peacefully at his home in Boulder, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He was 87 years old.

Mike Gil

Ecological body names CU Boulder’s Mike Gil an early career fellow

May 1, 2024

Ecological Society of America recognizes scientist for making ‘outstanding contributions’ to the field.

Houndstongue seeds

Houndstongue is a noxious, poisonous weed with nasty seeds and pretty flowers

April 30, 2024

Professor Emeritus takes a closer look at beautiful weeds with a lethal potential to kill livestock, and even, humans.

yellow sunflowers

Fighting infection with some help from bacteria

April 23, 2024

A CU Boulder-led study of sunflowers shows that their genes relate to the abundance of bacteria associated with resistance against one of the pathogens that causes white mold.

Mexican pesos and U.S. dollars

The U.S. labor market can affect ‘people who are not even here,’ research finds

April 22, 2024

A recently published paper co-authored by Brian Cadena finds deep connections between the U.S. and Mexican economies.

Top half of Ramses II stone statue

Archaeologists unearth top half of Ramesses II

April 17, 2024

Team co-led by CU Boulder classics researcher unearths the upper portion of a huge, ancient pharaonic statue whose lower half was discovered in 1930; Ramessess II was immortalized in Percy Bysshe Shelly’s ‘Ozymandias.'

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